This list of area fairs and festivals into the month of October is courtesy of WDTV. If you have an event you would like to see on this list, contact WDTV.
July
Paw Paw District Fair — Rivesville — July 14-18
Good Neighbor Days — Bruceton Mills — July 17 & 18
Fairmont Hometown Market: Feast in July — Fairmont — July 18
Nicholas County Fair — Summersville – July 22-25
Ritchie County Fair & Expo — Harrisville — July 31–Aug. 2
Stonewood Firefighter Festival — Stonewood — July 31-Aug 2
August
LurchFest — Philippi — Aug. 1
Shindy Music Festival — Shinnston — Aug. 1
Mannington District Fair — Mannington — Aug. 3-8
Jesus Fest — Clarksburg — Aug. 7-8
Randolph County Fair — Elkins — Aug. 9-15
Doddridge County Fair — West Union — Aug. 12-15
Clay District Fair — Daybrook — Aug 12-15
Valley District Fair — Reedsville — Aug. 13-16
Fairmont Hometown Market: Tomato Festival — Fairmont — Aug. 15
Lewis County Bluegrass Festival — Crawford — Aug. 16-17
Tucker County Fair — Parsons — Aug. 23-29
Italian Heritage Festival — Clarksburg — Aug. 26–30
Jackson’s Mill Jubilee — Weston — Aug. 29-31
Barbour County Fair — Philippi — Aug. 29-Sept. 5
September
Ballhooter Festival — Snowshoe — Sept. 4-6
Black Heritage Festival — Clarksburg — Sept. 5
Ephraim Bee Festival — Doddridge County
Head for the Hills — Pennsboro — Sept. 10-12
Johnstown Community Fair —Johnstown — Sept. 11-12
Helvetia Community Fair — Helvetia — Sept. 12
Monongalia County Fair — Morgantown — Sept. 9–13
WV Pawpaw Festival — Morgantown — Sept. 19
West Virginia Wine and Jazz Festival — Morgantown — Sept. 19-20
West Virginia Roadkill Cookoff and Autumn Harvest Fest — Marlinton — Sept. 26
Preston County Buckwheat Festival — Kingwood — Sept. 25–28
Leaf Peeper’s Festival — Davis — Sept 25-27
Mountain State Forest Festival — Elkins — Sept. 26 – Oct. 4
October
Fall Festival at Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum — Weston — Oct. 3
Salem Apple Butter Festival — Salem — Oct. 7–10
WV Bigfoot Festival — Summersville — Oct. 9-11
Warriors Rock Concert — Clarksburg — Oct. 11
Hops on the Mon Craft Beer Festival — Morgantown — Oct. 10
West Virginia Chestnut Festival — Rowlesburg — Oct. 12
Editor’s Note: Cover photo, or any carnival shot, is from C&L Shows, which will be at the Paw Paw District Fair starting July 14.
