(304) 415-5181 2023, September PO Box 2050 Pageant Director: Jessica Poticher Event Contact: Barbara Vincent Facebook Like this: Witness Almost Heaven's natural beauty Set out for the adventure of a lifetime and explore some of the best the Metro Valley has to offer on a mountain bike. 19 PO Box 644 2023, April Middlebourne, WV 26149 Ripley, WV 25271 Event Dates: September 18 28, 2023, Ravenswood Ohio River Festival Event Dates: October 2, 2021, West Virginia Molasses Festival EVENING GOWN COMPETITION: This third phase of competition will be held on Saturday evening. Charleston, WV 25302 This show will include some of the Fairmont Community Garage Sale will be held on April 15-16, 2023. PO Box 5015 Event Contact: Casey Fields Pageant Director: Michael Rader Pageant Director: Meagan Murphy missy@charlestonregatta.com Stonewood, WV 26301 Petersburg, WV 26847 (304) 675-5737 wvpa@hardynet.com West Union, WV 26456 Since 2006 - Glen Elk Wine, Music and Arts Festival. Pageant Director: Shawna Griffin 947 Maplewood Ave, Lewisburg WV 24901 Pageant Director: Jennifer Gilkerson 1933 Mount Herman Rd Event Contact: Amanda Daugherty Event Dates: July 6 8, 2023, Putnam County Fair 77 Robert Wayne Way Event Dates: August 1 5, 2023, Bridge Day 203 S. Church St (304) 482-2394 http://www.randolphcountyfairwv.com Craigsville, WV 26205 3J0FAm?/7r*J=e "/I2N( Hurricane, WV 25526 2023, April Event Contact: Steve Johnston 25 Martinsburg, WV 25404 wvchocolatefestpageant@gmail.com Pageant Director: Shawna Griffin Pageant Director: Kristy Spencer (304) 992-6559 Pageant Director: Leticia Lambert 8081 Plainwood Ave (304) 266-2341 ellenmtaylor@frontier.com sherryvalentine32@yahoo.com PO Box 451 mathesclark@gmail.com It will also feature amazing Morgantown Craft and Vendor Market will be held on June 3rd, 2023. 162 Circle Drive PO Box 1302 Together they are a vital part of West Virginias tourism economy and it is critical that we continue to lobby for our industry and apply collective efforts to solving problems and creating new ideas for the future. (304) 771-0652 Event Contact: Becky Sullivan It's the season where Almost Heaven comes alive. Live music will be held all day in conjunction with the Hometown Market where Fairmont Spring Hometown Market will be held on May 20th, 2023. Beckley, WV 25802 Normantown, WV 25267 Email: wvaffmembership@gmail.com, Secretary Krista Snodgrass See the 2023 West Virginia Association of Fairs & Festivals queen, Runners-Up, and Top 15 contestants on our pageant results page. (304) 669-8543 Last Name. http://www.nicholascountyfair.com Event Dates: October 28, 2023, Yuletide in the Park Gallipolis Ferry, WV 25515 308 Milford Street, Clarksburg, WV 26301 Pageant Director: Teresa Eagle http://www.tylercountyfair.org movmcfpageant@gmail.com (304) 389-8941 PO Box 38 Pageant Director: Becky Hancock broach6@frontier.com Pageant Director: Gary Martin 500 Mylan Park Lane Phone: (304) 629-1892 Event Dates: To be determined, Appalachian Festival 24 wvdandelion@outlook.com PO Box 4098 Event Contact: Debra Buckley Pageant Director: Gabrielle Mucciola (304) 736-9820 2023, August (304) 377-8944 Event Calendar; INAF Events > Events; Fairs; 2010 INAF Convention; Member Services. http://www.wvdandelionfestival.com PO Box 1110 Buckhannon, WV 26201 (304) 327-7184 Mrs., Ms., Teen and Pre-Teen may compete in hobby pageants but no other Fairs and Festivals pageant. Buckhannon, WV 26201 (304) 645-1090 jherndon_35@hotmail.com kellyt@statefairofwv.com Scott Depot, WV CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WV News) Gov. (304) 538-2278 15 Event Dates: To be determined, Little Levels Heritage Fair (304) 428-5554 See the 2023 West Virginia Association of Fairs & Festivals queen, Runners-Up, and Top 15 contestants on our pageant results page. Event Dates: June 23 25, 2023, Barbour County Fair Event Contact: Marianne Taylor Pageant Director: Terri Shamblin http://www.wvinterstatefair.org Event Contact: Eva Yoho state of west virginia department of revenue alcohol beverage control administration 900 pennsylvania avenue, 4th floor charleston, wv 25302 instructions for completing license application packet special events, fairs and festivals, private fair and festival and multi-vendor private fair and festival Pageant Director: Gary Beamer Carrie Underwood Event Dates: July 5, 2023, Anstead Hometown Festival 16 Ohio Street West Included is a list of our invaluable sponsors. (304) 743-8774 Event Dates: May 26 29, 2023, Wetzel County Autumn Fest 30000+ detailed listings for West Virginia artists, West Virginia crafters, food vendors, concessionaires and show promoters. The West Virginia Association of Fairs and Festivals held its annual convention January 13-15 at the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center. info@marshallcountyfair.net memberplanet currently works with schools, churches, PTA groups, educational foundations, fraternal, social, Greek and alumni groups around the world and has created all of the online tools needed for communications, payments, donations, registration forms, the ability to share event photos and much more. Event Contact: Beth Bertram Carla Wodnicki (304) 629-1119 Athens, WV 24712 (304) 358-3298 pageants@tylercountyfair.org Anstead, WV 25812 LEWISBURG, WV (04/13/2011) (readMedia)- The West Virginia Association of Fairs and Festivals recently announced the release of its 2011 Calendar of Events. PO Box 336 S Charleston, WV 25303 (304) 673-1731 (304) 484-6315 Marlinton, WV 24954 If you have any questions about the pageant, please contact me at 304-516-1751 or email me @ Entry Fee for the WVAFF Queens Pageant must be paid by the published deadline. From ATV excursions in small towns to scenic drives across the state, West Virginia is made for everyone. masoncountyfairqueenpageant@yahoo.com PO Box 457 Contestants. automated program. 791 Sunset School Rd All evening gowns should be floor length and banners (sashes) should be worn in full wrap style. While the West Virginia Association of Fairs & Festivals does accept eligible representatives as contestants in the state pageant from member events who are in good standing, we have no control or governance over the local pageants themselves. Event Dates: June 30 July 2, 2023, Mountain State Forest Festival http://www.marshallcountyfair.net The Summerfest will be held on June 24th, 2023. akesecker@hotmail.com Our History. Government agencies continued to The Apple Butter Festival train station on Williams Street. Madison, WV 25130 (304) 290-5572 Escape the churn and burn of the daily routine and hit the road this summer. (304) 765-3395 contestant | 27K views, 102 likes, 260 loves, 326 comments, 69 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from West Virginia Association of Fairs & Festivals: Join us for our Top 5 Contestants and Crowning of. It will host a variety of crafters, vendors Morgantown Craft and Vendor Fest will be held on August 16th, 2023. photos. Event Dates: May 20, 2023, New Martinsville Area Regatta Fest (304) 698-4461 Official site for the WV Association of Fairs and Festivals, Our organization represents over 200 Fair and Festival events and Associate members throughout West Virginia. (304) 679-7147 Harrisville, WV 26362 Hurricane, WV 25526 Registration link. (304) 256-1776 Event Dates: October 11 15, 2023, WV Country Roads Festival Event Dates: October 5 8, 2023, West Virginia Strawberry Festival West Virginia Association of Fairs and Festivals listed as WVAFF. Event Dates: September 14-17, 2023, Clay District Fair Proudly serving over 200 Fairs & Festival members and Associate members throughout West Virginia! Sutton, WV 26601 Event Contact: Sandra Bennett wvthreeriversfestival@yahoo.com New Martinsville, WV 26155 West Virginia's blue skies, towering mountains, lush green foliage and unspoiled nature set the stage for events year-round in West Virginia. Spencer, WV 25276 Event Dates: August 4 5, 2023, Rhododendron Festival Miss contestant may not compete in any other pageant until after the 2022 WV Association of Fairs and Festival Pageant. Event Dates: April 28 30, 2023, State Fair of West Virginia Renew your INAF Membership > Associates membership renewal; Fairs . You can view some of the posts pulled from your Twitter and Instagram accounts that contain the hashtag #wvaff on our Social Tags page. Event Contact: Renee Holcomb % Since 2001- Greek Food Festival. Buckhannon, WV 26201 278 Walker St Event Contact: Dawn Pingley It will feature a wide variety of quilts on display. Summersville, WV 26651 danickaholcomb@gmail.com Official site for the WV Association of Fairs and Festivals, Our organization represents over 200 Fair and Festival events and Associate members throughout West Virginia. 2399 Vago Rd. Event Dates: August 7-14, 2023, Mountain State Art & Craft Fair ktlmiller@comcast.net PO Box 5015, Beckley WV 25801 We are collaborating with memberplanet to use their online tools for communication and membership management. Admission is $10 and allows you unlimited sampling of the chili! Cindy Sanders (304) 476-6077 The West Virginia Strawberry Festival kicked off in 1936 as a way to honor our strawberry growers and help them increase sales. Come out for shopping, music, food, and more. Fairmont, WV 26554 Flatwoods, WV 26711 In the 882 Boggs Fork Pageant Director: Jami Crawford Event Dates: To be determined, Webster County Fair PO Box 2050 PO Box 149 Join us and discover the sense of peace, idyllic landscape, world-class recreation, culture and dining found only in Almost Heaven. 1 mddudding@hotmail.com The festival offers rides and down home country fun. Ripley, WV 25271 charper@repwv.com 3045 Sand Fork Rd Alderson, WV 24910 Spencer, WV 25276 (304) 643-2422 Martinsburg, WV 25402 charchar7@hotmail.com 11 Event Contact: Kelley Forbes (304) 651-8844 (304) 765-0333 Sarah Ann, WV 25644 http://www.mineralcountyfair.com (304) 389-8941 http://www.putnamcountyfairwv.com Pageant Director: Asia Rosenlieb Event Contact: Phyllis Nutter (304) 668-0899 398 were here. Event Contact: Cindy Hinkle Event Dates: May 11-14, 2023, Hurricane Independence Day Celebration Eleanor, WV 25070 lewiscofairwv@gmail.com endobj Pageant Director: Jerry Corley Ravenswood, WV 26164 Event Contact: Becky Hancock (304) 615-0872 To provide for a nonprofit corporation to which all West Virginia fairs, festivals and similar groups may hold membership. Included is a list of our invaluable sponsors. http://www.ckautumnfest.com If additional information is needed, please contact us HERE. PO Box 416 2023, May Shaped by the famous New River Gorge, youll find plenty of riverside activities, outdoor adventures and some of the most extraordinary views. (304) 636-1824 Event Dates: June 30 July 4, 2023, City of Logan West Virginia Freedom Festival https://www.facebook.com/wvfreedomfestival Wileyville, WV 26581 1078 Greensburg Road Enter the email address you used when you joined and we'll send you instructions Payments, whether they are for new membership, membership renewal, convention registration, etc., can be made by credit card or Echeck. Pageant Director: Polla Johnson One lady will win the title as the 2023 WV Association of Fairs and Festivals Queen where she will . Event Dates: June 9 11, 2023, Salem Apple Butter Festival Event Date: To be determined, WV Black Walnut Festival 2097 Daybrook Road To provide for a nonprofit corporation to which all West Virginia fairs, festivals and similar groups may hold membership.To be a vehicle through which general information relative to fairs and festivals may be communicated for the best interest of its members and the fair and festival-going public.To provide for an annual meeting.To provide for a queen's competition with the winner being crowned Miss West Virginia Association of Fairs and Festivals.To bring commercial firms to the annual convention for exhibits, sample performances, and such other reasons as would be beneficial to fair and festival representatives.We strive to keep members current with our association' s mission and procedures. 108 Driftwood Lane Event Contact: Reedsville VFD WV Association of Fairs & Festivals Board of Directors 2016-2017 President Jacob Hill - Pt. Official site for the WV Association of Fairs and Festivals, Our organization represents over 200 Fair and Festival events and Associate members throughout West Virginia. 7 Pageant Director: Krista Strawderman PO Box 612 only_paper_tigers@comcast.net statenkathleen@yahoo.com 1 Pumpkin Way http://www.calhounwoodfestival.com claydistrictfair@gmail.com Events in West Virginia SEASON MONTH TRAVEL REGION February New Martinsville WV 26155 Event Dates: August 26 September 2, 2023, Barboursville Fall Fest (304) 545-2229 (304) 823-1328 (304)384-8685 Find a list of events below and click for details and registration information. WVAFF stands for West Virginia Association of Fairs and Festivals Suggest new definition This definition appears rarely and is found in the following Acronym Finder categories: Organizations, NGOs, schools, universities, etc. 5 Woodside Drive Moorefield, WV 26836 Event Contact: Jessica Luzader https://www.facebook.com/events/402260766817986/ Events Dates: June 22 26, 2021, West Virginia Dairy Cattle Show Event Contact: Lavana Runyon Together they are a vital part of West Virginias tourism economy and it is critical that we continue to lobby for our industry and apply collective efforts to solving problems and creating new ideas for the future. Children are to wear school clothing or . Spend a day in historic Downtown Fairmont! Pageant Director: Lisa Bird (304) 672-5286 Fairview, WV 26570 http://www.wvinterstatefair.org http://www.manningtondistrictfair.org Event Contact: Sheri Summerfield There will be an array of vendors selling a West Virginia Home Show will be held on March 31 - April 2, 2023. 30 . PO Box 721 4648 Webster Rd At the Martinsburg Art Festival, there will be live music, art . The 2023 WV Association of Fairs and Festivals Queen Contestants. Jane Lew, WV 26378 Email: ambermillerbelcher@gmail.com, State Fair of WV Representative Kelly Collins (304) 758-8431 (304) 742-8847 Phone: (304) 645-1090 Parkersburg, WV 26101 16 Ohio Street West Pleasant Sternwheel Regatta 818 30th Street Pt. Milton, WV 25541 Save the date as we return to the Williamsburg Lodge January 4-7, 2024. jenniferskaggs83@gmail.com Event Dates: April 1, 2023, West Virginia Three Rivers Festival (304) 273-2293 2230 Butcher Bend Rd (304) 643-5200 326 5th Street Email: swwhite1962@gmail.com, 2nd Vice-President Michael Wodnicki Event Dates: August 17 19, 2023, WV Interstate Fair & Exposition Event Dates: June 25 27, 2021, Mannington District Fair (304) 651-6223 New Martinsville, WV 26155 wwilliams1423@yahoo.com http://www.richwoodchamberofcommerce.org (304) 834-4040 Event Dates: June 16 18, 2023, Mineral County Fair PO Box 52 2023, September Hurricane, WV 25526 debra.b.buckley@gmail.com 310 Oyler Ave http://www.meadowbridgehomecomingfestival.com PO Box 18505, South Charleston, WV, 26150. Event Contact: Jill Moorefield (304) 771-8973 See the 2023 West Virginia Association of Fairs & Festivals queen, Runners-Up, and Top 15 contestants on our pageant results page. Official site for the WV Association of Fairs and Festivals, Our organization represents over 200 Fair and Festival events and Associate members throughout West Virginia. Pageant Director: Angela Patsy Silver Sponsors. Pageant Director: Roxanne White Reedy WV 25270 (304)907-9141 Pageant Director: Lavana Runyon Pleasant, WV 25550 Email: associaterep@wvfairsandfestivals.org, At-Large Member Representative Amber Miller-Belcher Middlebourne, WV 26149 roxannewhite19@gmail.com Event Dates: August 7-12, 2023, Marmet Festival Days PO Box 451 ravenswoodohioriverfestival@yahoo.com Wray has attended many festivals, including the WV Cupcake Festival, Tribute to the River, Hillbillies 4-H Club Festival, Mothman Festival, Battle Days Festival and the West Virginia State Fair to promote the Mason County Fair. See the Mounta At the end of Winter, in February and March, the forests of West Virginia begin to feel different. Together they are a vital part of West Virginias tourism economy and it is critical that we continue to lobby for our industry and apply collective efforts to solving problems and creating new ideas for the future. Event Contact: Cindy Shreve