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Fayetteville celebrates Independence day in a major way every year and 2021 brings more reason to celebrate than ever. Recently named one of the Smithsonian’s Best Small Towns, Fayetteville is the perfect small town to take in the magic of the 4th of July festivities.

Thursday

Farm Sale New Roots Community Farm

1pm-6pm

Come out to New Roots Community Farm to shop for fresh local produce. Their offerings vary seasonally, but today you can shop for all your grilling veggie needs with peppers, green and yellow squash, Shishito peppers, and hot banana peppers. We also have curly kale, beets, cucumbers, snap peas, basil, and chard! On-farm sales are from 1pm-6pm every Thursday

Thursday

Group Ride Arrowhead Bike Farm

5pm-7pm

Relaxed pace, informal group ride. Everyone is welcome and nobody gets left behind!

Kyle Tuttle at Our House Grill & Pub Cantrell’s Rafting

7pm

International Banjo Champion Kyle Tuttle is shredding his way through the jamgrass scene. Since moving to Nashville in 2012 Kyle has shared the stage with many epic performers, most notably as a member of the Jeff Austin Band for 3 years. Kyle has also worked closely with Jamgrass legends Larry Keel, Travelin’ McCourys, Leftover Salmon, Greensky Bluegrass, Billy Strings, and Railroad Earth. In addition to being seen around the jamgrass circuit, Kyle is a studio musician in Nashville, and recently produced the Chain Station album ‘Backroads

All Weekend

Red White & Beautiful Contest

It is known that we go a little extra in celebration of Independence day in Fayetteville and one way we love to celebrate is by getting fully decked out in red, white, and blue attire for the festivities. We would love for you to join in the fun with our Red White & Beautiful Contest. To enter the contest don your stars and stripes, red white, and blue or most patriotic costume, and tag us at @vistfayettevillewv on our Facebook and Instagram as you share your photos. We will be selecting winners for prizes from July 3rd-4th. If your furbabies like to get festive they are encouraged to enter the contest with you.

Fayetteville’s Heritage Festival

Celebrate America’s birthday in America’s coolest small town. We invite you and your family to join our community in celebration. Experience the magic of our small-town Independence Day Celebration with Fayetteville’s Heritage Festival.  This event features fun activities for the whole family with a 4th of July Parade, inflatables and field games, fireworks, and music.  One of the highlights of the celebration is the Best of Small Town 4th of July Parade where you will see an explosion of patriotism with decked-out floats.  The festivities will be capped off by a fireworks extravaganza at the Fayetteville Town Park at dusk on 4th.

Polecat at The Freefolk Brewery

Navigating Around Town

Court Street will be blocked off between Wiseman and Maple Avenue, East Maple Ave will also be blocked off from Court St to Church St on Saturday, July 3, 2021 from 8am to 11pm for downtown festivities for the 4th of July Heritage Festival. Alternate routes will be available during this time but please approach this area with caution.

Where to Park

Need a parking space? There are plenty of spots at the old grade school playground entrance off High Street.

( Take a right off of Court St. Before the road closure on Wiseman Ave. Take a right on to High Street. Look for the parking sign) The Board of Education parking lot off Fayette Ave. can be utilized outside of business hours along with the Fayetteville Baptist Church lot and Church of God lot off Harvey Street.

Community Church Service Parking

The Service will be held on the middle field at the Fayetteville Town Park. Parking for the Service will be made available at Huse Memorial Cemetery and National Park Trailhead. There will be two designated Handicap lots. One will be located directly behind the middle field, accessed through the Cemetery and the other will be behind the basketball courts/ amphitheater, accessed through the second entrance to the park. You will not be able to access the park through the main entrance. Police officers will be on-site to provide assistance. All vehicles parked in these locations will be required to move no later than 2 pm.

Friday, July 2

Archibald Johnson at the Rendezvous River Lodge

8pm-11pm

Archibald Johnson (featuring members of The Kind Thieves) take the stage at the Rendezvous River Lodge at Adventures On The Gorge on Friday, July 2nd! Music starts at 8pm, FREE show

Saturday, July 3

Fayetteville 5k Fun Run/Walk

Registration 7:30am-8:15am Race at 8:30am

Join us on Independence Day weekend for this fun run/walk hosted by the Fayetteville Bicycle Pedestrian Action Committee, supported by the Town of Fayetteville, Active SWV, and Arrowhead Bike Farm. We will meet at the Fayetteville Town Park, Shelter 3 near the dog park, and follow the beginner-friendly trails behind the park, and the fitness loop. The course will be a mix of paved and dirt path. Pre-register online, and receive a t-shirt on race day. Day-of registration will be available between 7:30 am – 8:15 am prior to the race start. T-shirts are not guaranteed for day-of registrants. The run/walk will begin at 8:30 am.

Sign up

Fayette County Farmers Market

8am-5pm

Join us for a special extended farmers market from 8am-5pm on Saturday, July 3rd. in addition to lots of farm-fresh veggies, fresh meats, baked goods, eggs, and artisan items there will be live music, face painting, kids crafts, cornhole game, and 4th of July prizes for kids.

New River Yoga at Adventures on The Gorge Pool Desk

9am

FHS Come on Home Reunion 2021

10am-2pm Charlie McCoy Park

You are welcome to come to watch the parade, but we also invite you to be a part of the parade! The more the merrier, we encourage you to join in the fun. There are prizes for best-decorated float, ATV, and walkers. Fill out the form below to enter.4th-of-July-PARADE-FormDownload

Vendors Downtown Fayetteville

2pm-9pm

Hulu Hoop Contest Downtown Fayetteville

3:30pm

Inflatables by Pary Palooza Charlie McCoy Town Park

4pm-9pm

ACE Big Air Blob Competition

4pm Ace Adventure Resort Lake

Gather at Wonderland Water Park at Ace Adventure Resort for the 11th Annual Big Air Blob Competition. Fireworks won’t be the only thing rocketing skyward on Independence Day. Teams of two will compete for the most outrageous blob of the day. Judges will score up to 10 points per blob based on form, height or just sheer craziness. Cash Prizes for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners!

More Info

The Best Small Town 4th of July Parade

5pm downtown Fayetteville Maple Ave.

Frog Jumping Contest

6pm downtown Fayetteville

Turtle Race

7pm downtown Faytteville

Street Dance with The 2 Broke Band

6pm-9pm Downtown Fayetteville

Bob Keel at the Freefolk Brewery

6pm at the Freefolk Brewery

Folk-singer Bob Keel is coming to Freefolk Brewery to play his unique brand of original songs this July!

All ages. Minors must be accompanied by a guardian.Show starts at 6PM

Sunday July 4th

New River Yoga at Adventures on The Gorge Pool Desk

9am

Community Church Service Charlie McCoy Park (if it rains the service will be held at the First Church of God)

10am

Vendors

10am-9pm Charlie McCoy Park (Fayetteville Town Park)

Inflatables by Party Palooza

2pm-9pm Charlie McCoy Park

Duffy Boy Blkue Grass Band

3pm-5pm Charlie McCoy Park

The 2 Broke Band

6pm-9pm

Fourth of July Fireworks at Dusk at the Charlie McCoy Park

There is something special about gathering with your community and watching fireworks together that brings families coming back year after year. The Town of Fayetteville Fire Department puts on an awesome show! The Duffy Boyd Blue Grass band will kick things off at the park with live music from 3 pm to 5 pm followed by the Two Broke Band from 6 pm to 9 pm. There will be lots of fun for the kids with inflatables by Party Palooza. Fireworks will be at dusk visible from the town park.

Monday July 5

The Monday Market at The Gaines Estate

4pm-7pm

Conveniently open to the public on the first Monday evening of the month, The Market will feature Fayetteville’s finest food trucks, produce vendors, artisans and vendors of all kinds. Did we mention LIVE MUSIC from a local artist every month!The Market will be located in the Walnut Grove in the back yard of Gaines Estate. *If interested in being a vendor, please message us or email mariahleeharrison@gmail.com

Be a part of the Best Small Town 4th of July Parade

You are welcome to come to watch the parade, but we also invite you to be a part of the parade! The more the merrier, we encourage you to join in the fun. There are prizes for best-decorated float, ATV, and walkers. Fill out the form below to enter.4th-of-July-PARADE-FormDownload. The lineup is at the Fayetteville Presbyterian church at 4 pm, the parade starts at 5 pm on Saturday, July 3rd.

Participate in the Fayetteville 5k Fun Run/Walk

Join us on Independence Day weekend for this fun run/walk hosted by the Fayetteville Bicycle Pedestrian Action Committee, supported by the Town of Fayetteville, Active SWV, and Arrowhead Bike Farm. We will meet at the Fayetteville Town Park, Shelter 3 near the dog park, and follow the beginner-friendly trails behind the park, and the fitness loop. The course will be a mix of paved and dirt path. Pre-register online, and receive a t-shirt on race day. Day-of registration will be available between 7:30 am – 8:15 am prior to the race start. T-shirts are not guaranteed for day-of registrants. The run/walk will begin at 8:30 am.

Sign up

Vendors Needed

We still have a couple of spots for 4th of July Vendors. Vendors will be set up downtown on July 3rd and at the Charlie McCoy Park( Fayetteville Town Park) on July 4th.

We have lots of fun lined up this weekend in town with live music all weekend long, the Gritty Chix Mud Run and more!

Thursday

Group Ride Arrowhead Bike Farm

5pm-7pm

Relaxed pace, informal group ride. Everyone is welcome and nobody gets left behind!

Ansted’s Hometown Heritage Festival

June 25-27

Ansted’s Annual Heritage Festival. A 3 Day Celebration of our Town’s History and Heritage. Craft & Food Vendors, Contests, Games, Kids Zone, Entertainment and Prizes!!!

Friday

Crazy Grillz Pop Up Kitchen at the Freefolk Brewery

1pm-

Crazy Grillz will be serving boutique hot dogs from 5 pm Friday to 8 pm Saturday. Bacon-Wrapped dogs, Reuben Dog, and more!

Kittens Aint Biscuits at The Freefolk Brewery

7pm

West Virginia musical duo featuring acoustic and electric guitar, percussion, harmonica, vocals performing originals and covers of many styles taking you from Texas Swing to Appalachia with a short stop on the Brazilian coast. On the Freefolk Stage June 25 at 7pm.

Short and Company at The Burrito Bar Breeze Hill

7:30pm-10:30pm

Free show with Amazing Blues guitarist and friend of us at The Burrito bar. You will not want to miss Jeremy bending those strings.

Matt Harrison at the Rendezvous River Lodge

Tomorrow night! Matt Harrison takes the stage for evening of tunes here at the Rendezvous River Lodge! Music starts at 8pm, FREE show.

Saturday

New River Yoga at Adventures on The Gorge Pool Desk

9am

Fayette County Farmers Market

Wiseman Ave. Courthouse Parking Lot beside Court House

8am-12:30

Inflatable Extravaganza at The Fayette County Park

10am-5pm

Inflatable Extravaganza featuring a 16ft water slide, 32ft slip and slide, 40ft obstacle course, 15×15 bounce house combo with slide, Jacob’s Ladder and a 9 hole putt putt golf course! Time of event is from 10am to 5pm. Cost: $10 dollar wrist band for the entire event with part of the proceeds going to the Fayette County Park! 

Ansted Rubber Duck Race

10am

Join us for our first Rubber Duck Race! Ducks will be sold for $5.00/duck. Prizes are: 1st Place-$200 2nd Place-$100 3rd Place-$50Ducks will be placed in Westlake Creek behind the Ansted maintenance building and race for approx 300 yards down the creek!!

Youth Mountain Bike Camp Arrowhead Bike Farm

Calling all youth mountain bikers! The Arrowhead Bike Farm is excited to announce it’s NEW Youth Mountain Bike Camps! These camps will increase the amount of fun and skill your rider has on a mountain bike. We will work through ways to be more stable on your bike, have more control while shredding, ways to get those wheels off the ground, and many more skills based on group interest! Our professionally trained and certified instructors will provide individual feedback to each of the riders in a fun, enthusiastic and confidence-building way. In addition to our great instructors, we keep group sizes small to provide the largest amount of personal instruction possible.This camp goes way beyond working on skills in a field! We will be covering a lot of ground on the Arrowhead Mountain Bike Trails located in the New River Gorge National River. While on these trails, we will stop and analyze features that we come across to improve choosing the best path and how to respond to on trail features in a quickly and effectively. We encourage parents to come up and explore the farm and nearby trails. This is the best way to get some personal ride time without kids!Ages: 12-17
Skill Level: Beginner-Intermediate Riders
Required Equipment:Helmet
Bike
Hydration pack/ Water Bottles
Overnight camping supplies
Camp Includes:Bike and Helmet safety check
Lunch
Trail Snacks
Instruction from professionally trained and BICP certified instructors
Fun constructed mountain bike features for focused skill instruction.
Overnight Camping for youth and adults
Important Notes: Parents/adults will be responsible for their children after 4 pm and overnight.

Register

Tom Batchelor & Freinds at The Freefolk Brewery

7pm

Tom Batchelor and Friends RETURN to The Freefolk Brewery to thrill the folk with their wild and raucous tunes. Don’t miss this barn burner!

Black King Coal at the Rendezvous River Lodge at Adventures on the Gorge

8pm-11pm

Black King Coal to return to Rendezvous River Lodge at Adventures on the Gorge! It is always a party on the Gorge!

ACE Adventure Waterpark DJ Dance Party

8pm-11pm

DANCING ON WATER!
Play at Wonderland Waterpark through the night for our first Wonderland Waterpark DJ Dance Party! Wonderland Waterpark will host an after dark DJ Dance Party on June 26th. Bring your friends and float or play hard at the Waterpark! A DJ Strizy will keep the fun going with tunes and a full light show that will play across the lake!Since you’ll be out late, why not check out our cabins or camping options, and make a whole weekend out of it? Make sure to check out some of our other adventures as well! 

Sunday

New River Yoga at Adventures on The Gorge Pool Desk

9am

MA’AM at Chimney Corner

2pm-5pm

Folk duo MA’AM play LIVE!Debuting songs of their latest album Fire Pink as well as some old classics.

Beer With Freinds

4pm-6pm

In case you haven’t heard, there is a new National Park in town. Come join Board members of Friends of New River Gorge National Park & Preserve and Friends’ business member, Arrowhead Bike Farm, for a beer and some good grub courtesy of Friends. Learn more about what our mission is and how you can personally help Friends in promoting our nation’s 63rd National Park.This is a casual, come-as-you-are event after getting off the trail or river for the day, so grab a friend – or several friends – and come on by the Bike Farm. 

Women’s Group Ride at Arrowhead Bike Farm

5pm-7pm

We are excited to announce our Weekly Women’s Group Ride will be on Sundays!Sundays at 5 pm, Erin Larsen and Sarah Coffey will be leading a beginner to intermediate ride for women who are looking to ride with other women, explore the Arrowhead Trails with a group, and have a good time!Meet at the Bike Farm at 5:00. The length of the ride will depend on the group but will range from 6-8 miles.

Lodging Highlight: Lafayette Cottage

Perfect location for anyone exploring historic Fayetteville WV or the New River Gorge National Park. Charming and spacious, this adorable english cottage style home has been newly renovated and beautifully decorated throughout. Only a 5 minute walk to downtown shops, pubs, restaurants, walking, biking, hiking trails, etc. 3 spacious bedrooms and 1 bath, comfortably sleeps 6 guests. Sleep like a baby in heavenly beds. Fast Internet/Wifi (1 GB), patio, grill, fire pit, etc.The spacePerfect getaway for couples, a girls weekend, or a family vacation… where adventure awaits and great memories are made!
Best known as “The place to stay in Fayetteville WV”, this lovely cottage is located in the heart of historic Fayetteville, (voted Coolest Small Town in America), and within walking distance to trails leading to the New River Gorge Bridge and National Park. Loaded with beautiful antiques and all the amenities of home… including a fully stocked kitchen (cook just about anything your heart desires), new stainless steel appliances, new heating and air, fast Internet service / great wifi (1GB), spacious living room, dining room, and a spacious family room with large flat screen TV, etc. Located on a beautiful and quiet tree lined street, near the Fayetteville WV courthouse. Warm up at the Coffee & Tea Bar, after returning from your outing, with a variety of complimentary snacks, Starbucks coffee, and a selection of tea and hot chocolate. Relax and enjoy grilling dinner on the cozy side porch, and/or roasting marshmallows and s’mores under a star lit sky.Guest accessGuest access is simple and easy. Just use the key pad lock on the side entrance door. Access code will be provided by hosts.

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