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.

Jul
4
Tue
Salem 4th of July Spectacular @ Oregon State Fair & Exposition Center
Jul 4 @ 3:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Salem 4th of July Spectacular @ Oregon State Fair & Exposition Center | Salem | Oregon | United States

It’ll be family fun for all at the Official Fireworks of Salem, with a carnival, food and beverage, and a concert by Alabama, wrapping up with a FREE 20-minute fireworks show that will light up the sky above the Oregon State Fairgrounds!

Tickets are on sale now!
Alabama concert tickets include access to the VIP Party Zone. Carnival tickets will be sold onsite at the event.

ALABAMA: $67-135
PARKING: $10-20
VIP ZONE: $5
FIREWORKS: FREE!

Gates and Carnival: 3pm / Pre-Show Party with Live Band: 4pm
L.B. Day Amphitheater Doors: 6pm / Alabama: 8pm / Fireworks Show: 10pm

PLEASE NOTE: NO PERSONAL FIREWORKS ALLOWED.
BAGS WILL BE CHECKED UPON ENTRY.
STAYING IN YOUR PARKED CAR IN OUR PARKING LOTS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED.

Photo: “Red, White & Blue” by Donald Bacher

Aug
12
Sat
Englewood Forest Festival @ Englewood Park
Aug 12 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Englewood Forest Festival @ Englewood Park | Salem | Oregon | United States

Visit Salem for the free Englewood Forest Festival in beautiful Englewood Park for a day of art, music, dance, environmental education, wonder, and discovery!

Englewood Park is about one mile west of I-5 exit 256 at Market St. The park is adjacent to Englewood Elementary, located between D St. and Market Streets NE.

Street parking is available in the neighborhood. Additional parking is available at the Evergreen Church, 1110 17th St. NE and at the Salem First Church of the Nazarene’s parking lot east of 16th St NE.

ADA parking for visitors with ADA placards is adjacent to the park behind Englewood School. Enter on Nebraska St. NE and 20th St. NE.

Sep
8
Fri
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat @ Russell Tripp Performance Center
Sep 8 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat @ Russell Tripp Performance Center | Albany | Oregon | United States

ServeINC Presents Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, an unforgettable time of music and theater at the Russell Tripp Performance Center! Get ready to be blown away by the timeless story of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. This in-person event will transport you to a world of vibrant colors, catchy tunes, and captivating performances.

https://serveincwillamette.org/the-joseph-musical-2023/

Admission is free, but you will need to reserve your seat.

Show dates are September 8, 9, 10 and 15, 16, 17 at the Tripp Performance Center at Linn Benton Community College.

Sep
9
Sat
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat @ Russell Tripp Performance Center
Sep 9 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat @ Russell Tripp Performance Center | Albany | Oregon | United States

ServeINC Presents Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, an unforgettable time of music and theater at the Russell Tripp Performance Center! Get ready to be blown away by the timeless story of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. This in-person event will transport you to a world of vibrant colors, catchy tunes, and captivating performances.

https://serveincwillamette.org/the-joseph-musical-2023/

Admission is free, but you will need to reserve your seat.

Show dates are September 8, 9, 10 and 15, 16, 17 at the Tripp Performance Center at Linn Benton Community College.

Sep
10
Sun
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat @ Russell Tripp Performance Center
Sep 10 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat @ Russell Tripp Performance Center | Albany | Oregon | United States

ServeINC Presents Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, an unforgettable time of music and theater at the Russell Tripp Performance Center! Get ready to be blown away by the timeless story of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. This in-person event will transport you to a world of vibrant colors, catchy tunes, and captivating performances.

https://serveincwillamette.org/the-joseph-musical-2023/

Admission is free, but you will need to reserve your seat.

Show dates are September 8, 9, 10 and 15, 16, 17 at the Tripp Performance Center at Linn Benton Community College.

Sep
12
Tue
Oregon Ag Prayer Breakfast 2023
Sep 12 @ 8:00 am – 10:00 am
Oregon Ag Prayer Breakfast 2023 @ Tangent | Oregon | United States

Everyone is invited to a FREE prayer breakfast. Join thousands of farmers, ranchers, loggers, and believers as we gather for food, fellowship, and prayer. Plenty of parking!

​We welcome your car, truck, tractor, pickup, log truck, RV, you name it! Come out and camp the night before on the 180-acre field!

For 2023 Early Registration click here
Tuesday, September 12, 2023 @ 8:00 AM
31916 Seven Mile Lane, Tangent, OR
just off I-5 Exit 228 – Hwy 34
(Follow signs & Look for tractors and big tent)

https://www.oregonagprayerbreakfast.com/

Photo: Grand Prairie Rd One by Kathy Hawthorne

Sep
15
Fri
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat @ Russell Tripp Performance Center
Sep 15 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat @ Russell Tripp Performance Center | Albany | Oregon | United States

ServeINC Presents Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, an unforgettable time of music and theater at the Russell Tripp Performance Center! Get ready to be blown away by the timeless story of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. This in-person event will transport you to a world of vibrant colors, catchy tunes, and captivating performances.

https://serveincwillamette.org/the-joseph-musical-2023/

Admission is free, but you will need to reserve your seat.

Show dates are September 8, 9, 10 and 15, 16, 17 at the Tripp Performance Center at Linn Benton Community College.

Sep
16
Sat
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat @ Russell Tripp Performance Center
Sep 16 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat @ Russell Tripp Performance Center | Albany | Oregon | United States

ServeINC Presents Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, an unforgettable time of music and theater at the Russell Tripp Performance Center! Get ready to be blown away by the timeless story of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. This in-person event will transport you to a world of vibrant colors, catchy tunes, and captivating performances.

https://serveincwillamette.org/the-joseph-musical-2023/

Admission is free, but you will need to reserve your seat.

Show dates are September 8, 9, 10 and 15, 16, 17 at the Tripp Performance Center at Linn Benton Community College.

Sep
17
Sun
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat @ Russell Tripp Performance Center
Sep 17 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat @ Russell Tripp Performance Center | Albany | Oregon | United States

ServeINC Presents Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, an unforgettable time of music and theater at the Russell Tripp Performance Center! Get ready to be blown away by the timeless story of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. This in-person event will transport you to a world of vibrant colors, catchy tunes, and captivating performances.

https://serveincwillamette.org/the-joseph-musical-2023/

Admission is free, but you will need to reserve your seat.

Show dates are September 8, 9, 10 and 15, 16, 17 at the Tripp Performance Center at Linn Benton Community College.

Sep
19
Tue
The Hallie Ford Museum of Art at 25 @ The Hallie Ford Museum of Art
Sep 19 @ 12:30 pm – 5:00 pm
The Hallie Ford Museum of Art at 25 @ The Hallie Ford Museum of Art | Salem | Oregon | United States

The Hallie Ford Museum of Art at 25: Highlights from the Permanent Collection
Tuesday, September 19, 2023 at 12:30 p.m.
Join Jonathan Bucci, Curator of Collections and Exhibitions at the Hallie Ford Museum of Art, for a guided gallery talk.

Free and open to the public

The Hallie Ford Museum of Art (HFMA) at Willamette University proudly announces its 25th anniversary celebration. Whether you are an art enthusiast, a student, a scholar, a visitor, or a member of the community, there is something for everyone at the museum. Enjoy free admission during October and come and explore the exhibitions, attend the events and programs, and be part of the museum’s journey as it continues to inspire, educate, and engage.

Anniversary festivities will kick off on September 19 with the opening of “The Hallie Ford Museum of Art at 25: Highlights from the Permanent Collection” exhibition. The director, curators, outside scholars, and others joined forces to curate a visual journey that reveals the museum’s many hidden treasures, including items that will be on view for the first time.