From historical exhibitions and live music to annual festivals and holiday celebrations, find amazing events all year long in Marion County. Sign up for our newsletter to never miss an upcoming event!
Please Note: Be sure to check the website or social media pages of each individual event or contact the event organizers directly for the most up-to-date information.
America's Strongest Viking is back and ready to blow the roof off the strongman world!
http://www.vikingperformancetraining.com/event/americas-strongest-viking-2018/
Events are (subject to change):
Max Block Press with the Mouser Block
Max Deadlift
Hercules Hold with the Deep Waters Hercules Hold
Medley (farmers, keg, farmers)
Max Distance Block Carry with the Mouser Block
Learn the fundamentals of yoga in a supportive, relaxed atmosphere. Explore each pose from the ground up, finding the alignment and variation that works best for your body.
Join us for Pub Trivia every Tuesday night at 7 p.m. at The Rambling Root. Bring your team out each week, put on your thinking caps to try and win some great prizes!
1st place: $25 Rambling Root gift card
2nd place: $15 Rambling Root gift card
3rd place: Rambling Root Silipint
Check out all the details on http://www.heavybtrivia1.com/
Enjoy the smell of food cooking over an open hearth at the Fort – the way it was prepared during colonial times. Recipes available upon request. Cooking demos will also take place... View Article
Pints n' Pots is a Joe n Throw original! Come enjoy a draft beer and make your own beer mug. Walk ins always welcome. Cost is $30 and includes one craft brew or beverage of your choice!
(This class is walk- in and does not require reservation. Please call or text (304) 518-4769 if you are interested in bringing a large group (4+).)
Take some well deserved time for yourself! Why not bring a friend who would love to relax a little? Head to Main Street Yoga anytime between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. Recharge during a Reiki session and relax while enjoying the DoTerra Aromatouch hand technique. Tarot card readings available. (This Open House is donation based.)
This is a high-energy live music show for a great cause! Be sure to bring cash for the silent auction, 50/50 raffle, alumni apparel and song requests. New Legs Productions... View Article
This Friday night, 1.21 jigawatts of awesome is going to take you back to 1985! And then take you back further to 1955 for one of the greatest movies of all time! You better be there, McFly 🍺
Bring the kids to the park and let them discover the wonders of nature, everything from bugs and flowers to birds and trees. Your child will have fun while they learn! This program is for children ages 10 to 13. The program is free, but children must be registered. To do so, go to www.prickettsfort.org/register or call the office at 304-363-3030. (Limit: 25 students.)
Paddle around the downtown area of Fairmont! Cost is $10 per person for 30 minutes. Up to five people per group. Pre-book time slots via info@wvsup.com or call or text 681-753-2935
Hear the country sounds of Floyd Cowger (5-6pm), Touch of Country (6-7pm), the Round-Up Band (7-8pm) and Moe Bandy (8:30pm). Tickets can be purchases at the Fawley Music Store, Sagebrush Round-Up, Riders Pharmacy and on Eventbrite.com.
Treat yourself to an evening of performances by our area's finest marching bands at Fairmont Senior's Band Spectacular. Enjoy a tradition that's been going on for more than half a century!
Gates open at 4:30 p.m. Performances begin at 5:30 p.m.
Tickets at the gate are $7 for adults; $5 for students; and children under 5 are free. (Tickets available in advance at Rider Pharmacy and Craft Connection for $5 - beginning Aug. 22.)
Enjoy the sounds of the blues by the Dennis McClung Blues Band with special guest The Grinders.
Start the new season out right! Come out to the Paw Paw Fairgrounds for the Fall Mud Bog! Enjoy the bog, the people, and the fall fair food! (All drivers... View Article
Enjoy a blissful afternoon of yoga, live music, sound healing, reiki, hula hoop, aerial yoga, kids yoga, stand up paddle board demos, local shopping and healthy snacks.
This event is free and open to the public! BYOYM: Bring your own yoga mat. Water will be provided but bring a reusable water bottle.
Learn the fundamentals of yoga in a supportive, relaxed atmosphere. Explore each pose from the ground up, finding the alignment and variation that works best for your body.
Join us for Pub Trivia every Tuesday night at 7 p.m. at The Rambling Root. Bring your team out each week, put on your thinking caps to try and win some great prizes!
1st place: $25 Rambling Root gift card
2nd place: $15 Rambling Root gift card
3rd place: Rambling Root Silipint
Check out all the details on http://www.heavybtrivia1.com/
Enjoy the smell of food cooking over an open hearth at the Fort – the way it was prepared during colonial times. Recipes available upon request. Cooking demos will also take place... View Article
“Diversity in Appalachia” is a series of programs featuring scholars who look beyond the white, Anglo-Protestant, working-class culture to reveal the diversity that sometimes lies hidden in many communities.
The series is in response to 'Hillbilly Elegy' by J.D. Vance and will explore who lives and works in Appalachia and how our heritage has an impact on who we are as a people.
First in the series is Joe Valencic from the Cleveland-style Polka Museum. He will talk about Slovenian migration to West Virginia and the polka music that group brought with them.
It's been a long week, and you just wanna unwind... TGIF!
Light up your Friday night at 4:20 PM as we tap New Belgium's Hemperor, Sweetwater's 420 Strain G13 IPA, with $1 off Sweetwater 420 bottles all night long. Enjoy the show, too: Pineapple Express at 8 PM.
(The first one to kick one of the two kegs wins a free Rambling Root t-shirt!)
Get ready to celebrate fall with the September Artible Class! We’ll be making a scarecrow sign while eating some delicious desserts. Registration required, please bring your own paints and paintbrushes!
Click here to sign up: http://bit.ly/2PikzFY
The Folklife Center is hosting an evening of polka music and dancing with Joe Valencic from the Cleveland Polka Hall of Fame. Local musicians will be featured, and of course there will be food and drink!
It's been a long week, and you just wanna unwind... TGIF!
Thank goodness it's movie night at The Root! Kick back and watch Pineapple Express with New Belgium's Hemperor and/or Sweetwater's 420 Strain G13 IPA.
(The first one to kick one of the two kegs wins a free Rambling Root t-shirt!)
Enjoy a full day of traditional music at the Fort! Be sure to check out the jam session in the park, too.
Join the Fairmont Homebrewers Club at the 6th Annual Homebrewers Against Hunger! This is a charity event and all proceeds go straight to local charities. Enjoy some homemade beer crafted... View Article
Joshua S. Robinson is both a geek and a writer. Robinson's short fiction has been recognized by West Virginia Writers, Inc. and Fiction War Magazine. He was first published in the anthology Fed From the Blade. He published his first novel, Separate Ways, in September 2017.
Sagebrush Round-Up is the host of a weekly country music show and houses the Country Music Hall of Fame for West Virginia. Come early and try a home cooked dinner.... View Article
Sponsored by Jenna Wont Sing, Palatine Park will host the annual St Jude Children's Hospital Fundraiser. Bring the family for an afternoon of live music and great entertainment.
Learn the fundamentals of yoga in a supportive, relaxed atmosphere. Explore each pose from the ground up, finding the alignment and variation that works best for your body.
Shark or Turtle Phone Stands!
In this project, you can design and 3D print a mobile phone stand key ring and/or a desktop mobile phone stand. Participants will be able to pick up their 3D printed objects the week following. This program is designed for 4th grade and up.
Limited to 12 people, call 304-366-1210 to sign up, or follow this link: http://bit.ly/2Mk09j1
Now featuring a great meal to go along with a great book! The Book It Book Club will be meet to discuss Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen! Join for dinner and discussion, so pick up your book and register today!
Join us for Pub Trivia every Tuesday night at 7 p.m. at The Rambling Root. Bring your team out each week, put on your thinking caps to try and win some great prizes!
1st place: $25 Rambling Root gift card
2nd place: $15 Rambling Root gift card
3rd place: Rambling Root Silipint
Check out all the details on http://www.heavybtrivia1.com/
“Diversity in Appalachia” is a series of programs featuring scholars who look beyond the white, Anglo-Protestant, working-class culture to reveal the diversity that sometimes lies hidden in many communities. As... View Article
Enjoy the smell of food cooking over an open hearth at the Fort – the way it was prepared during colonial times. Recipes available upon request. Cooking demos will also take place... View Article
Moon Base:
Use Lego WeDos to design a solution for a robot assembling a base on the moon. Suitable for third, fourth and fifth graders (or or for families to do together).
Limited to 20 people, call 304-366-1210 to sign up, or follow this link: http://bit.ly/2nIwFwq
Before I Sleep is back in the Short Story Brewing taproom! If you've never seen BIS before, be prepared for a concentrated, highly infectious blast of pure indie rock joy. Show kicks off at 7 p.m., and it's free!
Get original songwriting together with inspired musicianship and you have something good. The songs are innovative but carry on folk traditions of bluegrass, blues, and all that jazz too! Big ol' bass and a mandolin and guitars create a soulful sound.
Pulling from roots of blues and old country folk, Alyssa Hankey's lyrics bring you into the heart of the steel mills and the bucolic landscape of rural America.
Visit the fort to watch the soap making process as it was done in the 18th Century. Admission: $8 adults, $6 seniors (60+) $4 children (6 - 12) FREE for... View Article
Sagebrush Round-Up is the host of a weekly country music show and houses the Country Music Hall of Fame for West Virginia. Come early and try a home cooked dinner.... View Article
It’s the first ever Punkinfest at The Root!
Slice into the Fall season with four different Pumpkin beers on draft and pumpkin-themed food specials!
Enjoy pumpkins galore plus live music and cornhole on the patio - it doesn't get more autumnal than this! It’s sure to be a ‘gourd’ time for all!
Enjoy an outdoor movie at the riverfront! Based on the beloved bestselling novel by W. Bruce Cameron, 'A Dog’s Purpose' shares the surprising story of one devoted dog who finds... View Article
Lecture: Artist George Caleb Bingham by Dr. Marian Hollinger.
Enjoy a relaxing afternoon in the Pricketts Fort Visitor Center as Dr. Marian Hollinger discusses the life and art of artist George Caleb. Bingham’s art is the earliest and finest body of work depicting frontier life in America. (This lecture is free to the public.)
Learn the fundamentals of yoga in a supportive, relaxed atmosphere. Explore each pose from the ground up, finding the alignment and variation that works best for your body.
Crafting for adults is back, and just in time for fall; create paperback book pumpkins!
Sign up at: https://mcpls.libcal.com/event/4397897
Why not try to win a bestseller to add to your personal library?! Patrons ages 18 and up are invited to play a few rounds of literary themed Bingo for their chance to win one of several 2018 bestselling novels! Space is limited for this event so participants must register with the library in order to attend.
Click here to sign up: https://mcpls.libcal.com/event/4522508
“Diversity in Appalachia” is a series of programs featuring scholars who look beyond the white, Anglo-Protestant, working-class culture to reveal the diversity that sometimes lies hidden in many communities. As... View Article
Join us for Pub Trivia every Tuesday night at 7 p.m. at The Rambling Root. Bring your team out each week, put on your thinking caps to try and win some great prizes!
1st place: $25 Rambling Root gift card
2nd place: $15 Rambling Root gift card
3rd place: Rambling Root Silipint
Check out all the details on http://www.heavybtrivia1.com/
Enjoy the smell of food cooking over an open hearth at the Fort – the way it was prepared during colonial times. Recipes available upon request. Cooking demos will also take place... View Article
Listen to the musical stylings of Great Noise Ensemble, known as “the DC region’s most exciting professional group dedicated to performing new classical music.” Stay tuned for the jazzy stylings of Keith Jackson, West Virginia's very own!
Thursday, Sept. 27
7:30 pm Concert 1 (Keith Jackson)
Friday, Sept. 28
11 am Concert 2
1 pm Presentation: TBD
2 pm Concert 3
3 pm Presentation: TBD
4 pm Presentation: TBD
7:30 pm Concert 4 (GNE)
9 pm After Hours concert at Joe ‘n Throw
Saturday, Sept. 29
11 am Concert 5
12 pm Presentation: TBD
1 pm Presentation: TBD
2 pm Concert 6
3:30 pm Presentation: TBD
4:30 pm Presentation: TBD
7:30 pm Concert 7 (GNE)
9 pm After Hours concert at The Rambling Root
Minneapolis-based Good Morning Bedlam has a beautiful rootsy folk authenticity. They're known best for their contagious energy and tight, soaring three-part harmonies and a thumping kick-drum. Every song is a unique... View Article
Morris Park will host the annual Seth Burton Memorial. WV Disc Golf Tour Event #5 Friday 5 - 8 pm: Player check-in, fly mart, and pro clinic - featuring Dynamic... View Article
Morris Park will host the annual Seth Burton Memorial. WV Disc Golf Tour Event #5 Friday 5 - 8 pm: Player check-in, fly mart, and pro clinic - featuring Dynamic... View Article
Break out your lightsabers, Jedi robes and Stormtrooper helmets for an intergalactic party that will be out of this world! Have fun with activities, games and more to celebrate Star Wars Reads Month!
The Augusta County Militia will explore the life and times of early Appalachian pioneer Joseph Doddridge, demonstrating several crafts and conducting militia operations.
Sagebrush Round-Up is the host of a weekly country music show and houses the Country Music Hall of Fame for West Virginia. But on the 5th Saturday of the month,... View Article
Come get funky fresh with the Butavi brothers as we screen A Night at The Roxbury.
Learn the fundamentals of yoga in a supportive, relaxed atmosphere. Explore each pose from the ground up, finding the alignment and variation that works best for your body.
Join us for Pub Trivia every Tuesday night at 7 p.m. at The Rambling Root. Bring your team out each week, put on your thinking caps to try and win some great prizes!
1st place: $25 Rambling Root gift card
2nd place: $15 Rambling Root gift card
3rd place: Rambling Root Silipint
Check out all the details on http://www.heavybtrivia1.com/
Here is your chance to see how meals were prepared on the western Virginia frontier. Recipes are available. Admission: $8 adults, $6 seniors (60+) $4 children (6 - 12) FREE... View Article
Pints n' Pots is a Joe n Throw original! Come enjoy a draft beer and make your own beer mug. Walk ins always welcome. Cost is $30 and includes one craft brew or beverage of your choice!
(This class is walk- in and does not require reservation. Please call or text (304) 518-4769 if you are interested in bringing a large group (4+).)
In conjunction with 2018 Oktoberfest, Baby B's is hosting the first ever Smokin' on the Buffalo, a BBQ cooking contest. Set up begins at noon on Friday, so come by to smell the deliciousness! While you're there, enter the corn hole tournament, check out the car and bike show and enjoy the live music (from 5-10 p.m.).
Judging begins at noon on Saturday with prizes awarded at 3 p.m. Pay just $5 to taste test all the BBQ and vote for the People's Choice! (Call Jerry Reel at 304-677-0106 for more information.)
Relax at the park and watch the pros at work! Weigh-ins will take place at 4 pm on the stage at Palatine Park.
The 33rd Annual Octoberfest will be a fun weekend of events, artisans and vendors. Enjoy the aroma and excitement of Smokin' on the Buffalo, the most serious of BBQ cook offs! Judging begins at noon and prizes are awarded at 3 p.m. Taste test and vote for just $5!
Learn the fundamentals of yoga in a supportive, relaxed atmosphere. Explore each pose from the ground up, finding the alignment and variation that works best for your body.
“Diversity in Appalachia” is a series of programs featuring scholars who look beyond the white, Anglo-Protestant, working-class culture to reveal the diversity that sometimes lies hidden in many communities. As... View Article
Join us for Pub Trivia every Tuesday night at 7 p.m. at The Rambling Root. Bring your team out each week, put on your thinking caps to try and win some great prizes!
1st place: $25 Rambling Root gift card
2nd place: $15 Rambling Root gift card
3rd place: Rambling Root Silipint
Check out all the details on http://www.heavybtrivia1.com/
Here is your chance to see how meals were prepared on the western Virginia frontier. Recipes are available. Admission: $8 adults, $6 seniors (60+) $4 children (6 - 12) FREE... View Article
The fort will feature a weekend of artisans and craftsmen from the region demonstrating and selling those unique gifts or one-of-a-kind presents for yourself. No admission to shop. Tours of the... View Article
It's the trifecta: good food, good beer and good tunes! Enjoy all three at The Root!
Enjoy the coffee, beer, Italian soda and musical tunes of Jon Whitlock. This is another "Choose Your Own Cover" event for the night, which means you get to choose how much you pay for the music!
(All income from covers goes directly to the artist and helps to provide entertainment in Downtown Fairmont.)
The fort will feature a weekend of artisans and craftsmen from the region demonstrating and selling those unique gifts or one-of-a-kind presents for yourself. No admission to shop. Tours of the... View Article
Rambling Root has partnered with Pet Helpers and Hearts of Gold to host an adoption day and a fundraiser to support their very own service puppy! Enjoy human Oktoberfest beers on draft and a special Dogtoberfest beer just for our four-legged friends. Grilled hot dogs will be available for purchase for any species. And stick around to hear the winner of the dog-naming contest!
Before Hops on The Mon, come chill on the lawn! Short Story is hosting a lawn party with Hops on the Mon, which means great beer specials, great lawn games and lots of great giveaways! You might even win tickets to the second annual Hops on the Mon beer festival. WCLG will also be doing a live broadcast from our taproom. If it rains, there's plenty of room to party inside the brewery, so no excuses!
Sagebrush Round-Up is the host of a weekly country music show and houses the Country Music Hall of Fame for West Virginia. Come early and try a home cooked dinner.... View Article
Join the United Way of Marion County and the Marion County Chamber of Commerce for season six of Marion County's Dancing with the Stars. The event will be held at the Falcon... View Article
The fort will feature a weekend of artisans and craftsmen from the region demonstrating and selling those unique gifts or one-of-a-kind presents for yourself. No admission to shop. Tours of the... View Article
Learn the fundamentals of yoga in a supportive, relaxed atmosphere. Explore each pose from the ground up, finding the alignment and variation that works best for your body.
Join us for Pub Trivia every Tuesday night at 7 p.m. at The Rambling Root. Bring your team out each week, put on your thinking caps to try and win some great prizes!
1st place: $25 Rambling Root gift card
2nd place: $15 Rambling Root gift card
3rd place: Rambling Root Silipint
Check out all the details on http://www.heavybtrivia1.com/
Join the Falcon Family for Fairmont State themed trivia! Alumni will receive a discount on select items... like beer.
Just in time for Halloween, the Frank and Jane Gabor West Virginia Folklife Center will host a Ghost Story Workshop by Ann Dadisman.
Here is your chance to see how meals were prepared on the western Virginia frontier. Recipes are available. Admission: $8 adults, $6 seniors (60+) $4 children (6 - 12) FREE... View Article
Spend an evening with Grand Ole Opry legend John Conlee at Sagebrush Round-Up! His soulful, melancholy voice has enchanted country music fans for years with hits like “Lady Lay Down” and “Rose... View Article
Come out and enjoy the music of all-girl teenage pop/punk band, Before I Sleep! Might as well grab your favorite craft beer while you're there, too ;)
Fairmont State Cheerleading will join the Homecoming fun with a youth cheer clinic for girls and boys ages three to 12.
The camp is $45 and includes a t-shirt, bow and lunch. The day begins with registration at 8:30 a.m. in the Feaster Center. Students will then do a meet and greet and stretch. From 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. they will learn sideline cheers and skills training. After lunch, campers will review the cheers and head out to the field. Kick-off is at 1 p.m. and children can be picked up at halftime.
Deadline for pre-registration is Monday, October 15. Late registrations and walk-ins are welcome (but participants cannot be guaranteed a camp t-shirt and/or hair bow in their correct size).
To register please e-mail Samantha Eakle at seakle14@gmail.com or Nicole Geary at nmgeary2015@aol.com.
Bring the family to the fort to enjoy an interactive history lesson which includes displays, demonstrations, and hands-on activities for the kids. Admission: $8 adults, $6 seniors (60+) $4 children... View Article
Sagebrush Round-Up is the host of a weekly country music show and houses the Country Music Hall of Fame for West Virginia. Come early and try a home cooked dinner.... View Article
Thomas Motorsports presents Monster Mash Derby at the Paw Paw Fairgrounds! (Gates open at noon and registration will open at 1pm.) Kids can enjoy a 'Truck or Treat' at 5pm, and all drivers will have Halloween treats for the kids. It's more than just a Monster Mash, a KIDS power wheels derby at will be at 5:30pm. (For more information, contact Ralph, Thomas Motorsports, LLC at 304-889-3256.)
Bring the family to the fort to enjoy an interactive history lesson which includes displays, demonstrations, and hands-on activities for the kids. Admission: $8 adults, $6 seniors (60+) $4 children... View Article
Hear the story of Gabriel Arthur who is believed to be the first white man to see the Kanawha Valley while traveling with a band of Indians in 1674.
Learn the fundamentals of yoga in a supportive, relaxed atmosphere. Explore each pose from the ground up, finding the alignment and variation that works best for your body.
From the hills and hollows of the mountains come tales strange and mysterious to chill your bones and tingle your spine. West Virginia storyteller and author Granny Sue shares stories and songs of haunted places, unquiet graves and unexplained events.
Appropriate for a family audience with children 8 years of age and up. Don't forget to wear your costumes!
Join us for Pub Trivia every Tuesday night at 7 p.m. at The Rambling Root. Bring your team out each week, put on your thinking caps to try and win some great prizes!
1st place: $25 Rambling Root gift card
2nd place: $15 Rambling Root gift card
3rd place: Rambling Root Silipint
Check out all the details on http://www.heavybtrivia1.com/
Get ready for a spooky night at the Root to get your Halloween weekend pregame on with Stone Brewing!
This event features three Stone brews on draft, a stand-up cutout of the Stone gargoyle (do it for the Insta), three T-shirt prizes whoever kicks each of the kegs, and a pumpkin-painting contest! (BYOP... 😂 but we’ll provide the paints and brushes!)
Hit The Root for the booze and the boos!
Here is your chance to see how meals were prepared on the western Virginia frontier. Recipes are available. Admission: $8 adults, $6 seniors (60+) $4 children (6 - 12) FREE... View Article
Turn 2D drawings into 3D prints! Participants will be able to pick up their 3D printed objects the week following this program. This program is designed for 4th grade and up.
Limited to 12 people, call 304-986-2803 to sign up, or follow this link: http://bit.ly/2NHvoVX
The library welcomes you for an evening of Halloween fun and frenzy!
The Haunted Library area will be open for those brave enough to go through our own special version of a Haunted House. Carnival-style games and creepy crafts await you.
Wear your best costumes for the costume contest. Spooky scary skeletons are warming up for their dance number in a puppet show full of magic, monsters, witches and spooktacular surprises!
Enjoy a night of Creepy. Kooky. Mysterious. Spooky. live entertainment at Fairmont State. “The Addams Family” will be performed in the Wallman Hall Theatre on the campus of Fairmont State at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 26, 27 and Nov. 1, 2, 3, and at 2 p.m. Oct. 28. Tickets can be purchased by calling the box office at 304-367-4240.
Enjoy brews, bites and vibes with Jozie's blues-Americana with a transcendental twist.
($5 cover goes directly to the artist and helps to provide entertainment in Downtown.)
Ready, Steady, Run! is Rivesville's first ever 5K Run/Walk! This semi-hilly road course features the mighty Monongahela River and a scenic tour through Rivesville's various neighborhoods. The race will start and end at Rivesville City Hall and is open to all ages, runners and walkers.
Awards will be handed out in multiple age groups, with an extra special prize for fastest Rivesvillain! All participants will receive a t-shirt and great race-day discounts at Short Story Brewing. Short Story Brewing is not only passionate about making amazing beer. They're also dedicated to giving back to the community that supports them. All proceeds benefit the Rivesville School Foundation for scholarships and school improvements.
Watch the process of candle making and lighting methods of the 18th Century. Admission: $8 adults, $6 seniors (60+) $4 children (6 - 12) FREE for PFMF members Learn more... View Article
Mannington Main Street and Mannington Middle School Y-teens are teaming up this year to co-host Mannington’s Halloween Town. Businesses that are participating will have a pumpkin or jack-o-lantern (real or... View Article
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