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Can’ t miss Festivals

COLE CHEVY MOUNTAIN FESTIVAL 2025 Bluefield City Park— Bluefield, W. Va. May 30— June 8 The annual Cole Chevy Mountain Festival returns in 2025 with 10 days of fun and excitement for the whole family. Highlights of the event, now in its 41st year, include the carnival, Rock-It the Robot, the Stone Age Show and the quiet carnival.
Photo by Tara Wyatt
HINTON RAILROAD DAYS 2025 Hinton, W. Va. Oct. 11-13 Hinton Railroad Days 2025 festival is a celebration of the town’ s railroad history, featuring various activities like craft vendors, a Kids’ Depot, and music performances. The festival also includes educational booths and a slide show at the Ritz Theatre.
Photo by Jenny Harnish
BRIDGE DAY News River Gorge Bridge, Fayette County Oct. 18 Bridge Day is the biggest single-day festival in West Virginia and ranks among the top extreme sports events globally. Every year, the New River Gorge Bridge hosts this unique event. It’ s the only day when thousands of people can stroll across the bridge and witness skilled BASE jumpers leap 876 feet into the gorge below, along with rappellers climbing up and down from the catwalk.
Photo by Rick Barbero
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