Winterfest
Schedule
Sat Dec 06 2025 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, train rides, and other kid-friendly activities. All activities will be held outside at Bicentennial Park. At 6 p.m. the Winterfest ceremony will be held, followed by the City’s tree lighting ceremony and Winterfest fireworks.WINTERFEST ACTIVITIES
* 4:30 - 6 p.m., Bicentennial Park
- STEM Activity (Provided by Discovery World)
- Train Rides (Sponsored by United Bank)
- Visit with Santa (Sponsored by WesBanco)
- Holiday Activity (Provided by First Chapter Bookstore)
*Their book boutique trailer, The Sequel, will have a few items for sale.
- Face Painting (Sponsored by One Community Federal Credit Union)
- Holiday Activity (Provided by the Parkersburg Art Center)
- Letters to Santa (Sponsored by Basement Doctor of WV)
- Take Home Activities (Provided by West Virginia State Treasurer’s Office)
- Cookies & Hot Chocolate (Provided by the City of Parkersburg)
- Story with Mrs. Claus (Sponsored by Bob & Annette Fehrenbacher)
LIVE PERFORMANCES (Sponsored by Atkinson Bonding)
*Bicentennial Park
4:45 p.m. – MOV Dance
5 p.m. – Southern Belles
5:15 p.m. – YoYo Elite Baton
5:45 p.m. – Phoenix Twirlers
FOOD TRUCKS
*Bicentennial Park
Sips Coffee Truck
WINTERFEST CEREMONY
*6 p.m., Bicentennial Park
TREE LIGHTING
*After Winterfest Ceremony, Bicentennial Park
FIREWORKS (Sponsored by Chemours, Downtown PKB, & anonymous donor)
*After tree lighting. Watch from Bicentennial Park.
OTHER FESTIVE ACTIVITIES IN DOWNTOWN
Parkersburg Christmas Parade
2 p.m.; along Market St in downtown Parkersburg
United Way’s Festival of Trees
The Blennerhassett Hotel (320 Market St)
Free admission. Trees located in hallway to ballrooms can be viewed only until 3 p.m. All other decorated trees in the hotel can be viewed all day.
Christmas Concert
7 p.m.; St. Francis Xavier Church (532 Market St)
Julia-Ann Square Historic District’s Victorian Christmas Home Tour (historic homes shown in festive Christmas décor)
Tours times – 1 p.m., 3 p.m. & 6 p.m. Cost is $20 plus tax & fee.
Go to www.greaterparkersburg.com/victorian-christmas-homes-tour/ to purchase tickets.
MUSEUM TOURS
1) Blennerhassett Museum of Regional History - 137 Juliana St (11 a.m. - 5 p.m.)
Admission: $4 for adults and $2 for kids 3-12.
2) 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 two Lionel Polar Express train sets.
SHOP & DINE IN DOWNTOWN PARKERSBURG
Open downtown businesses are listed below. More to be added.
1) Discovery World on Market - 900 Market St (10 a.m. - 4 p.m.)
Special offered in Café. Will have booth/activity at Winterfest.
2) Parkersburg Art Center – 725 Market St (10 a.m. – 5 p.m.)
3) Parkersburg Brewing Company – 707 Market St (11 a.m. – 10 p.m.)
4) Wine Down on Market - 701 Market St (4 - 10 p.m.)
THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS
Title Sponsor - WVU Medicine Camden Clark
Fireworks Sponsor - Chemours, Downtown PKB, & anonymous donor
Event Sponsors – Basement Doctor of WV, Bob & Annette Fehrenbacher, CAS Cable, One Community Federal Credit Union, United Bank, and WesBanco
Activity Providers – Discovery World on Market, First Chapter Bookstore, Parkersburg Art Center, and West Virginia State Treasurer’s Office, City of Parkersburg
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