August 2026 Fairs & Festivals in West Virginia
12 events happening across West Virginia in August 2026.
Recurring Happening nowAppalachian String Band Music Festival
Known to musicians simply as Clifftop, this five-day mountaintop gathering at Camp Washington Carver is one of America's great old-time and string band festivals.
Recurring3.4(11)TomorrowWest Virginia Peach Festival
Eastern West Virginia's beloved summer harvest festival in Mineral County, celebrating the region's peach-growing heritage with live entertainment, craft and flea market vendors, car and motorcycle shows, a kids zone, and a packed food court.
Recurring4.8(44)In 5 daysPickin' in Parsons Bluegrass Festival
A five-day celebration of bluegrass and hillbilly music in Tucker County at the Five River Campground in Parsons.
RecurringIn 7 daysDomefest
A three-day camping music festival in the New River Gorge at ACE Adventure Resort, built around the Papaw Jam community and the region's progressive bluegrass and jam-band scene.
In 7 daysThe Domefest
It will feature non-stop live music, marathon jams, art installations and live painting, thoughtful workshops, vendor village, food vendors, and more.
Recurring4.5(1092)In 8 daysHeritage Music BluesFest
Wheeling's free waterfront blues and roots music festival along the Ohio River at Heritage Port, spanning three days of national and regional acts, artist markets, food vendors, and late-night afterjams.
Beckley Appalachian Festival and Craft Fair
Southern West Virginia's juried Appalachian craft fair at the Beckley-Raleigh County Convention Center, showcasing regional artisans, heritage crafts, and mountain culture.
4.8(167)In 9 daysWhite Hall 2nd Saturday Farmers and Artisans Market
A craft fair in White Hall.
Recurring4.5(1797)In 14 daysState Fair of West Virginia
West Virginia's premier agricultural fair and one of the Mountain State's largest annual gatherings, drawing families to the Greenbrier Valley for ten days each August.
3(2)In 16 daysFairmont Hometown Market and Tomato Festival
It will host dozens of local vendors and artisans selling their unique items.
4.4(29)Fairmont Fall Fest Craft Show
A craft fair in Fairmont.
White Hall 4th Saturday Farmers and Artisans Market
A craft fair in White Hall.