Welcome to the home of the West Virginia Blackberry Festival. 
This years 24th annual festival has been canceled.
Due to the uncertainties of the COVID19 pandemic, it is with great regret, the board of directors of the WV Blackberry Festival has decided to cancel the 2020 festival. Our health officials’ guidelines call for continued social distancing when possible and, due to the nature of the WV Blackberry Festival’s huge crowds, this would be impossible.
The WV Blackberry Festival was founded in 1997 and has grown in popularity each year. We have always shrived to make the festival bigger and better each year and keep the WV Blackberry Festival, a very family friendly event. Keeping with this objective, we feel, in order to protect the health of our attendees, our vendors and our volunteers and to continue slowing the spread of this terrible virus, we feel this the best decision for 2020.
Plans are currently incomplete but holding a “Virtual 5K” or postponing the 5K until later this year, is under consideration by race director Erin Atkins. Announcements for this will be made on the “WV Blackberry Festival 5K Run” Facebook Page. Please “like” the page for the most up to date information.
We thank our many sponsors for their generosity over the years, our vendors, and the public for their continued support and invite them all back in 2021. A firm date will be announced soon
11:00am to 11:00pm
Saturday,
Kick off The WV Blackberry Festival
With The
Mark Mills Memorial Car Show
10:00am To 3:00pm
Nutter Fort School Parking Lot
(Sponsored By: Amos Carvelli Funeral Home)
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Thursday, July 30
Festival Opens
11:00
Cartoon Headquarters Opens
6:00
Gamble Amusement Opens
6:00
9:00
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Friday
11:00
Cartoon Headquarters
5:00
In Step Dance & Fitness
6:00
WV Blackberry Festival Pet Parade
In Memory of
Dolores Terango
(Registration at Festival Headquarters)
Gamble Amusement Opens
7:00
9:00
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Saturday
8:30
5K Run
Contact Erin Atkins at ~
Cartoon Headquarters Opens
12:00
Talent Show
( Registration until 11:00am at the Stage )
1:00 to 5:00
&
6:00 to 11:00
Gamble Amusement Opens
2:00
WV Blackberry Festival Baking Contest
(Sponsored by : Affiliated Physical Therapy )
( Contact Linda Griffith at ~ 304-669-1954)
3:00
Real Shoot Wrestling
5:00pm
Josh Oldaker
Sponsored By: The Thrasher Group
7:00pm
Ryan Cain
9:00pm
Avalons
10:30
Closing Fireworks
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