Summer fairs & festivals around the state

MAY —————————

30-June 2

– Blue & Gray Reunion,

Phillipi

31-June 1

– Elk River Fest

Clay

JUNE ———————

1

– White Oak Rail Trail Expo,

Oak Hill

– Nicholas County Kids

Summerfest,

Summersville

6

– Calhoun County Wood Festival,

Grantsville

– Ronceverte River Festival,

Ronceverte

7-9

– The New River Festival,

Fayetteville

14

– Mountain Heritage Arts &

Crafts Festival,

Harper’s Ferry

14-15

– Badlands Bluegrass Festival,

Williamsburg

18

– WV Coal Festival,

Madison

20

– WV State Folk Festival,

Glenville

21-23

– Mid-Ohio Valley Multi Cultural

Festival,

Parkersburg

21-30

– FestivAll Charleston,

Charleston

27

– St. Albans Riverfest,

St. Albans

27-29

– Point Pleasant Sternwheel

Regatta,

Point Pleasant

28

– Little Levels Heritage Fair,

Hillsboro

JULY ————————–

4

– Hurricane 4th of July Celebration,

Hurricane

– Mountain State Art & Craft Fair,

Ripley

– WV Freedom Festival,

Logan

4-6

– Gassaway Days Celebration,

Gassaway

– Alderson 4th of July Celebration,

Alderson

5-7

– Nitro Celebration Days,

Nitro

8

– Nicholas County Fair,

Summersville

10

– Pocahontas County Pioneer Days,

Marlinton

12

– Bridgeport Benedum Festival,

Bridgeport

– Friends of Coal Auto Fair,

Beckley

13

– Putnam County Fair,

Eleanor

16

– Lewis County Fair,

Weston

– WV Interstate Fair & Exposition,

Mineral Wells

19

– Braxton’s Mountain Lakes

Festival,

Sutton

– Pendleton County Fair,

Circleville

– Upshur County Fair,

Rock Cave

20

– Festival of Memories,

New Martinsville

21

– Cowen Historical Railroad

Festival,

Cowen

– Marshall County Fair,

Moundsville

22

– Cabell County Fair,

Milton

23

– Paw Paw District Fair,

Rivesville

27

– Tri-County Fair,

Petersburg

– Morgan County Fair,

Berkeley Springs

29

– Cherry River Festival,

Richwood

29-Aug. 3

– Mineral County Fair,

Fort Ashby

30

– Braxton County Fairs & Festivals

Celebration,

Flatwoods

31-Aug. 3

– Ritchie County Fair & Exposition,

Harrisville

August ———————

2

– Meadow Bridge Homecoming

Festival,

Meadow Bridge

– Mercer County Fair,

Princeton

– Multi-Cultural Festival of WV,

Charleston

3

– Berkeley County Youth Fair,

Berkeley

– South Charleston Summerfest,

Charleston

5

– Mannington District Fair,

Mannington

– Mason County Fair,

Point Pleasant

– Monongalia County Fair,

Monongalia

– Tyler County Fair,

Middlebourne

– Augusta Heritage Center Festival,

Elkins

9

– The State Fair of West Virginia,

Lewisburg

10

– Pinch Reunion Festival,

Charleston

12

– Town & Country Days,

New Martinsville

14

– Kanawha County Fair,

Charleston

16

– Parkersburg Homecoming

Festival,

Parkersburg

18

– Jefferson County Fair,

Kearneysville

20

– Doddridge County Fair,

West Union

– Tucker County Fair,

Parsons

23

– Appalachian Festival,

Beckley

24

– Barbour County Fair,

Phillipi

30

– Paden City Labor Day

Celebration,

Paden City

31

– Beckley’s Kids Classic Festival,

Beckley

– Oak Leaf Festival,

Oak Hill

Can’t miss music fests

Nelsonville Music Festival —————

When: May 30-June 2

Where: Nelsonville, OH

Who: Wilco, John Prine, Mavis Staples, Cat Power, Calexico, Gogol Bordello.

Roots Picnic 2013 —————————

When: June 1

Where: Philadelphia, PA

Who: The Roots, Gary Clark Jr., Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Grimes, Naughty By Nature, Solange

CMA Music Festival ————————-

When: June 6-9

Where: Nashville, TN

Who: Dierks Bentley, Lady Antebellum, Blake Shelton, Brad Paisley, Carrie Underwood, Eric Church, Kieth Urban, Taylor Swift, Miranda Lambert, The Band Perry, Zac Brown Band

Mountain Jam ———————————-

When: June 6-9

Where: Hunter Mountain, NY

Who: Phil Lesh & Friends, The Avett Brothers, Widespread Panic, Primus, Gov’t Mule, The Lumineers, Dispatch, Gary Clark Jr., Deer Tick, Jackie Greene, Soulive, ALO, Nicki Bluhm & the Gramblers.

Bonnaroo —————————————

When: June 13-16

Where: Manchester, TN

Who: Paul McCartney, Mumford & Sons, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Bjrk, Wilco, Pretty Lights, R. Kelly, The National, The Lumineers, David Byrne & St. Vincent, Passion Pit, Kendrick Lamar, Grizzly Bear.

Alive Festival ———————————-

When: June 19-22

Where: Mineral City, OH

Who: Skillet, Switchfoot, other top names in Christian music.

Electric Forest Festival ——————–

When: June 27-30

Where: Rothbury, MI

Who: The String Cheese Incident, Pretty Lights, Passion Pit, Empire of the Sun, Knife Party, Dispatch, Lotus, Benny Benassi, Yeasayer, Beats Antique, Madeon, Holy Ghost!, Grimes, Tommy Trash.

Summerfest ————————————

When: June 26-30; July 2-7

Where: Milwaukee, WI

Who: Jason Aldean, New Kids on the Block, Boyz II Men, Rush, Tim McGraw, Violent Femmes, Avett Brothers, fun., The Eagles, John Mayer, Pitbull.

Bunbury Music Festival ——————-

When: July 12-14

Where: Cincinnati, OH

Who: Cake, fun., Tegan & Sara, The National, Yo La Tengo, Belle &?Sebastian, MGMT, Red Wanting Blue

All Good Music Festival ——————-

When: July 18-21

Where: Thornville, OH

Who: Further, feat. Phil Lesh &?Bob Weir, Primus, Grace Potter & the Nocturnals, Pretty Lights, Yonder Mountain String Band.

Pitchfork Music Festival ——————-

When: July 19-21

Where: Chicago, IL

Who: R. Kelly, Bjrk, Belle & Sebastian, The Breeders, Solange, M.I.A., Yo La Tengo.

Lollapalooza ————————————

When: Aug. 2-4

Where: Chicago, IL

Who: Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Black Keys, Black Sabbath, Jack White, Florence + the Machine, At the Drive-In, Bassnectar, AVICII, The Shins, Justice, Passion Pit, Kaskade, The Weekend, Sigur Rs.

Camp Barefoot 2013 ————————

When: Aug. 22-24

Where: Bartow, WV

Who: Kyle Hollingsworth Band, EOTO, Conspirator, Keller Williams, Tea Leaf Green.

Gentlemen of the Road Stopover Troy 2013 —————————————-

When: Aug. 30-31

Where: Troy, OH

Who: Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, Mumford & Sons, The Vaccines, Old Crow Medicine Show.