Area Events

Area Events, Fairs & Festivals

Check out the following area happenings and events. Make the most of your visit to Southern West Virginia and River Expeditions by enjoying local flavor and culture of these unique events.

April 18 – Downtown Lewisburg Chocolate Festival – 304.645.3398
April 18 - Feast of the Ramson (Ramp Feed) – Richwood – 304.846.6790
April 27-May 2 – New River Birding Festival – New River Gorge – 800.927.0263
May 1, 2, 8, 9, 10 – “Tuesday’s With Morey” - Historic Fayette Theatre – 304-574-4655
May 9 - Bramwell Spring Tour of Homes – Bramwell – 304.248.8381
May 9 – Ralph Stanley & His Clinch Mountain Boys – Chuck Mathena Center – 877.452.5128
May 15-17 – Battle of Lewisburg Re-enactment - Greenbrier Historical Soc. – 304.645.3398
June 7 – Mountain Stage with Larry Groce – Chuck Mathena Center – 877.452.5128
June 9 -August 23 - Outdoor Dramas – “Honey in the Rock”, “Hatfields & McCoy”, “Suessical” and “High School Musical”, Cliffside Amphitheater, Grandview, Theatre West Virginia - 800.666.9142
Mid-June – Late Aug: Bluefield Orioles Appalachian League Baseball –Bluefield - 276.326.1326
Mid-June – Late Aug: Princeton Rays Appalachian League Baseball –Princeton – 304.487.2000
June 19-21 - Hometown Mountain Heritage Festival – Ansted - 800.927.0263
June 20 - Daniel Vineyards Annual Wine Festival – Crab Orchard – 304.252.9750
June 24-27 – Music in the Mountains – Summersville Music Park – 304.872.6853
July 6-11 – Nicholas County Fair – Summersville – 304.872.1454
July 10-12 - John Henry Days – Great Bend Tunnel, Talcott – 304.466.1729 or 304.466.5420
July 17-19 - Friends of Coal Auto Fair – YMCA Youth Sports Complex, Beckley – 304.252.0715
July 24, 25, 31 – “The Dixie Swim Club” - Historic Fayette Theatre – 304-574-4655
July 27 – August 2 - West Virginia State Water Festival – Hinton – 304.466.5332
July 29- August 2 – 20th Appalachian String Band Music Festival – Camp Washington Carver, Clifftop – 304.438.3005
August 1 – Captain Thurmond’s Challenge – New River Gorge National River – 304-574-2337
August 1, 7, 8, 9 – “The Dixie Swim Club” - Historic Fayette Theatre – 304-574-4655
August 14-22 - State Fair of West Virginia – State Fairgrounds, Fairlea –304.645.1090
August 28-30 – 45th Annual Appalachian Arts & Crafts Fair – Beckley/Raleigh County Convention Center – 800.987.3847
August 29-September 6 - Oak Leaf Festival – Oak Hill - 800.927.0263
September 6-13 - Beckley’s 15th Annual Kids Classic Festival – Beckley– 304.256.1776
September 12-13 – Re-enactment of Battle of Carnifex Ferry – Carnifex Ferry Battlefield State Park – 304.872.0825
September 19-20 – 19th Annual Grape Stomping Wine Festival – Kirkwood Winery, Summersville – 304.872.7332
October 2, 3, 9, 10, 16, 17 – “Arsenic and Old Lace” - Historic Fayette Theatre – 304-574-4655
October 3 - Beckley’s 19th Annual Chili Night – Beckley – 304.256.1776
October 8-12 - Hatfield-McCoy TrailFest – Hatfield-McCoy Trails, Gilbert – 800.592-2217
October 10 - Carnegie Hall’s Taste of Our Towns (T.O.O.T) Festival – Lewisburg, Carnegie Hall – 304.645.7917
October 17 - New River Gorge Bridge Day Festival – New River Gorge Bridge, Fayetteville –800.927.0263
October 17-18 - New River Train Excursions – Huntington, C.P. Huntington Railroad - 866.639.7487