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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.
For more information please call: 541-497-2934, or visit: AlbanyHistoricCarousel
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.
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.
The “Cuatro De Mayo” party starts at 9:00 PM with drink specials to keep you refreshed as you dance the night away at the Greyhound Tavern!
Admission is FREE!
Join us every Saturday in May @ 9pm for Karaoke Night at Greyhound Tavern! 
It’s your chance to shine and sing your heart out on stage. Whether you’re a shower singer or a seasoned pro, everyone is welcome to grab the mic and show off their talents.
Cheers, and a big thank you to the most important woman in everyone’s life! Come down and enjoy free carousel rides all day. There’s also a free carnation for the first 100 moms to walk through the door!
Photo: “Carousel Fun with GG” by Lori Norton
Join us every Saturday in May @ 9pm for Karaoke Night at Greyhound Tavern! It’s your chance to shine and sing your heart out on stage. Whether you’re a shower singer or a seasoned pro, everyone is welcome to grab the mic and show off their talents.
Greyhound Tavern presents “Western Wednesday” with line dancing led by Jamie Lee Dancing. Admission is free!
Y’all come down and have a boot stompin’ good time!
Get on down to the Greyhound and dance to the classics of the early 2000s with DJ EPS!
If you spent the early 2000s in shock that it was a new century and you were still having babies.. chances are you missed lots of good music! Put on your dancing boots and get to dancing!
Free admission. Drinks specials all night!
