Fairs & Festivals in WV
AVandalia Gathering
Three days of West Virginia heritage, folklife, music, dancing, crafts, storytelling and more. Concerts Friday night, Saturday night and Sunday night, and during the daytime hours enjoy old-time music contests, heritage dancing demonstrations, flatfoot and square dancing, jamming, food vendors, craft sales and the world-famous Liars Contest.
Capitol Complex Charleston, WV 25305
http://www.wvculture.org/vandalia/index.html
BCapital City Arts & Craft Show
This is typically held the weekend before Thanksgiving from Friday to Sunday. A large number of vendors appear and there are crafts from all over the state and country.
Charleston Civic Center
200 Civic Center Drive
Charleston, WV 25301
304-345-1500
CFestivALL Charleston
FestivALL is know for it’s mult-arts, multi-venue summer festival and mini fall festival when a “City becomes a Work of Art”.
A City Becomes a Creative Destination and Home: FestivALL helps create a lively city environment where entrepreneurs, artists and families want to visit, live, work and play. It’s become a time for homecomings, reunions and inviting friends to visit.
A City’s Children Become Achievers: FestivALL provides educational opportunities for young people such as the Art-for-ALL children’s juried art exhibition, the Neighborhood Arts Program and summer internships as well as informative panels and seminars for adults.
DEast End Bazaar
The East End Bazaar is an open-air market featuring a variety of functional and collectible arts and crafts. It will provide local artists, artisans, and craftspeople a much-needed venue to display and sell their wares, such as paintings, textiles, sculpture, jewelry, handmade crafts like soaps and baskets, photography, baked goods, pottery, hand-blown glass, and plenty more surprises. The Bazaar also features fresh produce and delicious, locally-sourced food vendors each week, as well as up-and-coming local musicians and other performers.
1428 Washington St E
Charleston, West Virginia
EDowntown Charleston Artwalk
Brought to you by the galleries and art-related businesses of downtown Charleston the ArtWalk is the showcase of the city’s thriving art scene. The ArtWalk happens ten months of the year (March through December) and typically on the third Thursday of the month (except in November on the Friday after Thanksgiving).
All ArtWalks are from 5 pm to 8 pm.
Live on the Levee. Photo Credit: Megan Tarbett
Best Events:
Our Choice would have to be FestivALL. The entire city comes alive each year during both the Summer and Fall sessions. The summer one is the main show with arts & Crafts, Music, Live shows, riverboat rides and so much more. It showcases all that the creative side of Charleston can accomplish. With the multitude of events and the week and a half time frame, it gives everone a chance to find something that they can enjoy.
FestivallFall gives a shortened version with just a 3-4 day run of a number of art related events. This one is a lot faster paced if you try to see everything during the session, but it can also be rewarding to try!