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Tabitha Stover

03/15/2023 by Tabitha Stover

St Patrick’s Day Weekend Update

We have a lot of fun happening in Fayetteville for St. Patrick’s Day Weekend in town! Try square dancing, catch a musical at the Fayette Theater, enjoy Maple Days and more!

Thursday, March 16

Third Thursday’s Old Time Jam

The Freefolk Brewery 6:30pm-8:30pm

Join us the Third Thursday of every month for an Old Time Jam Session! Bring your instrument for an open jam in the taproom with amazing local artists! And even if you don’t play anything yourself, still come down to grab a pint and listen to some awesome music! 

Archibald Johnson Live

Southside Junction Tap House 7:30pm-9:30pm

Archibald Johnson performs at the tap house, free show.

Friday, March 17

St Patrick’s Day Party and Beer Release

Freefolk Brewery 4pm

Join us for a St. Patrick’s Day Party in the taproom!! We’re super excited to hangout with everyone!

Celebrate with our St. Patty’s Day beer, the Hoppy Irishmen! This extra hopped red ale has notes of caramel malt, sweet toffee, and a hoppy finish. It has a mild bitterness and medium body with a dry finish that Dubliners would be proud of!

Or if you aren’t feeling beer, we’re bringing back The Irish Maid from last year (Irish whiskey, Elderflower liquor, fresh cucumber and lemon-it’s soooo good!), and Irish Mule cocktail specials!

Best dressed wins a fun prize!!!

New River Gorge St Patrick’s Day Square Dance

Memorial Building Fayetteville 6pm

 Join us this St. Patty’s Day for a New River Gorge Square Dance! Come early for a beginners lesson at 6:00. Dance starts at 6:30pm.

🎻 This event is family-friendly. You don’t need to bring a dance partner. And no experience necessary. Come as you are!

🥨 Snacks available at the concession stand.

💵 $10 CASH at the door! Kids attend for free. (If you don’t have the cash, come anyway.)

ST. PATRICK’S DAY SHENANIGANS

Maggie’s Pub 6pm

Join us for one of our busiest days of the year to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day! Make sure to wear all the green you can because there will be prizes for most green outfits and most original Irish outfits! We will have some free classic Irish dishes for everyone to try and of course we will have Irish drink specials. We will also have our Karaoke/Dance party going on so what a better way to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day 

St. Patrick’s Day Party at the Gaines Estate

Gaines Estate 4pm-10pm

Come celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with us at The Gaines Estate!
Wear your most festive attire, grab your friends & we’ll see you on
Friday, March 17th from 4-10PM!

The patron with the best St. Patrick’s Day regalia will WIN a $20 bar tab on the house; the winner will be chosen at 7:30 PM!

Live Music by Ken Kruger. ðŸŽ¶

Guests may also enjoy handcrafted cocktails from our bar; Irish inspired drink features coming soon! Dobra Zupas is also serving a full dinner menu that’s packed with delicious items. In honor of the holiday, we are highlighting the lamb shepherd’s pie & Reuben sandwich.

Live Music with Jeremiah Hatfield

Southside Juction Tap House 7:30pm

Live Music this Friday night starting at 7:30pm. Come hangout at Fayetteville’s local watering hole!

Wagon Wheels West Musical Performance

Fayette Theater 7:30pm

Tickets

Saturday, March 18

Mt. Nebo St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Celebration

Our neighboring town of Mt. Nebo is known for West Virginia’s best St. Patrick’s Day Parade. The town goes all out on their celebrations and it’s just a short drive from Fayetteville. Kick off the day with the Shamrock 5K Dash.

Information

Mommy and Me Yoga Class

New River Yoga 11am

Each kids yoga class with Katie starts with ‘getting out of our heads and onto our mats’ and a breath/mindfulness exercise. Children are introduced to yoga asanas (poses) in age-appropriate ways including through games and imagination.
It is about having fun while learning about mindfulness, meditation, and yoga. Each class ends in a meditation suitable for your little yogi or yogini. 

Wagon Wheels West Musical Performance

Fayette Theater 2pm & 7:30pm

Tickets

Maple Days

Freefolk Brewery 12pm-9pm

Join us for our second annual Maple Days Festival! Maple Days celebrates one of our favorite Appalachian cultural stories: the collection of sap to be turned into delicious local maple syrup. It’s a labor of love, and we are lucky to partner with amazing local folks, Blossom Hill Farm, to utilize their incredible syrup!

We’ll be releasing our Hickory Horned Devil, a delectable maple cream ale that uses maple syrup and sap water from Blossom Hill in the brew! They will be here selling their syrup and maple products along with other awesome local vendors from 12-5!

Live Music from 5-7 with Ryan Bradenburg and from 7-9 with Chad Cox! It’s going to be such a fun day – come hangout with us!!

Love and Rust Opening Reception

Love Hope Center for the Arts 6pm-8pm

Love and Rust solo exhibition with award winning artist, Jamie Lester. See new works in ceramics and steel!

Movie Night with the Fayette County Park

Memorial Building Fayetteville 5:30pm movie starts at 6pm

Join us for a FREE movie night at the Memorial Building! Doors open at 5:30pm, movie starts at 6pm. Concessions will be available for purchase. Bring your chair, blanket or seating.

Thank you to our sponsors!
C Adam Toney
Steve’s Auto
South Eastern Chemical 

Sunday, March 19

Paint & Sip

Southside Junction Tap House 11am-1pm

Join us at The Southside Junction Tap House on Sunday March 19th from 11am-1pm for a fun afternoon painting and sipping! We will be painting ‘Majestic Owl’. $35/person includes all materials and step-by-step instructions including paints, apron, easel & a 16×20 inch canvas. This class is beginner friendly and for adults and kids 12+ years and older. Food, craft beer and cocktails will be available for purchase. Must be 21+ to purchase and/or consume alcohol. Come out for a fun afternoon with a paint brush in one hand and tasty beverage in the other!

Tickets

Patrick O’Flaherty Irish & Celtic Music

Charlie’s Pub 5pm

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02/21/2023 by Tabitha Stover

Fayetteville’s Secret Songwriters Festival Weekend

A weekend filled with songwriters sharing their craft. Join us as talented musicians fill the town of Fayetteville, WV with live, original music! February 24-25. Wristbands are $25. All proceeds donated to the CODA Mountain Academy! Over 20 performers. Featuring an intimate listening room with Abe Partridge and David Childers. 5 venues. Music all day.

Where to buy wristbands?

Purchase a wristband at the Love Hope Center of the Arts or Cathedral Cafe. A $25 dollar wristband will get you into each venue both days with the proceeds benefiting CODA Mountain Academy. Each venue will have a donation bucket with suggested donation to attend, save by getting the wristband to cover all venues both days and enjoy music all around Fayetteville.

Friday Night

Friday night kicks off with a song writer in the round at Love Hope Center for the Arts.

Saturday

Saturday music starts at noon! Several different venues around town! Abe Partridge and David Childers headline Saturday night at Love Hope Center for the Arts!

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02/10/2023 by Tabitha Stover

2023 Events

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10/05/2022 by Tabitha Stover

Things to Know Bridge Day 2022

Chris Tope

We are here to help you get the most out of your Bridge Day experience with a weekend of fun lined up. Stay in the heart of all the action in Fayetteville! 

WHAT IS BRIDGE DAY?

Bridge Day is West Virginia’s largest single-day festival and one of the largest extreme sports events in the world. Held annually every third Saturday in October on the New River Gorge Bridge in Fayette County, West Virginia, this is the only day each year thousands of spectators can walk across the bridge and watch as BASE jumpers get their chance to fly 876 feet into the Gorge below and rappelers ascend and descend from the catwalk. Come and enjoy the view from the bridge, one of the best overlooks in the New River Gorge!

Lodging

The first step to a successful Bridge Day is finding somewhere to stay and Fayetteville is the center of the fun. As Bridge Day nears lodging books up fast so now is the time to secure your lodging if you have not already. If you are staying in town there is a Bridge Day shuttle stop right in front of the Fayette County Court House in the center of town and at Fayetteville PK-8 school off Maple Ave.

Lodging

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NEW- Clear Bags Allowed

Clear backpacks and clear handbags will be allowed at Bridge Day (subject to search). To prepare for the event, purchase your own clear bag on the Fayette County Chamber of Commerce website or in person at the Fayette County Chamber office.

These bags will also be available to purchase at participating shuttle stop locations (cash only and while supplies last).

Bridge Day Rules & Info


What to Wear

We encourage visitors to dress in layers. Fall can be cool and damp, but the fun continues no matter the weather. Warm layers and comfy shoes make for an enjoyable experience.

Schedule

Friday

Taste of Bridge Day at Adventures on the Gorge

Adventures on the Gorge, 219 Chestnutburg RD, Lansing WV 25862

5:00pm-8:00pm

The Canyon Rim Rotary Club organizes the annual Taste of Bridge Day festival at Adventures on the Gorge. This is a family-friendly event that showcases the area’s finest restaurants and caterers, who offer samples of their menu specialties. The event allows thousands of visitors to enjoy wonderful food, local artwork, and live music.  Food samples range from $1.00 to $8.00 and tickets may be purchased online or at the gate. Funds raised from this event benefit the local Canyon Rim Rotary Club in their community service projects and numerous donations to local charitable organizations. All proceeds go directly back to the local community! 

Tickets

Live Music with Johnathan Sartin at the Southside Junction Tap House

7:30 PM

Southside Junction Tap House 101 S Court St Fayetteville 25840

Johnathan Sartin is BACK! Newcomer to the Tap House has taken off and been requested back! We have added more tables to the restaurant & have switched the stage around! Come check it out! Music starts at 7:30pm get there early to grab a sea

Saturday

Official Bridge Day Schedule (Official Bridge Day 2022 Information — Bridge Day)

  • 7:00 AM: Route 19 Closes to traffic. Detour Begins
  • 7:15 AM: ASWV’s Bridge Day 5K Racers arrive at designated pickup spots
  • 8:30 AM: Buses begin transporting 5k racers to starting line
  • 8:30 AM: Shuttles begin at designated lots
  • 9:00 AM: Bridge Day Begins
  • 9:00 AM: Bridge Day 5K Race begins
  • 9:00 AM: Into The Gorge bus rides start (SOLD OUT)
  • 1:30 PM: Into The Gorge bus rides end
  • 3:00 PM: Bridge Day ends
  • 3:00 PM: Bridge Day chili cookoff in downtown Fayetteville
  • 5:00 PM: Route 19 re-opens. Detour ends


Active Southern WV Bridge Day 5K Run 

Don’t miss your once-a-year opportunity to run across the New River Gorge Bridge on October 15th, 2022. Active SWV’s Bridge Day 5K course starts on the North side of the NRG Bridge and gives runners the chance to take in the vast views from the bridge while running south towards the Court Street finish line in the town of Fayetteville. Sign-ups max out at 500 racers, so make sure to secure your spot now! After the race, stick around for all of the Official Bridge Day festivities!

This is a run only event. No walking allowed due to restricted road closures with the Official Bridge Day event.
https://activeswv.org/bridge-day-5k-run/
The Active SWV Bridge Day 5K RUN provides the highest level of quality, safety, and accommodation possible for participants. Each racer has a responsibility to understand event logistics and follow security guidelines. Please read all event details to ensure a smooth race experience. This event is very important to Active SWV and the Kids Run Clubs & Community Captains it supports.

Shuttle Bus Locations

We recommend utilizing the Bridge Day Shuttles and avoiding long walks to the festivities.

Information about Bridge Day, West Virginia — Bridge Day (officialbridgeday.com)

South – Fayette Landing Shopping Center
565 Mall Rd Oak Hill, WV 25901
The bus stop will be located on the south side of the median just past AT&T, at the far end of the median from the store.

South – Fayetteville Wal-Mart
204 Town Center Fayetteville WV 25840
The bus stop will be located at the far left side of WalMart.

South – Fayetteville High School
515 W Maple Ave Fayetteville, WV 25840
The bus stop is right at the entrance to the gravel parking area. The buses turn around in front of the school and stop to pick up at the entrance to the upper gravel area.

South – Fayetteville Court House
100 N Court St Fayetteville, WV 25840
The bus stop will be across from the Court House on Maple Avenue in front of Marathon Bicycle and Southside Junction.

North – Smales Branch Road
1175 Smales Branch Rd Hico, WV 25854
The bus will stop in front of the Lighthouse Worship Center.

North – Midland Trail High School
Intersection of Route 19 & U S Route 60 Hico, WV 25854
The bus will stop at the school parking lot.

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Bridge Day Chili Cook-off & Craft Beer Festival

3pm-6pm 

Downtown on Court Street in front of Fayette County Courthouse

Things are heating up in Fayetteville with the 11th Annual Bridge Day Chili Cook-off! Have fun at Bridge Day, then come to Historic Downtown Fayetteville, stop by to taste and to help judge some of the best chili samples from around the region from mild to wild! Admission and parking are FREE, but there is a charge for chili tasting tickets and beer tickets.

Enjoy live music with the Long Point String Band, delicious chili, activities for the kids and more! Help us Crown this year’s Chili King or Queen with the People’s choice vote, bead your favorite chef!

Cook off Schedule:

Registration and Set-up 1:30pm-2:30p.m

Live Music beginning at 2p.m

Tasting, Judging, Voting 3:00pm-5:00pm

Awards 5:45pm

Prizes:

1st Place $600

2nd Place $400

People’s Choice $150

Best Decorated booth $50

Best Cornbread $100

5 Chili Tasting Tickets $5
Help us pull off an epic Chili Cook-off by sponsoring our event.

Chili Registration

Chili Cookoff Registration Trifold22022

Where Can I park in Fayetteville?

It is a Saturday, so visitors can utilize the Board of Education lot off of Fayette Ave in blue and the Bus Garage lot off Fayette Ave in addition to all of the places listed on the parking map.

The Outpost Bridge Day Festival

2pm-11pm

The Outpost New River Gorge 843 Fayette Station Rd

Adventures on the Gorge Bridge Day After Party

5pm-11pm

Adventures on The Gorge 219 Chestnutburg Rd, Lansing 25862

Join us at Rendezvous River Lodge and keep the celebration going after Bridge Day! On October 15th, The Wild Rumpus, The Boatmen, and Lazy Salty Dog will be playing on the Rendezvous Stage. Don’t miss BMX demos sponsored by our friends at Monster Energy in the Mill Creek Campus parking lot, they’ll be handing out swag and Monster flavors that you may have never seen before! See you this Bridge Day!

We’ll have 20 beers on draft, all from West Virginia breweries! Sample some of your favorites or try something new.

Cantrells Bridge Day Celebration

5:30pm-1am

Cantrells Ultimate Rafting 49 Cantrell Dr

Ace Adventure Resort After Bridge Day Party

7pm-12am

Ace Adventure Resort

7:00 pm

The Mighty Good Times

9:00 pm

The Settlement

11:00 pm

Vern’s Pot O’ Chili

FREE MUSIC this Saturday at the Lost Paddle Lounge at ACE Adventure Resort with The Appalachian Outlaws, a high energy southern rock and outlaw country band from Central Ohio.

If that isn’t enough, see if you can tame Bruizer the Mechanical Bull. ONLY $5 to ride ALL NIGHT!

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