City & Event Calendars
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.
To apply for the Youth Council, click here.
Beckley’s Annual Chili Night Winners – 2018
Categories:
Restaurant/Catering: 1 st – Cheers
2 nd – Golden Corral
3 rd – Texas Steakhouse
Non-restaurant Business: 1 st – WV Eye Consultants
2 nd – Jan Care Ambulance
3 rd – Mize Law Office
Organization: 1 st – Hospice of Southern WV
2 nd – Raleigh County Commission on Aging
3 rd – Beckley Regular Baptist Church
Individual: 1 st – Brandy Toler
2 nd – Amanda Upton
Best Spicy: 1 st – Beckley-Raleigh County Convention Center
2 nd – Jackie Withrow Hospital
3 rd – Lewis Automotive
Best Specialty (Most Unique/Creative):1 st – Roma’s (Chicken Chili)
2 nd – Employers Innovative Network (Buffalo Chicken Chili)
3 rd – T & T Country Store
Most Exciting Booth: 1 st – Mad Hatter’s Club
2 nd – Raleigh County Commission on Aging
Most Attractive Booth: 1 st – Best Ambulance
2 nd – The Resort at Glade Springs
Most Samples Served: Best Ambulance
People’s Choice: 1 st – Best Ambulance
2 nd – Beckley Fire Dept / Eckley Orthodontics
3 rd – Tamarack
Honorable Mention (highest % of coins in the 200 – 500 sample range) – TBA
Thanks to the chili participants/booths, volunteers, judges, performers, city departments
and to everyone who attended!
Special thanks to these Event Sponsors:
City National Bank * Best Ambulance * Jan Care Ambulance * Food Lion
Beckley ARH * 59 WVNS-TV * The Early Show with Rick & Lola * 103CIR * McDonalds
Groovy 94.1 * 105.9 WTNJ * WJLS * The Register-Herald * United Bank * Beckley Events
City of Beckley Meetings
Area Events
Beckley-Raleigh County Events Calendar
Beckley Events Youth Council
Rhododendron Festival Calendar
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