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 10 – Downtown Lewisburg Chocolate Festival – 304.645.3398
• April 17 - Feast of the Ramson (Ramp Feed) – Richwood – 304.846.6790
• April 26 - May 1 – New River Birding Festival – New River Gorge – 800.927.0263
• May 1 - 2 – “Night Mother” - Historic Fayette Theatre – 304-574-4655
• May 8 - Bramwell Spring Tour of Homes – Bramwell – 304.248.8381
• May 21 - 23 – Battle of Lewisburg Re-enactment - Greenbrier Historical Society – 304.645.3398
• June 5 - Appalachian Music Festival - Tamarack - 1.888.262.7225
• June 8 -August 22 - Outdoor Dramas – “Honey in the Rock”, “Hatfields & McCoy”, “Footloose” and “Willy Wonka”, 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 18-20 - Hometown Mountain Heritage Festival – Ansted - 800.927.0263
• June 19 - Daniel Vineyards Annual Wine Festival – Crab Orchard – 304.252.9750
• June 23-26 – Music in the Mountains – Summersville Music Park – 304.872.6853
• July 2 - 6 – US Youth Soccer Region I Championships - WV Soccer Assn. - 304.529.2335
• July 5 - 10 – Nicholas County Fair – Summersville – 304.872.1454
• July 9-11 - John Henry Days – Great Bend Tunnel, Talcott – 304.466.1729 or 304.466.5420
• July 16-18 - Friends of Coal Auto Fair – YMCA Youth Sports Complex, Beckley – 304.252.0715
• July 26-August 1 - PGA Tour The Greenbrier Classic FedEx Cup - The Greenbrier - 800.453.4858
• July 26 – August 1 - West Virginia State Water Festival – Hinton – 304.466.5332
• August 4-8 – 21st Appalachian String Band Music Festival – Camp Washington Carver, Clifftop – 304.438.3005
• August TBD – Captain Thurmond’s Challenge – New River Gorge National River – 304-574-2337
• August 6-8 – “Radio T.B.S.” Comedy - Historic Fayette Theatre – 304-574-4655
• August 13-21 - State Fair of West Virginia – State Fairgrounds, Fairlea –304.645.1090
• August 27-29 – 46th Annual Appalachian Arts & Crafts Fair – Beckley/Raleigh County Convention Center – 800.987.3847
• August 28-September 5 - Oak Leaf Festival – Oak Hill - 800.927.0263
• September 5-12 - Beckley’s 16th Annual Kids Classic Festival – Beckley– 304.256.1776
• September 18-19 – 20th Annual Grape Stomping Wine Festival – Kirkwood Winery, Summersville – 304.872.7332
• September 24-25 – “Peril on the High Seas or Let's Get Together and Do Launch” - Historic Fayette Theatre – 304-574-4655
• October 2 - Beckley’s 20th Annual Chili Night – Beckley – 304.256.1776
• October 2-5 – “Peril on the High Seas or Let's Get Together and Do Launch” - Historic Fayette Theatre – 304-574-4655
• October 7-11 - Hatfield-McCoy TrailFest – Hatfield-McCoy Trails, Gilbert – 800.592-2217
• October 9 - Carnegie Hall’s Taste of Our Towns (T.O.O.T) Festival – Lewisburg, Carnegie Hall – 304.645.7917
• October 16 - New River Gorge Bridge Day Festival – New River Gorge Bridge, Fayetteville –800.927.0263
• October 16-17 - New River Train Excursions – Huntington, C.P. Huntington Railroad - 866.639.7487
• July 26-August 4, 2013 - National Scout Jamboree - The Summit: Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve - Fayette County, West Virginia