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Help us bring joy.
How we got started
In 2002, Wendy Kirbey, our carousel founder, had a dream to bring a carousel to our city. She attended a Downtown revitalization meeting and someone mentioned that our downtown needed an anchor, a destination. Wendy thought “why not a carousel?” Carousels have always been special to Wendy. They are a place were people of all ages and abilities can check their cares at the door and, for a few minutes, find some joy.
People throughout our community came together, raised funds, donated skills and resources, and gave their time to build the carousel.
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15 years after Wendy first had her idea, our world-class tourist destination, community hub, and downtown anchor finally opened its doors on August 15th, 2017.
We have become a place where:
-Families put down their phones and laugh together
-Schools and daycares come for fun field trips
-Grandparents make memories with grandkids
-Albany families celebrate their milestones- from birthdays to baby showers
and everything between
Visitors from all over the world come to see this gem of downtown Albany- to take a ride on our carousel and tour our museum.
We’ve had visitors from all 50 states and from more than 40 countries!
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You can support the carousel in several ways:
- Donate through our safe and secure donation platform set up through Paypal
- Donations can be mailed directly to the carousel: 503 1st Ave W Albany, OR 97321
Interested in donating stock, in-kind donations, corporate giving, or planned giving?
Contact our executive director via email [email protected] or by phone 541.497.2934
Leave your mark for generations to come.
Purchase a brick with your unique message for our brick garden.
Bricks make great gifts!
- Honor someone’s retirement
- Memorialize a loved one’s life
- Celebrate weddings and birthdays
- Promote your business in our community
Leave your mark in our Brick Garden.
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Small Brick
4×8 inches
Up to 3 lines of text
18 characters (including spaces)
Large Brick
8×8 inches
Up to 7 lines of text
Seven lines of 9, 15, 18, 18, 18, 15, and 9
characters each (including spaces)