Da Vinci Days is an annual festival held in
Corvallis in the U.S. state of
Oregon
Oregon ( , ) is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is a part of the Western U.S., with the Columbia River delineating much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (state), Washington, while t ...
. The science, technology, and art based festival includes live music, a
kinetic sculpture race
Kinetic sculpture races are organized contests of human-powered amphibious all-terrain works of art. The original cross country event, the World Championship Great Arcata To Ferndale Cross Country Kinetic Sculpture Race, now known as the Kineti ...
during the summer event, and lecture series in the spring. The festival is named after Italian inventor, artist, and writer,
Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci (15 April 1452 - 2 May 1519) was an Italian polymath of the High Renaissance who was active as a painter, draughtsman, engineer, scientist, theorist, sculptor, and architect. While his fame initially rested o ...
.
Started in 1988, the last event was held in 2018. In 2019, STEAM Series lectures will take place every Tuesday in April. The summer festival will take place, as always, during the third weekend in July.
History
Da Vinci Days began in 1988 as a joint project of
Oregon State University
Oregon State University (OSU) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Corvallis, Oregon, United States. OSU offers more than 200 undergraduate degree programs and a variety of graduate and doctor ...
, the city, and
Hewlett-Packard
The Hewlett-Packard Company, commonly shortened to Hewlett-Packard ( ) or HP, was an American multinational information technology company. It was founded by Bill Hewlett and David Packard in 1939 in a one-car garage in Palo Alto, California ...
. The festival was not held in 2014 and 2015.
The festival restructured and returned in 2016
and continues annually.
Da Vinci Days was cancelled in favor of virtual conference in 2020 due to Covid-19 pandemic.
See also
*
List of things named after Leonardo da Vinci
This is a list of things named after Leonardo da Vinci.
Places
* Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport, Rome, Italy
* Museo della Scienza e della Tecnologia "Leonardo da Vinci", Milan, Italy
* Da Vinci, a crater on the Moon
* Da Vinci-Broen ( ...
References
{{Reflist
External links
Official site
1988 establishments in Oregon
Annual events in Oregon
Art festivals in the United States
Corvallis, Oregon
Film festivals in Oregon
Technology events