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True to the MATF goal of "creating a place for people," Madison Avenue has become a focal point of a wide variety of community events:
- Spring Garden Festival, Sunday, May 1, 2011
- DaVinci Days, July 16-18, 2010
- Fall Festival, September 25-26, 2010
- MATF Bulb Sale during the Fall Festival
- Assistance League's Winter's Eve, December, 2010
- Community band summer concerts, Tuesday nights
- Rhapsody in the Vineyard, March & September
- Spring & Fall Riverfront Park garden "spruce up" days, May & October
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The annual MATF Spring Garden Festival is a true family event. The Festival is held on the first Sunday in May on The Arts Center plaza.
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These events exemplify the MATF tradition of fostering partnerships in the community. The collaboration of property owners; businesses; artists; designers; city, county and state governments, agencies, commissions and boards; Downtown Corvallis Association; DaVinci Days Festival; Corvallis-Benton Chamber Coalition; Fall Festival; The Arts Center; Master Gardeners; preservation groups; Corvallis Tourism; and garden clubs has worked to help shape Corvallis' future while honoring its past.
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During the annual DaVinci Days you might see Madison Avenue become a canvass for chalk artists . . . .
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. . . or see a fire-breathing dragon lumbering down the street during the parade of the Kinetic Racers.
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