Corvallis has two big things I can think of: DaVinci Days and the Fall Festival.
I hate DaVinci Days for the singular reason that during an otherwise quiet summer the town suddenly becomes a beehive of activity, several streets near campus are completely closed off, and it suddenly becomes impossible to get around or find a parking spot worth talking about. They also charge far too much money to walk around and gawk at things I'm supposed to find impressive. No thank you.
The Fall Festival, on the other hand, is wonderful. They only shut down one section of street downtown, and it's easily avoidable. Parking is easy (there is a parking garage 1 block north of the festival site) and best of all, it's free. There are tons of concerts, a street dance, and all kinds of vendors and booths. It also happens around the time students start coming back to Corvallis, so the traffic and whatnot generated by the festival doesn't seem like much.
I avoid DaVinci Days and always attend the Fall Festival. It's too much fun to miss.
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