Southern West Virginia Events

Live music, German Food, Beer, and contests Vendors are welcome! Applications due August 3rd Artisan Vendor Food Vendor  

Don't miss your once-a-year opportunity to run across the New River Gorge Bridge on October 19th, 2024. Active SWV's Bridge Day 5K RUN course starts on the North side of the NRG Bridge and gives runners the chance to take in the vast views from the bridge while running south towards the Court Street finish [...]

On the 3rd Saturday of October every year, the New River Gorge Bridge closes to traffic and opens to attitude!  BASE jumpers, rappellers, vendors and spectators share the excitement, spectacle, the experience of this day. Come be part of it! Big Adventure, Big Day, Bridge Day! Be sure and come to the Taste of Bridge [...]

Get ready to celebrate the season at the Beckley's Hometown Harvest & Music Festival! Located in Downtown Beckley on October 17th from 12 PM to 7 PM for a day filled with community spirit, great tunes, and autumn fun. Event Highlights:Live Music: Enjoy local talents performing throughout the day.Craft Vendors: Shop unique, handmade items from [...]

Things are heating up in Fayetteville with the 16th Annual Bridge Day Chili Cook-off! Come to Historic Downtown Fayetteville, stop by to taste, and help judge some of the best chili samples from around the region from mild to wild! Admission and parking are FREE, chili-tasting (or cornbread tasting) tickets are 5 for $10. Enjoy [...]

Join us for one final blowout of the season at ACE’s Lost Paddle Bar! The Bridge Day Afterparty will feature an electrifying lineup with three incredible bands: The Kind Thieves, Florencia & the Feeling, and Big Blitz. As we bid farewell to another unforgettable rafting season in the New River Gorge, it’s time to turn [...]

Join us for our Annual Bridge Day Buffet following official Bridge Day! 2026 Bridge Day Buffet4pm-9pm$49 Adults, Age 10-12 $36, Age 6-9 $26, 5 under FREE Salad BarFresh lettuce and Greens, Seasonal Salad Toppings, Assorted Dressings Soup of the Day Fresh Baked Sweet RollsWhipped Butter From the Smoker: Smoked Pulled Pork BBQOvernight BrisketSmoked Baby Back [...]

Bridge Day is one of our favorite days of the year… so why stop when the sun goes down? Join us at The Outpost at The New River Gorge for a FREE Bridge Day After Party featuring LOVE CANON + The Holler Generals, food trucks, local brews, cockails, wine, N/A drinks, art vendors, and all [...]

INFECTED: SOMETHING HAS GOTTEN INTO THE MINE… Something is spreading underground… and the deeper you go, the worse it gets. This October, the Exhibition Coal Mine becomes a quarantined underground nightmare. Mad scientists, secret experiments, contaminated areas, and things that were never meant to be discovered are waiting in the darkness. QUARANTINE IN EFFECT The [...]

Last year, you survived the ride. This year… surviving the coaster is only the beginning. Beginning OCTOBER 2ND, Brush Creek Holl’r Mountain Coaster transforms for another season of HAUNTED HOLL’R and for 2026, we’re pulling out all the stops with an even bigger, darker experience featuring our Haunted Coaster AND the brand-new HOLL’R HOUSE OF [...]