Calendar

Welcome to AVA’s monthly calendar of events. Take a peek and plan your stay-cation or your next visit to our region. The city’s most notable annual events include historic home tours, outdoor summer concerts and movies under the stars, and the Northwest Art and Air Festival.

*Note for event organizers: If you’d like to have your event listed on the AVA calendar, head over to our contact page and submit your event to us.

Apr
5
Fri
First Friday & Artist Reception- Featuring The Commissioners’ Show! @ Albany City Hall
Apr 5 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
First Friday & Artist Reception- Featuring The Commissioners' Show! @ Albany City Hall | Albany | Oregon | United States

The Albany Arts Commission (AAC) will participate in Albany’s First Friday event in April with its first-ever commission members show.

On First Friday, April 5, 2024, members of the AAC will host a reception at City Hall from 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm.

This event is free and open to the public. Come meet your AAC active artist members, enjoy refreshments, view the variety of their work, and learn more about AAC’s mission and goals to support the arts in our community.

The AAC has raised public funds to support ongoing artist receptions for First Friday downtown for the rest of 2024.

Apr
6
Sat
April Floof’s Day 2024 @ Iron Water Ranch
Apr 6 @ 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
April Floof's Day 2024 @ Iron Water Ranch | Albany | Oregon | United States

Join Iron Water Ranch for a fibery fun day with lambs to pet, fleeces to touch, and classes to take!

There will be a whole variety of raw fleeces available, natural and dyed yarns, washed locks, dryer balls, and fiber arts equipment and supplies!
2 Classes Available: Shepherding 101 for newer shepherds is from 12 pm to 2 pm, and a beginning Crochet Class from 1 pm – 3 pm.  To purchase tickets for these classes and for additional information visit Iron Water Ranch.
You’ll have a wooly good time!

May
3
Fri
First Friday Artist Reception at City Hall in Albany @ Albany City Hall
May 3 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
First Friday Artist Reception at City Hall in Albany @ Albany City Hall | Albany | Oregon | United States

Join the Albany Arts Commission (AAC) as they participate in Historic Downtown Albany’s First Friday event, May 3, 2024.

They will host a community art show featuring works by over 20 artists for the entire month of May.

Members of the AAC will host a First Friday reception for the Community Show artists at the Albany City Hall, 333 Broadalbin St SW, on Friday May 3rd from 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm.

This event is free and open to the public. Come meet your AAC active artist members, enjoy refreshments, view the variety of their work, and learn more about AAC’s mission and goals to support the arts in our community.

The AAC has raised public funds to support ongoing artist receptions for First Friday downtown for the rest of 2024.