Schedule of Events:
June 1 - June 24, 2024 - FREE
“Show Your Pride” Window Display Contest
Using the colors of the rainbow, businesses throughout Charleston use their storefronts to turn the city in to a work of art! Vote for your favorite on the Rainbow Pride WV Facebook page through June 23rd.
Winner will be announced Monday, June 24th!
June 1 - June 20, 2024
Stories are Made, Loop by Loop Exhibition
This exhibit features local, regional, and international artists using the traditional technique of rug hooking to document and explore social, emotional, and personal topics. Using a variety of materials, from wool fabric to recycled plastics, these artists pull strips through an open weave fabric to create loops, pile, and texture. Rug hooking is steeped in generations of resourceful, creative, out-spoken makers. These contemporary artists work the technique’s simple, repetitive motions by hand, one loop at a time. The exhibit invites viewers to explore this unique form of storytelling.
Location: The Clay Center 1 Clay Square, Charleston, WV
June 1 - June 23, 2024 - FREE
Downtown Open
Charleston Area Alliance invites you to head to downtown Charleston and enjoy this pop up putt putt course sponsored by West Virginia American Water.
You may pick up and return putters and balls at any of these locations: Taylor Books, Adelphia Sports Bar & Grille, Art Emporium or Tony the Tailor.
Location: Sidewalks of Downtown Charleston
June 6 at 8:00 am - June 23 at 5:00 pm
KCPL Tiny Art Competition
Tiny art, made at the Kanawha County Public Library’s Main Library, will be on display on the library’s third floor, showcasing how art – big or small – can be impactful! Come vote for your favorites throughout FestivALL.
Location: Kanawha County Public Library
June 14 - June 23, 2024
Community Keys
What happens when you combine public art and musical instruments? Community Keys! Visit the Capitol Market, GoMart Ballpark, and Kanawha County Public Library and visit local artists turning pianos into works of art right before your eyes!
Location: Capitol Market 800 Smith St, Charleston, WV
June 14 - June 23, 2024
Born of Rebellion: West Virginia Statehood and the Civil War exhibit
This comprehensive, large-scale experience covers sectional tensions within Virginia preceding the Civil War, the violence and chaos of the war surrounding West Virginia’s formation, and its difficult aftermath as the new state struggled to forge its destiny during Reconstruction.
Location: WV State Capitol 1900 Kanawha Blvd E, Charleston, WV
June 14 at 8:00 am - June 23 at 5:00 pm
FestivALL Princess Exhibit
In honor of FestivALL’s 20th year, view costumes, props, masks and more highlighting the evolution of the FestivALL Princess. While there, learn more about the woman behind the mask, Jude Binder, and her vast contributions to the arts.
Location: Kanawha County Public Library
June 14 at 8:00 am - June 23 at 5:00 pm
FestivALL Archives Exhibition
Take a trip down memory lane with FestivALL as we celebrate 20 years of the arts! Check out this curated exhibit featuring pieces of public art and photos of events past throughout FestivALL 2024.
Location: Kanawha County Public Library
June 14 at 10:00 am - June 23 at 5:00 pm
2024 Art-for-ALL Kids’ Juried Art Exhibition
Art-for-ALL is a juried art exhibition open to children in grades Pre-K through 6th in 13 WV counties.
Exhibition open during Clay Center hours:
Tuesday-Saturday | 10am-5pm
Sunday | 12pm-5pm
Monday | Closed
Location: The Clay Center 1 Clay Square, Charleston, WV
10:30 am - 12:00 pm: Downtown Art & Architecture Walking Tours - $19.99
Stroll the brick sidewalks of Charleston with a local guide and learn about the history, public art and architecture of downtown in these 60-90 minute tours. Distance is about 1.2 miles.
Polite and leashed dogs are welcome. Space is limited to 15 people per tour.
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm: Swing Dance Class with Mary Louise King & Jim Wallace
It’s been called the “most joyful dancing” in the world – swing dancing! This free session taught by Jim Wallace and Mary Louise King of Charleston WV Dance will introduce you to the fundamentals of lead-and-follow dancing in East Coast Swing, which can be danced to a wide range of pop, rock and country music. Later, use your new skills to dance at Live on the Levee and other events during FestivALL. The dance lesson will feature music by the Carpenter Ants.
Location: Vino's Bar & Grill 812 Kanawha Blvd E, Charleston, WV
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm: Downtown Art & Architecture Walking Tours - $19.99
Stroll the brick sidewalks of Charleston with a local guide and learn about the history, public art and architecture of downtown in these 60-90 minute tours. Distance is about 1.2 miles.
Polite and leashed dogs are welcome. Space is limited to 15 people per tour.
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm: Put A Bird In It! – Black Locust Workshop - $25
Build your own custom birdhouse in this 2-hour beginner woodworking class, led by our own Daniel Riffle. Open to 12 participants, ages 12 or older.
Location: Black Locust Woodshop 818 Lee Street E, Charleston, WV
6:30 pm - 9:30 pm: Live on the Levee featuring Levon
Enjoy an evening by the Kanawha River for Live on the Levee, a FREE Friday night concert series in Charleston, WV!
Live on the Levee concerts take place every Friday night from Memorial Day to Labor Day weekends and feature local and regional musical acts. Food and drink vendors on site include beer and wine.
6:30pm The Greens
7:45pm Levon
Location: Haddad Riverfront Park 600 Kanawha Blvd. E, Charleston, WV
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm: Charleston Light Opera Guild’s production of “The Prom” - $25
The Prom is a musical with music by Matthew Sklar, lyrics by Chad Beguelin and a book by Bob Martin and Beguelin based on an original concept by Jack Wiertel. Four narcissistic Broadway stars are in desperate need of a new stage. So, when they hear trouble is brewing about a small town prom, they know it’s time to put a spotlight on the issue and themselves. The town’s parents want to keep the high school dance on the straight and narrow – but when one student just wants to bring her girlfriend to the prom, the entire town has a date with destiny. On a mission to transform lives, Broadway’s brassiest join forces with a courageous girl and the town’s citizens and the result is love that brings them all together.
Location: Charleston Light Opera Guild
