Da Vinci Days
| Da Vinci Days | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Science, art |
| Date(s) | July |
| Frequency | annual |
| Location(s) | Corvallis, Oregon |
| Inaugurated | 1988 |
| Most recent | 2024 |
| Website | davincidays.org |
Da Vinci Days is an annual festival held in Corvallis in the U.S. state of Oregon. The science, technology, and art based festival includes live music, a kinetic sculpture race during the summer event, and lecture series in the spring. The festival is named after Italian inventor, artist, and writer, Leonardo da Vinci.
Started in 1988, the last event was held in 2018.[1] In 2019, STEAM Series lectures will take place every Tuesday in April.[2] The summer festival will take place, as always, during the third weekend in July.
History
[edit]Da Vinci Days began in 1988 as a joint project of Oregon State University, the city, and Hewlett-Packard. The festival was not held in 2014 and 2015.[3] The festival restructured and returned in 2016[4] and continues annually.
Da Vinci Days was cancelled in favor of virtual conference in 2020 due to Covid-19 pandemic.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ E, JAMES DAY The. "Da Vinci Days keeps momentum going". Corvallis Gazette Times. Retrieved 2019-04-07.
- ^ "TONIGHT: da Vinci Days Starts Weekly Speaker Series". The Corvallis Advocate. 2019-04-02. Retrieved 2019-04-07.
- ^ Day, James (December 15, 2014). "No da Vinci Days festival planned for 2015". Corvallis Gazette-Times. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
- ^ Gazette-Times, JAMES DAY Corvallis. "Da Vinci Days to return in 2016". Corvallis Gazette Times. Retrieved 2019-04-07.