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Mountain Festival    [ to top ] May 22 - May 28 Bluefield, WV 304-327-7184 Held every Memorial Day Weekend. Carnival, games, food, crafts, animals, music and more!. Fun for the entire family.

West Virginia Three Rivers Festival    [ to top ] May 23 - May 26 Palatine Park, Fairmont WV (304) 366-5084 e-mail us  |  visit site A family-friendly festival featuring FREE entertainment nightly. Grand Feature Parade, Food, Rides, Gigantic Fireworks and more.

Memorial Day Weekend-North Bend    [ to top ] May 25 - May 28 North Bend State Park 304-643-2931 Bring the whole family out for a full weekend of hiking, nature programs, recreational activities, and fun.

Vandalia Gathering    [ to top ] May 25 - May 27 Charleston, WV visit site The Vandalia Gathering brings together the finest traditional Appalachian musicians for a weekend of great picking. Elder statesmen and young upstarts perform on stage, compete in contests and play in impromptu jam sessions all over the Capitol Complex. Visitors to the Gathering can enjoy fiddle, banjo, mandolin and guitar contests outside during the day, and concerts in the State Theater in the evenings. Keep your ears open.

Free Outdoor Concert: MON RIVER BIG BAND     [ to top ] May 25 - May 25 Prickett's Fort State Park 304-363-3030 The Mon River Band, directed by Mike Roberts, kicks off the summer and the outdoor concert series. Join us at 7 pm for a free concert of big band music. Friday 7 pm to 9 pm.

Pullman Road    [ to top ] May 26 - May 26 Cairo, WV 304-643-2931 This three piece local band mixes folk with soft rock for a sound that is truly unique. In addition to covering some of your favorite tunes, this group also has several original songs that are especially entertaining and amusing. The program is held at the amphitheater at 7:30 p.m. There is no charge to attend. Open to the public.

Rivers Edge Bluegrass Concert    [ to top ] May 26 - May 26 Jerry Run Summer Theater 304-493-6574 e-mail us  |  visit site

Rivers Edge Bluegrass Concert Concert    [ to top ] May 26 - May 19 Jerry Run Summer Theaterater

West Virginia Wine and Arts Festival    [ to top ] May 26 - May 27 Martinsburg, WV 304-263-0224 The West Virginia Wine and Arts Festival started in 1996. The festival offers the best in West Virginia Wines, artists from around the region, and a variety of tastes and fragrances. Additionally, the fest has attracted several well know musicians that provide a unique variety of musical genres. In 2000 the fest was given to The Arts Centre to host and serves as a major fund raising event for the organization. If you are looking for a Great Festival at a Great Time, in a Great Place, mark your calendars for Memorial Day Weekend (Saturday and Sunday) and come to Martinsburg, West Virginia. Saturday, May 26 12:30-1:30PM ZION HEARTS 1:45-2:45PM LUCAS & the LOVELYS 3:00-4:00PM UNKNOWN ORIGINS 4:15-5:15PM KEMP, OEHSER, GENTRY & WOLFE 5:30-6:30PM CHEF ERIC & his BIG BAND Sunday, May 27 1:00-2:00PM Martinsburg High School Jazz Ensemble 2:15-3:15PM JOE TAXI 3:30-4:30PM GINA DESIMONE & the MOANERS 4:45-5:45PM THE GYPSY RAMBLERS.

Memorial Day – “Whispers in the Wind”     [ to top ] May 27 - May 28 Fairmont, WV 304-363-3030 Hear the voices of those who lived and died on the frontier through an historically based performance written by FSU students under Dr. Fran Kirk’s direction with special consultation provided by New Mystic Center for Arts and Education. This original work will be performed by actors from Town and Gown theater company. Attendees will begin by gathering at the park’s Visitor Center and will be guided on a walking path to the cemetery for the one-hour production. There will be seats provided in the cemetery but walking is required. Tickets are $4 per person and seating is limited to 50 per show.

Memorial Day – “Whispers in the Wind”     [ to top ] May 27 - May 28 Fairmont, WV 304-363-3030 Hear the voices of those who lived and died on the frontier through an historically based performance written by FSU students under Dr. Fran Kirk’s direction with special consultation provided by New Mystic Center for Arts and Education. This original work will be performed by actors from Town and Gown theater company. Attendees will begin by gathering at the park’s Visitor Center and will be guided on a walking path to the cemetery for the one-hour production. There will be seats provided in the cemetery but walking is required. Tickets are $4 per person and seating is limited to 50 per show.

Memorial Day – “Whispers in the Wind”     [ to top ] May 27 - May 28 Prickett's Fort State Park 304-363-3030 Hear the voices of those who lived and died on the frontier through an historically based performance written by FSU students under Dr. Fran Kirk’s direction with special consultation provided by New Mystic Center for Arts and Education. Sunday and Monday 7 p.m. This original work will be performed by actors from Town and Gown theater company. Attendees will begin by gathering at the park’s Visitor Center and will be guided on a walking path to the cemetery for the one-hour production. There will be seats provided in the cemetery but walking is required. Tickets are $4 per person and seating is limited to 50 per show. Purchase on-line www.prickettsfort.org/shop or by calling the foundation office.

Summer reading clubs for adults, teens    [ to top ] May 29 - Aug 31 Charleston, WV 304-343-4646 Beat the summer doldrums with Kanawha County Public Library’s summer reading clubs for adults and teens. You might win a Kindle e-reader! Both clubs start Tuesday, May 29, and end Aug. 31. You can register online at www.kanawhalibrary.org or at your local branch of KCPL. Britton Summer Reading Club The 12th annual Britton Summer Reading Club lets adults choose from two options to fit their summer lifestyle. You can read any 20 books, or you can read eight books – one book each from eight of ten possible categories, including biography, fantasy, general fiction, general nonfiction, inspirational fiction, mystery, romance, science fiction, West Virginia or western. Those who complete the challenge by Aug. 31 will receive a magnetic bookmark. There will also be a prize drawing after the program ends. This year’s grand prize is a Kindle Fire e-reader donated by the Friends of The Library Foundation of Kanawha County. Cosmic Reading The Cosmic Reading Summer Reading Club is for teens, ages 12 to 19. The rules are simple. During the program, check out materials on your reading level from your local library, then fill out an entry form posted on KCPL’s website under Cosmic Reading. Read or listen to a total of seven books and fill in the entry form to earn a prize. If you don’t want to log your reads online, you may pick up an entry form at any KCPL location and turn it in when you’ve completed the program. Once you log seven entries you’ll earn your choice of an aluminum water bottle or ear buds! Teens will be notified by phone or e-mail to pick up their prize. Everyone who completes the program wins! Want to keep on reading for a chance of winning the grand prize? Read and log additional books either online or on the additional entry form you can be pick up at any KCPL library. The top three readers from each KCPL location will receive a messenger bag, and one lucky reader will win a Kindle Touch e-Reader.

Exploring the Dark Zone: Archaeological Investigations at Mammoth Cave    [ to top ] May 31 - May 31 Moundsville, WV (304) 843-4128 e-mail us Patrick D. Trader (Principal Investigator, Gray & Pape, Inc.) Kentucky’s Mammoth Cave is one of America’s natural wonders and the longest cave system in the world. This historical overview of archaeological research presents evidence of its prehistoric and historic use. The discussion focuses on pioneering work conducted in the cave by Patty Jo Watson during the 1960s as well as investigations conducted in 2003 by the University of Kentucky’s Program for Archaeological Research.