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.

May
16
Tue
Sweet Home Farmers’ Market @ Sweet home Farmers' Market
May 16 @ 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Sweet Home Farmers' Market @ Sweet home Farmers' Market | Sweet Home | Oregon | United States

Fresh and local produce and more! For information visit Sweet Home Farmers Market

May
23
Tue
Sweet Home Farmers’ Market @ Sweet home Farmers' Market
May 23 @ 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Sweet Home Farmers' Market @ Sweet home Farmers' Market | Sweet Home | Oregon | United States

Fresh and local produce and more! For information visit Sweet Home Farmers Market

May
30
Tue
Sweet Home Farmers’ Market @ Sweet home Farmers' Market
May 30 @ 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Sweet Home Farmers' Market @ Sweet home Farmers' Market | Sweet Home | Oregon | United States

Fresh and local produce and more! For information visit Sweet Home Farmers Market

Jun
6
Tue
Sweet Home Farmers’ Market @ Sweet home Farmers' Market
Jun 6 @ 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Sweet Home Farmers' Market @ Sweet home Farmers' Market | Sweet Home | Oregon | United States

Fresh and local produce and more! For information visit Sweet Home Farmers Market

Jun
13
Tue
Sweet Home Farmers’ Market @ Sweet home Farmers' Market
Jun 13 @ 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Sweet Home Farmers' Market @ Sweet home Farmers' Market | Sweet Home | Oregon | United States

Fresh and local produce and more! For information visit Sweet Home Farmers Market

Jun
17
Sat
Gearing Up for Pollinator Week @ OSU Extension Service office
Jun 17 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Gearing Up for Pollinator Week @ OSU Extension Service office | Eugene | Oregon | United States

The Oregon State University Extension Service in Lane County welcomes the public to Gearing Up for Pollinator Week on June 17, 2023

The classes and activities will take place from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at 996 Jefferson Street at the OSU Extension Service office in Eugene.

Gearing Up for Pollinator Week will feature classes and activities led by OSU Master GardenersTM and a guest lecturer from the Xerces Society.

Pollinator Week is an international celebration promoting the valuable ecosystem services provided by bees, birds, butterflies, bats, beetles, moths, wasps, and flies.

Join the OSU Master GardenersTM for a cup of pollinator tea, pollinator treats, classes, and activities to celebrate Pollinator Week!

Schedule:

  • 10-11 am Mason Bees with Shirley Betournay, OSU Master Gardener
  • 11 am-12 pm Gardening for Pollinators – Ernst Schwintzer, OSU Master Gardener
  • 12-1 pm Using iNaturalist to Identify bees, butterflies, flies, and wasps plus Pollinator Bingo
  • 1-2 pm Pollinator Conservation and Home Habitat Assessment – Dave Kollen, Xerces Society Ambassador

Take home bee identification tools, trading cards for kids, and pollinator-friendly plant seeds.

More information about Gearing Up for Pollinator Week is at https://beav.es/SVk

Or call OSU Extension in Lane County at 541-344-5859.

Accommodation requests related to a disability should be made by June 7 to Jet Eccleston, 541-344-5859, and jet.eccleston@oregonstate.edu.

About OSU Extension: The Oregon State University Extension Service shares research-based knowledge with people and communities in Oregon’s 36 counties. OSU Extension addresses issues that matter to urban and rural Oregonians. OSU Extension’s partnerships and programs contribute to a healthy, prosperous and sustainable future for Oregon.

“Bee-utiful Daisy” photo by Cathy Webb, 2019

Jun
20
Tue
Sweet Home Farmers’ Market @ Sweet home Farmers' Market
Jun 20 @ 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Sweet Home Farmers' Market @ Sweet home Farmers' Market | Sweet Home | Oregon | United States

Fresh and local produce and more! For information visit Sweet Home Farmers Market

Jun
27
Tue
Sweet Home Farmers’ Market @ Sweet home Farmers' Market
Jun 27 @ 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Sweet Home Farmers' Market @ Sweet home Farmers' Market | Sweet Home | Oregon | United States

Fresh and local produce and more! For information visit Sweet Home Farmers Market

Jun
30
Fri
Icebox Cookoff
Jun 30 @ 3:00 pm
Icebox Cookoff @ Sweet Home | Oregon | United States

SWEET HOME 2023 • FRIDAY, JUNE 30TH AT 3 PM AND SATURDAY, JULY 1ST AT 1 PM

MUSIC, BBQ, & FIREWORKS

They will have the best pro barbecue pitmasters duking it out to see who has the best barbecue. You get to sample and vote who has the best! These teams will be competing to see who is grand champion and qualify for the American Royal and Jack Daniels Barbecue Championship.

Live fire cooking will be presented by Vic Superskewer: Whole Hog, Gator and more! We encourage attendees to bring a lawn chair to enjoy a day full of music, barbecue, and fireworks. We will have guest appearances from:

  • Craig from Ninja Q

Icebox Cookoff @ Sweethome, OR

1460 47th Ave, Sweet Home, OR 97386

Event Date: Friday, June 30th at 3 PM and Saturday, July 1st at 1 PM

Photo: “Outdoor Grilling” by Dan Bateman

Jul
1
Sat
Icebox Cookoff
Jul 1 @ 1:00 pm
Icebox Cookoff @ Sweet Home | Oregon | United States

SWEET HOME 2023 • FRIDAY, JUNE 30TH AT 3 PM AND SATURDAY, JULY 1ST AT 1 PM

MUSIC, BBQ, & FIREWORKS

They will have the best pro barbecue pitmasters duking it out to see who has the best barbecue. You get to sample and vote who has the best! These teams will be competing to see who is grand champion and qualify for the American Royal and Jack Daniels Barbecue Championship.

Live fire cooking will be presented by Vic Superskewer: Whole Hog, Gator and more! We encourage attendees to bring a lawn chair to enjoy a day full of music, barbecue, and fireworks. We will have guest appearances from:

  • Craig from Ninja Q

Icebox Cookoff @ Sweethome, OR

1460 47th Ave, Sweet Home, OR 97386

Event Date: Friday, June 30th at 3 PM and Saturday, July 1st at 1 PM

Photo: “Outdoor Grilling” by Dan Bateman