CULTURAL EVENTS
Cultural events and Cultural Organizations
| EVENT | MONTH | LOCATION | ORGANIZATION | COMMENTS |
| Japanese Spring Festival | March | Sheridan | Sheridan Japanese School Foundation | |
| Dundee Wine Tour | March | Dundee | The Yamhill Valley Visitors Association | YVVA does not put on the Tour but it is great place to find out current information |
| Amity Daffodil Festival | April | Amity | Amity Daffodil Festival | |
| Wine weekend Memorial Day | May | Yamhill Co. | The Yamhill Valley Visitors Association | YVVA does not put on the Tour but it is great place to find out current information. |
| Paper Gardens Writing Contest | May | McMinnville | Arts Alliance of Yamhill County | A literary contest for adults & children with a published chapbook of the winners poetry and/or prose. |
| Rain Dance Art Festival | May/Nov | Newberg | Rain Dance Art Festival | |
| Art Conspiracy Art Program | June | Sheridan & Amity |
Art Conspiracy Art Program |
A wonderful 2-week summer arts program that alternates between Amity & Sheridan. No Web site, but they have email. |
| Carlton Fun Days | June | Carlton | City of Carlton | |
| Sheridan Days Festival | June | Sheridan | Sheridan Days Festival | |
| Dayton Old Timers Weekend | July | Dayton | City of Dayton | |
| Yamhill Derby Days | July | Yamhill | City or Yamhill | |
| International Pinot Noir Festival | July | McMinnville | International Pinot Noir Celebration | |
| Lavender Festival | July | Yamhill | Oregon Lavender Festival | |
| Old Fashioned Festival | July | Newberg | City of Newberg | |
| Turkey Rama | July | McMinnville | City of McMinnville | |
| Willamina 4th Celebration | July | Willamina | City of Willamina | |
| Brown Bag Concerts | July-August | McMinnville | McMinnville Downtown Association | Concerts held Thursdays from 12 to 1:30 pm at the US Bank Plaza |
| Tunes on Tuesday | July-August | Newberg | Newberg Rotary | Tuesday Concerts held at Rotary Centennial Park. |
| Carlton’s Walk In The Park | August | Carlton | Carlton’s Walk In The Park | Art, music, wine festival usually 1st weekend in August in Carlton. |
| Antique Plane Fly-in | August | McMinnville | Northwest Antique Airplane Club | |
| Harvest Festival | Sept. | Dayton | City of Dayton | |
| Linfield Chamber Orchestra | Fall-Spring | McMinnville | Linfield Chamber Orchestra | |
| Gallery Theatre | Fall-Spring | McMinnville | The Gallery Theatre | Live theater from Fall through Spring, a wonderful children's summer drama camp. |
| Art Harvest Studio Tour | October | Yamhill Co. | Art Harvest Studio Tour | An annual self-directed tour of artists' studios the 1st two weekends in October. Also has a student tour. Sponsored by AAYC |
| Coastal Hills Art Festival | November | Willamina | City of Willamina | |
| Wine Weekend Thanksgiving | November | Yamhill Co. | Yamhill Valley Vistors Association | YVVA does not put on the Tour but it is great place to find out current information |
| Art Walk First Friday | Year round | Newberg | Newberg Art Walk | |
| Art Walk Third Saturday | Year round | McMinnville | McMinnville Art & Wine Walk | |
| IMAX Theatre | Year round | McMinnville | Spruce Goose Museum | |
| McMinnville City Club talks | Year round | McMinnville | McMinnville City Club | |
| Spruce Goose Museum | Year round | McMinnville | Spruce Goose Museum | |
| Evergreen Space Museum | Year round | McMinnville | Evergreen Space Museum | A new space museum with exhibits that record our adventures in space. |
| George Fox University | Year round | Newberg | George Fox University | Art, music, theatre and lectures throughout the school year. |
| Linfield College Nicholson Library |
Year round | McMinnville | Linfield College | Offers readings and other lectures throughout the school year |
| Linfield College | Year round | McMinnville | Linfield College | Art, music, theatre and lectures throughout the school year. |
| Yamhill County Historical Society & Museum | Year round | McMinnville | Yamhill County Historical Society | Exhibits, books, photos, just a great source for the history of Yamhill County |
| McMinnville cable access TV culture shows, more | Year round | Yamhill Co. | McMinnville Community Media | Comcast cable access Channel 11 serving Yamhill County. Community local access television at its best |
| Hoover-Minthorn House Tours | Year round | Newberg | Hoover-Minthorn House 503-538-6629 |
Tours of the historic house located opposite Hoover Park. They offer various programs and tours. |
| Lawrence Gallery | Year round | Sheridan | Lawrence Gallery | |
| Currents Gallery | Year round | McMinnville | Currents Gallery | |
| Newberg Library | Year round | Newberg | Newberg Library | |
| McMinnville Library | Year round | McMinnville | McMinnville Library | |
| Newberg Community Band | Year round | Newberg | Newberg Community Band | |
| Second Winds Community Band | Year round | McMinnville | Second Winds Community Band |