• 🎡 Fairs
  State Fair of West Virginia
  📍 Fairlea
  📅 August 7–16, 2025
  ➤ Celebrating 100 years with concerts, livestock shows, rides, and a pro rodeo.
  Putnam County Fair
  📍 Eleanor
  📅 July 11–19, 2025
  ➤ Carnival, exhibits, and local food.
  Ripley Summer Art and Craft Fair
  📍 Ripley
  📅 July 3–5, 2025
  ➤ Arts, crafts, food vendors, and small-town charm.
  Arthurdale Fall Festival and Artisan Market
  📍 Arthurdale
  📅 October 12, 2025
  ➤ Appalachian crafts, music, and heritage.
  
• 🎉 Major Festivals
  New River Gorge Bridge Day
  📍 Fayetteville
  📅 October 18, 2025
  ➤ BASE jumping, food vendors, and live music at West Virginia’s most thrilling one-day event.
  West Virginia Strawberry Festival
  📍 Buckhannon
  📅 May 10–18, 2025
  ➤ Parades, strawberry treats, carnival rides, and community entertainment.
  Mountain State Forest Festival
  📍 Elkins
  📅 October 4–12, 2025
  ➤ Celebrates forestry with lumberjack competitions, parades, arts & crafts.
  West Virginia Italian Heritage Festival
  📍 Clarksburg
  📅 August 29–31, 2025
  ➤ Traditional Italian food, music, dancing, and a grand parade.
  FestivALL Charleston
  📍 Charleston
  📅 June 13–22, 2025
  ➤ A citywide celebration of visual and performing arts.
  Wheeling Heritage Music BluesFest
  📍 Wheeling
  📅 August 8–10, 2025
  ➤ Top blues acts, food trucks, and a vibrant artist market.
  Contemporary American Theater Festival
  📍 Shepherdstown
  📅 July 4–27, 2025
  ➤ Nationally recognized new play festival.
  
  🤠 Rodeos
  State Fair of West Virginia Rodeo
  📍 Fairlea
  📅 August 9, 2025
  ➤ Part of the State Fair, featuring bull riding and PRCA competitions.
  Mountaineer Stampede Rodeo
  📍 Location TBA
  📅 March 29–30, 2025
  ➤ High school rodeo sanctioned by VHSRA.
  Pretzel Arena RZR Pro Bulls and Barrels Rodeo
  📍 Bruceton Mills
  📅 July 29–30, 2025
  ➤ Bull riding and barrel racing with a family-friendly vibe.
  WVHSRA State Finals Rodeo
  📍 Beverly
  📅 May 16–18, 2025
  ➤ West Virginia High School Rodeo Association championship event.
  
  🏛️ Expositions & Trade Shows
  West Virginia Construction & Design EXPO
  📍 Charleston
  📅 March 26–27, 2025
  ➤ The state’s largest construction and design event with over 80 seminars.
  Remake Learning Days
  📍 Statewide
  📅 May 2025
  ➤ A celebration of hands-on learning for students and families, marking its 10th anniversary in WV.