The Northwest Art and Air Festival is an annual festival in Albany, Oregon, United States that celebrates local art and aeronautics. The Oregon Festival and Events Association has twice named the festival "best in its budget class" and in recent years the festival has averaged 40,000 visitors during the course of the event.[1] In 2008 festival attendance was described by city officials as "the biggest by far".[2]
The Northwest Art and Air Festival was conceived in August 2000. It is run by Albany Parks & Recreation and the Albany Visitors Association, and is sponsored by a local aerospace alloy manufacturing company, ATI Wah Chang. It suffered its only cancellation: in 2020.
Locations include Timber Linn Park and the Albany Municipal Airport.
- ^ Robbins, Amanda Art & Air Fest aims for the sky Albany Democrat-Herald 2008-08-21 retrieved 2008-09-18
- ^ Ingalls, Cathy City says crowds ‘biggest ever’ Albany Democrat-Herald 2008-08-27 retrieved 2008-09-18