daVinci Days-- Corvallis Oregon's 3-day festival celebrating art, science and technology

Corvallis Oregon's 3-day festival celebrating art, science & technology

Arts & Exhibits | Music & More | Races & Revelry | Sci & Tech | For Kids

local FIRST Robotics team working on their machine at the 2007 da Vinci Days exhibition match, photo by Patricia Thomas

Science & Technology
July 17-19, 2009

Take a wonder-filled trek into sci-tech territory! Travel with us for a view of what's already here and what's ahead.

Check back in 2009 for programming updates. In the meantime, take a look at what we did for the July 2008 Festival:

Fun & Games

Bend your mind! Test your skills! Get into wayfinding or laugh as you learn with sci-tech contests, demos, and entertainment.

FIRST Robotics Exhibition

OSU Lower Campus
Sunday: 1-4pm

Get a hi-tech view at this exhibition match of the 2008 Pacific Northwest Regional FIRST Robotics Competition. Local teams test their robots in Overdrive.

GPS & Geocaching

N 44' 33.952 W 123' 16.322
Friday: 5-8pm
Saturday & Sunday: 10am-5pm
Saturday & Sunday: 10am-4pm (Geocaching)

Position yourself! Talk to the experts to get your bearings on GIS and GPS. Try your hand at geocaching, a high-tech treasure hunt. Compete for prizes (Sunday only).

Valley Stargazing & Star Party

OSU Lower Campus
Saturday & Sunday: 10am-5pm
Central Park, Saturday: 9:30pm

Have a stellar time at the Heart of the Valley Astronomers day-time exhibit. Search the night sky for planets and constellations at the evening Star Pparty.

O.H. Hinsdale Wave Research Laboratory Tsunami Structure Challenge

35^th & Jefferson
Saturday: 2pm-4 pm

Visit this hi-tech facility where OSU researchers investigate waves, tsunamis, and coastal activities and build a structure to defy the forces of nature.

Sci-Tech Highlights

2008 Keynote Speaker

Corvallis High School Auditorium
Thursday, July 17: 7:00-8:30pm

Biographer of Linus Pauling, Tom Hager kicks off the festival with a look at Pauling's work on diet and nutrition.