Da Vinci Days

Da Vinci Days
Genre Science, art
Date(s) July
Frequency annual
Location(s) Corvallis, Oregon
Inaugurated 1988
Most recent 2013
Attendance 12,454 (2013)[1]
Website davincidays.org

Da Vinci Days is an annual festival held in Corvallis in the U.S. state of Oregon. Started in 1988, the last event was held in 2013. It will be taking place during the summer of 2017, over the week of May 12th-19th as well as the weekend of July 14th-16th.[2]The science, technology, and art based festival includes live music, a kinetic sculpture race, and a film festival.[3] The July festival is named after Italian inventor, artist, and writer, Leonardo da Vinci.[3][4]

History

Da Vinci Days began in 1988 as a joint project of Oregon State University, the city, and Hewlett-Packard.[1][5] The festival was not held in 2014 and 2015.[5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Hall, Bennett (October 22, 2013). "Da Vinci Days suspends operations". Corvallis Gazette-Times. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "da Vinci Days events in May". Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  3. 1 2 Hale, Jamie (December 18, 2014). "Da Vinci Days, whimsical science and arts festival in Corvallis, is canceled for 2015". The Oregonian. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  4. ↑ "Da Vinci Days bring a renaissance flair to Corvallis campus". KVAL. KVAL News. Jul 22, 2012. Archived from the original on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  5. 1 2 Day, James (December 15, 2014). "No da Vinci Days festival planned for 2015". Corvallis Gazette-Times. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
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