Happy Gauley Season!!!!! Welcome whitewater enthusiasts!!!
Gauley Fest
September 14-17 Summersville Nicholas Memorial Park
Save the date… American Whitewater’s Biggest Public Outreach Event is back in Summersville, West Virginia September 14th – 17th! This year we will be celebrating Gauley Fest’s 40th Anniversary with an 80’s theme Saturday night!
Gauley Fest features live entertainment, onsite camping, a whitewater marketplace, raffle, and a silent auction where you can pick up some awesome outdoor gear! Come out and join us for a weekend of great paddling, exciting camaraderie, live entertainment, killer boat raffles, and the infamous silent auction.
Started in 1983 to celebrate the derailment of a hydro-electric project that would have disrupted the flows on the Gauley River, Gauley Fest has grown to become the largest paddling festival in the world. The festival is a showcase for American Whitewater and the top whitewater vendors in the boating community.
All proceeds from the festival support American Whitewater’s river conservation and access work throughout the nation.
Friday, September 15
Jordan’s Creative Vinyasa Flow Yoga
8am New River Yoga Studio
Yoga on the Gorge
9am at Adventures on the Gorge Pool Deck
Enjoy yoga overlooking the spectacular views of the New River Gorge on the Adventures on the Gorge Pool deck. Outdoor classes are weather permitting.
Caswyn Moon & Faith Kelly Live Music at the Freefolk Brewery
7pm Freefolk Brewery
Faith Kelly and Caswyn Moon are just a Couple of Wanderers, two solo artists who travel together from the Catskills of New York. This show is a part of their 5 week summer tour out West! They like to go to smaller towns and play for anyone, anywhere. Exploring America one day at a time. Caswyn starts off with his punky yet melodic Americana with heartfelt old country undertones while Faith accompanies him with her Moog synthesizer. Once he’s done rockin’ his set Faith Kelly takes over with her spacey folk rock’n’roll with Appalachian mountain roots, as she is originally from Duncannon Pennsylvania. Sometimes they switch off and play all night long
Live Music with Gravy and Company at the Southside Junction Tap House
8pm Southside Junction Tap House
Who doesn’t love a throwback? Let’s welcome Gravy & Co back to the Tap House Friday, September 15th MUSIC STARTING AT 8pm. This show is bound to PACK THE HOUSE so get there early if you want a seat! Or make your way to the dance floor to boogie down with Gravy.
Karaoke at Maggie’s Pub
7pm at Maggie’s Pub
Karaoke/Dance party. Come listen to some great music and join in on the fun!
Live Music Danley Band at the Rendezvous AOTG
8:30pm-11:30pm Rendezvous River Lodge
oin us at the best live music venue in the New River Gorge this Gauley Season for great music, drinks, and food! On Friday, September 15, Danley Band will be taking the stage at Rendezvous from 8:30-11:30.
Saturday, September 16
Fayette County Farmers Market
8am-12:30pm W Wiseman Ave. Courthouse parking lot
Liana Jones will be performing at the Saturday market, bring a chair to enjoy! The Fayetteville Farmers Market is set up every Saturday from 8am -12:30pm off Wiseman Ave in the Fayette County Courthouse parking lot. Local producers will be set up with a variety of seasonal vegetables, microgreens, breads, jellies, baked goods, meats, eggs, honey, maple syrup, plants, flowers, soaps, candles arts and more.
Yoga on the Gorge
9am at Adventures on the Gorge Pool Deck
Enjoy yoga overlooking the spectacular views of the New River Gorge on the Adventures on the Gorge Pool deck. Outdoor classes are weather permitting.
Kids Yoga New River Yoga
11am New River Yoga Studio
Join us for some fun, calming, and interactive kids yoga classes!
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 littles.
5th Annual Burnin’ the Bike: Music, Movie, & Mountain Biking Festival 2023 Arrowhead Bike Farm
10am-11pm Arrowhead Bike Farm
Join us for the 5th annual Burnin’ the Bike 2023! Saturday, September 16th, will be full of mountain bike instruction, live music, and even the live showing of “Nothing’s For Free: The History of Freeride Mountain Biking” FIRST premiere. It will be showing at different mountain bike hot spots around the country. After, we will be gathering for HUGE bonfire featuring a giant wooden bike effigy.
For more information or watch the trailer for this rowdy film.
Check out the schedule for Burnin’ the Bike 2023:
Clinic Schedule – with certified mountain biking instructors:
10:00 am – Fundamental MTB Skills: teens & adults (13 years & up)
11:15 am – Cornering: teens & adult (13 years & up)
1:00 pm – Fundamental MTB Skills
2:00 pm – Kids MTB Clinic: Ages 6 – 9 years old
3:15 pm – Kids MTB Clinic Ages 10 – 12 years old
4:30 pm – Drops – teens & adult (13 years & up)
Check out the music & film schedule:
6:00 pm – Live Music
7:00 pm – Nothing’s For Free: History of Freeride Mountain Biking (1 hour & 40 minutes) Movie Premiere
8:45 pm – Acoustic Music with Liana Jones.
When the Sun Goes Down – Burning of Bike Effigy
Registration:
Ticket price: $30 – includes
- access to all clinics
- Movie premiere
- 15% off camping
- 10% off mountain biking rentals
- bonfire, live music, etc.
Ticket price: $10 – includes
- Movie premiere
- bonfire, live music, etc.
**From 5:30pm until the end of movie there will be a $10 cover fee to access the beirgarten area.
Bonfire, live music at 8:45 pm, and hanging out at the farm is free!
Live Music with Jay Milam at the Freefolk Brewery
7pm Freefolk Brewery
Jay Milam is joining us at the downtown taproom on September 16th! We’re excited to host this talented local singer songerwriter. Show goes on at 7
Live Music Gavin Mounts and Friends Fireside Jam
7:30pm-10pm at the Outpost New River Gorge Campground
Join us around the fireside in our music/event field with melodic tunes to rock your soul underneath the stars in the heartbeat of the New River Gorge National Park.
Live Music with Liana Jones at the Southside Junction Tap House
8pm Southside Junction Tap House
Are you in the mood to get dressed up, listen to some great music, have an amazing martini and sit in some AC? Come hangout with us and Liana Jones this Saturday night! Music starts at 8pm.
Live Music with The Parachute Brigade
8pm-11pm at the Rendezvous River Lodge
The Parachute Brigade is a 6-piece Indie Pop Rock band from Charleston, WV bringing their mix of sing alongs and sad songs to Rendezvous River Lodge at Adventures on the Gorge on Saturday, September 16th.
8:30pm-11:30pm Rendezvous Lodge
oin us at the best live music venue in the New River Gorge this Gauley Season for great music, drinks, and food! On Friday, September 15, Danley Band will be taking the stage at Rendezvous from 8:30-11:30. See you there!
Sunday, September 17
Yoga on the Gorge
9am at Adventures on the Gorge Pool Deck
Enjoy yoga overlooking the spectacular views of the New River Gorge on the Adventures on the Gorge Pool deck. Outdoor classes are weather permitting.
Monday, September 18
Gauley Animal Race
Gauley River Summersville
9am Start below Summersville Dam
This year we will celebrate the 30th year of The Upper Gauley Animal Race, gathering again to compete in multiple crafts along a 9.8 mile stretch of class IV/IV+ whitewater. The race begins at the lower put in of Summersville Dam with a chaotic mass start of all racers who will fight their way down to the finish line at the upstream face of Postage Due Rock in Sweets Falls Rapid. Paddlers will need physical endurance, and solid boating skills to prevent trouble on this long powerful river. Bracing, stamina, precise maneuvering and big water experience are all required to have a successful safe run in the competition. Mark your calendars, and get training for the 30th race down the Beast of the East.
Sign Up Today – https://aceraft.com/event/gauley-animal-race
Tuesday, September 19
Find Fayetteville Get Together/ Community Brainstorm
6pm-7pm at the American Legion, across from the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Building (White House where Bingo night is hosted)
We are looking for help from our local residents! As our downtown develops, we want to keep Fayetteville’s authenticity by recognizing and celebrating our history, arts, culture, food and outdoor recreation. Find Fayetteville is a community initiative to capture our culture and preserve our heritage. Let’s get together! We need your input, and we want you to be a part of the vision and conversation. Join us September 19th at 6pm at the American Legion 205 W Maple Ave to be a part of the conversation.
Lodging Highlight: The Lilly Pad
he only Airbnb within walking distance to downtown Fayetteville with a pool and hot tub! This updated home has all you could want for your vacation. Read a book in the sunroom, relax in the hot tub, dip in the pool or take that decadent nap on our memory foam beds. A Weber grill and sunroom is ready for your cookout or enjoy fully stocked kitchen if you want to make your own meals. You can always walk 5 minutes to downtown and explore the wonderful restaurant selection.
The space
The LilyPad has 3 bedrooms and 2 full baths on the first floor and a bonus room upstairs with a large flat screen TV, games and toys for the kiddos.
The primary bedroom has a private bath and the other two rooms share a full bathroom.
The sunroom opens up to a private back yard and deck complete with a hot tub and a small plunge pool that are both open year round. (Note that the pool will not heat to above 70 degrees in the winter.) There is a swing set in the back yard for the kids and a grill in the side yard as well for cooking out.
The backyard is fully enclosed so we do welcome well behaved pets for an extra fee of $100 per stay. Please clean up after your pets and keep them off the furniture.