Winterfest
Schedule
Sat Dec 07 2024 at 04:30 pm to 06:30 pm
UTC-05:00Location
201 3rd St, Parkersburg, WV 26101-5355, United States | Parkersburg, WV
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Join us downtown for a celebration of the season. The event is free and open to the public. Bring your little ones to participate in Winterfest fun from 4:30 to 6 p.m., which includes music, live performances, museum tours, a visit with Santa, tram rides, and other kid-friendly activities. All activities this year will be held outside at Bicentennial Park. At 6 p.m. there will be a Winterfest ceremony, followed by Winterfest fireworks and the City’s tree lighting ceremony. Winterfest Activities
* 4:30 - 6 p.m., Bicentennial Park
- STEM Activity (Provided by Discovery World)
- Tram Rides & Cookies with Mrs. Claus (Tram sponsored by United Bank) (Cookies sponsored by Crown Decor & Gifts)
- Visit with Santa (Sponsored by Blueprints)
- Ice Fishing Activity (Sponsored by Atkinson Bonding)
- Holiday Activity (Provided by the Parkersburg Art Center)
- Writing letters to Santa (Sponsored by One Community Federal
Credit Union)
- Face Painting by Happy Face Painting (Sponsored by CSL
Plasma)
- Cartoon Drawings (Sponsored by WVU Medicine Camden Clark)
- Scavenger Hunt (Provided by West Virginia State Treasurer’s Office)
- Photos with Bluey & other characters (Provided by Seven Mountains Media)
Live Performances (Sponsored by WVU Medicine Camden Clark)
*Bicentennial Park
5 p.m. – YoYo Elite Baton
5:40 p.m. – Southern Belles
5:50 p.m. - Phoenix Twirlers
Food Truck
*Bicentennial Park
Sips Coffee Truck
Winterfest Ceremony
*6 p.m., Bicentennial Park
Tree Lighting
*After Winterfest Ceremony, Bicentennial Park
Fireworks
*After tree lighting. Watch from Bicentennial Park.
Other festive activities taking place in downtown -
Parkersburg Christmas Parade
*2 p.m., along Market St
United Way’s Festival of Trees
*All day. The Blennerhassett Hotel (320 Market St)
Free admission.
“Whoville” Ice-Skating Rink
*10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Discovery World on Market (900 Market St)
Cost: museum admission plus $5 per skater.
Christmas Concert
*7 p.m. St. Francis Xavier Church (532 Market St)
Julia-Ann Square Historic District’s Victorian Christmas Home Tour & Tea (5 historic homes shown in festive Christmas décor & tea)
*Tours times – 1 p.m., 3 p.m. & 6 p.m. Cost is $20 plus tax & fee. Go to greaterparkersburg.com to purchase tickets.
Tour Downtown Museums
Blennerhassett Museum of Regional History - 137 Juliana St
(11 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.) Admission: $4 for adults and $2 for kids 3-12.
Mid-Ohio Valley Model Railroad Club - rear basement of NOE Office Equipment, 610 Green St (10 a.m. - 6 p.m.)
Admission: Free. They will be doing a drawing to win a Lionel Polar Express train.
While downtown enjoy shopping and dining at downtown businesses. Open downtown businesses:
- Crystal Café – 402 Market St (7 a.m. – 4 p.m.)
- Enhance Wellness - 700 Market Street, Suite 202 (open during the parade)
- Jimmy Avocados - 327 Juliana St (2 – 8 p.m.)
- Parkersburg Art Center - 725 Market St (10 a.m. – 5 p.m.)
*Free kids craft kit with PAC 713 Market purchases of $10 or
more.
- PAC 713 Market – 713 Market St (10 a.m. – 5 p.m.)
*Free kids craft kit with purchases of $10 or more.
- Parkersburg Brewing Company - 707 Market St (11 a.m. – 10 p.m.)
- Sanford & Wife Antiques and Museum – 406 Market St (10 a.m. – 4 p.m.)
- The Blennerhassett Hotel & Spa, Restaurant, Café, and Hills & Hollows gift shop - 320 Market St
*The gift shop and Speakeasy Club will be offering specials.
- The Cocktail Bar - 404 Market St (12 p.m. - 2 a.m.)
*2 – 4 p.m. free hot chocolate, 2 – 5 p.m. happy hour with 50% off all drinks & 10% off dinner menu)
- The Pizza Station – 430 3rd St (11 a.m. – 10 p.m.)
- Wine Down on Market - 701 Market St (4 – 10 p.m.)
*Will have featured entrée & cocktail.
Thanks to our Sponsors
Title Sponsor - WVU Medicine Camden Clark
Activity Sponsors - Blueprints, CSL Plasma, One Community Federal Credit Union, and United Bank
Event Sponsor - Atkinson Bonding
Activity Providers - Discovery World on Market, Parkersburg Art Center, and Seven Mountains Media
In-Kind Sponsors - CAS Cable, Crown Decor & Gifts, and City of Parkersburg
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Where is it happening?
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