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2018 Tentative Event Schedule

April 21 – Earth Day – clean-ups organized by the Piney Creek Watershed Association

May 6-26 – Rhododendron Festival: May 6 – Pageant; May 12 – Sweet Treats (Beckley Intermodal Gateway); May 18 & 25 – Fridays in the Park (Word Park); May 19 – Founders Day at Wildwood; May 26 – RhodoBoogie Car & Bike Show (Beckley Intermodal Gateway)

June – August – Fridays in the Park, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm, lunch concerts at Word Park on Neville Street

June 30 – Motorcycle & Car Show, 5-8 pm

July 28 – Car & Bike Show, 5-8 pm

August 4 or 5 – Kids Festival pageant

August 18 – Honey Festival at the Beckley Exhibition Mine

August 25 – Taste of Beckley – Appalachian Festival (August 24-26), 5-8 pm

September 1-9 – Kids Classic Festival (Street fair & parade on 9/8)

September 22 – Rocket Boys Festival & Rocket Runs at the Beckley Exhibition Mine

October 6 – Chili Night, 5:00-8:30 pm

October 27 – Tailgate Halloween, 11 am – 1 pm, Beckley Intermodal Gateway

November 12 – Veterans Parade, 11 am

November 23, 24, 30 and December 1 – Appalachian Coal Town Christmas at Beckley Exhibition Mine

November 24 – Small Business Saturday (Downtown Beckley Business Association)

December 1 – Christmas Parade, 11 am

Also, visit the Beckley Events Facebook page for more event details.

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2018 Friday in the Park Entertainment Schedule:

Beckley’s 28th Annual Friday in the Park series will open this Friday, May 18. The concert series will be held weekly from 11:30 a.m. until 1:00 p.m., through August 31, weather permitting, at Word Park on Neville Street. Food vendors will offer lunch items for sale. A variety of musical styles will be presented during the season. DJs from local radio stations will emcee the concerts.

May 18 – Thomas Danley (country/classic rock)

May 25 – 11 am–Park Middle School Choir; 11:35 pm-Chris Oxley Quartet (jazz)

June 1 – Billy Payne (country)

June 8 – Darrell Ramsey (Double D) (folk/country)

June 15 – David Runion (pop, oldies)

June 22 – 11:30– TBA; 12:00 -Mia Grace Bailey; 12:30 – Theatre WV – songs from Paradise Park

June 29 – Heaven’s Harmony (gospel)

July 6 – David Cook & Quiet Enough (rock); 12:30 – Theatre WV – songs from Hatfields & McCoys

July 13 – School of Harmony/Academy of Performing Arts

July 20 – Patricia Smith (gospel); 12:30 – Theatre WV – songs from Rocket Boys Music

July 27 – Dance Day: 11:30 – Mercer Co. COA line dancers; 11:50 – Raleigh Co. Com. on Aging dancers; 12:15 – Beckley Area Shag Dance Club; 12:30 – Theatre WV – songs from Willy Wonka Jr.

August 3 – Jeremy & Saylor Miller (praise)

August 10 – Lady D (jazz/blues)

August 17 – Chloe Florence (blend of country, modern, folk, & originals)

August 24 – Appalachian Festival – 11:30 – Lost Cannon Bluegrass; 12:20 – Shane Ingram & Friends

August 31 – TBA (rain make-up day if needed or other performer)

September 8 – Kids Classic Festival Baby Fair / Contest