The Willamette River Festival is an annual festival held in Albany, Oregon

Albany, Oregon

Albany is the eleventh largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon, and is the county seat of Linn County. It is located in the Willamette Valley at the confluence of the Calapooia River and the Willamette River in both Linn and Benton counties, just east of Corvallis and south of Salem. It is...

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 that Featuring BBQ Cook off, pie eating & rib eating contest, pirates, live entertainment, jet ski demonstrations, and pirate themed carnival games along the Willamette River

Willamette River

The Willamette River is a major tributary of the Columbia River, accounting for 12 to 15 percent of the Columbia's flow. The Willamette's main stem is long, lying entirely in northwestern Oregon in the United States...

. The festival is head every year around the end of July to the beginning of August and is sponsored by Bi-Mart