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New River Gorge Area Events

Mix it up!

Get a taste of outdoor adventure and history right here in the New River Gorge!

Plan your visits around the festivals and events that we host year-round. You’ll get a better appreciation for our home and our lifestyle every time you do. And, you’ll have another chance to take in a site or try an activity that you missed on your last visit.

Bridge Day

Bridge Day is the largest extreme sports event in the World and is held on the third Saturday in October every year in Fayette County, West Virginia (WV), USA. Hundreds of BASE jumpers and nearly 200,000 spectators are expected to attend this year's Bridge Day. The New River Gorge Bridge, 876' tall and the world's second longest single arch bridge.

August 2008 Events

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Appalachian String Band Festival
July 30, 2008 - August 3, 2008

Take time to enjoy the sounds of the hills, this Summer. Bluegrass music fills the Air!

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Captain Thurmond's Challenge
August 16, 2008

Test your endurance this Fall with an extreme triathlon and a 5K for the mild at heart.

7:00 AM Registration for 5K Walk/Run & Triathlon Begins - Fayette County Courthouse

8:00 AM Start of the 5K

12:00 Noon Start of Captain Thurmond's Triathlon

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Oak Leaf Festival
August 23, 2008 - August 31, 2008

Celebrate Fall with music, crafts, parades and fireworks!

Saturday, August 23

7:00 PM Miss Oak Leaf Festival -Oak Hill High School

Sunday, August 24

2:00 PM Kid's Pageant -Oak Hill High School

Monday, August 25

7:00-9:30 PM Oak Hill's Got Talent - Lewis Automotive Center

Tuesday, August 26

6:00-9:00 PM Sweet Taste of Oak Hill - Lewis Automotive Center

Wednesday, August 27

7:00-9:00 PM Gospel Sing -Church of the Nazarene

Thursday, August 28

6:00-10:00 PM Myers Amusement Family Night - City Parking Lot

7:00-9:30 PM Country Night with "Taylor Made" -Lewis Automative Center

Friday, August 29

6:00 - 10:00 PM Myers Amusement Family Night -City Parking Lot

7:00-10:00 PM Karaoke-BB&T Bank Main Street

Saturday, August 30

8:00 AM Oak Leaf Mile- Blackburn Building across from PMC

10:00 AM Raising of the Flag & National Anthem- BB&T Bank Main Street

10:00 AM-4:00 PM Art Show-Brethren Fellowship Center Central Avenue

10:00 AM-4:00 PM Craft & Food Vendors -Main Street

11:00 AM Oak Leaf Festival Parade- Main Street

12:00 Noon-2:00 PM Plateau Medical Center Health Fair - Lewis House

12:00 Noon -4:00 PM West Virginia Firefighters Weekend -Collins Football Field

12:00 Noon -4:00 PM Quilt Show- Lewis House

6:00 PM - 10:00 PM Cruise-In & Street Dance- Main Street

Sunday, August 31

2:00 -5:00 PM Music by "Hit and Run"- Oak Hill High School

2:00 -5:00 PM Car and Bike Show- Oak Hill High School

6:00 -8:30 PM Chili Cook-Off - Fayette Institute of Technology Oyler Avenue

8:30 PM Fireworks Display - Oak Hill High School

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