Avalon (disambiguation)

Avalon is a legendary island in the Arthurian legend.

Avalon may also refer to:

Books

• Avalon (novel), a novel by Anya Seton
• Avalon Series, a series of novels by Marion Zimmer Bradley
• Avalon: Web of Magic, a series of children's fantasy novels by the American author Rachel Roberts.

Cinema

• Avalon (1990 film), a film directed by Barry Levinson
• Avalon (2001 film), a Japanese/Polish film directed by Mamoru Oshii

Comics

• Avalon (webcomic), a webcomic written by Josh Phillips
• Avalon (DC comics), a fictional planet in the DC Comics
• Avalon (Marvel Comics), a fictional island in Marvel Comics

Games

• Avalon The 3D Adventure Movie, a computer game released on the ZX Spectrum by Hewson in the 1980s
• Avalon (video game), a PlayStation 3 video game

Graveyards

• Avalon graveyard, in Soweto, South Africa

Music

• Avalon (band), a contemporary Christian music group
• Avalon (Avalon album), their 1996 self-titled album
• Avalon (band), (Celtic-rock, formerly The Medium Wave Band)
• Avalon (album), a 1982 album by British group Roxy Music
• Avalon (Anthony Green album), Anthony Green's 2008 solo debut album
• "Avalon" (Al Jolson song), a 1920 song by Al Jolson, Vincent Rose and B.G. DeSylva
• "Avalon" (Lovebugs song), a 2006 song by Lovebugs from their album In Every Waking Moment.
• Avalon Guitars, a guitar manufacturer
• Avalon Records, a record label
• Avalon Los Angeles CA 24/06/06, a live 2-disc recording by Sasha (DJ)
• Mickey Avalon, a rapper

Organizations

General

• Avalon Publishing Group (1994-2007), NY publisher by Charlie Winton, absorbed by Perseus Books Group
• Avalon Group, a British entertainment company
• The Avalon Foundation, founded by Ailsa Mellon-Bruce in 1940 and later merged into the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

Schools

• Avalon School, in St. Paul, Minnesota
• The Avalon School, a private school in Mongomery County, Maryland

Places

• Avalonia or Avalon terrane, an ancient microcontinent

Australia

• Avalon, New South Wales
• Avalon, Victoria
• Avalon Airport, Victoria

Canada

• Avalon, Ottawa, a neighborhood in the City of Ottawa
• Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland
• Avalon (electoral district), Newfoundland
• Avalon, Saskatoon, a neighbourhood in the city of Saskatoon

France

• Avalon, France
• Avallon, Burgundy

New Zealand

• Avalon, New Zealand

United States

• Avalon (Birmingham, Alabama), listed on the NRHP in Alabama
• Avalon, California, the only city on Santa Catalina Island
• Avalon, Georgia
• Avalon (New Windsor, Maryland), listed on the NRHP in Maryland
• Avalon, Mississippi
• Avalon, New Jersey, a barrier island resort community
• Avalon, Pennsylvania
• Avalon, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community

Technology

• Avalon (DSRV), a U.S. Navy deep submergence rescue vehicle
• Avalon Project, a digital library of documents held by the Yale Law School
• Avalon is the codename for Windows Presentation Foundation, a user interface API designed by Microsoft
• Apache Avalon, a computer software framework.

Television

• Avalon Television, a British television production company
• "Avalon" (Stargate SG-1), the first two episodes of the ninth season of Stargate SG-1

Theaters

• The Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, California
• Avalon Theater (Brooklyn), Brooklyn, New York
• Avalon Theater (Catalina), Los Angeles, California
• Avalon Theatre, Easton, Maryland

Vehicles

• Toyota Avalon, a sedan car

Miscellaneous

• Avalon Boulevard, a north-south thoroughfare in Los Angeles County
• Avalon Station, on the Metro Green Line
• Belle of Louisville (steamboat), Avalon as one of its former names