Join us for a day filled with joy and relaxation at our annual New Deal Fest July 12th, from 11 AM to 7 PM, in Arthurdale, WV.

This festival promises a family-friendly atmosphere with a variety of attractions, including:

Live music -Food trucks -Beer garden -Fiddle contest -Artisan Market -Makerspace -Historic spaces -West Virginia authors -Kids’ & Garden activities – Face Painting -Hay Rides

Antique car show -Folk art demonstrations and more!

Schedule of Events

Stage Area

10:45 - Flag Ceremony at VA Memorial with VFW 1589 

11:00 - Live Music: Born Old

Fiddle Contest Registration Opens (11-12:45) 

12:00 - Live Music: Appalachian Soul Man Aristotle Jones

12:45 - Group Panoramic Photo

1:00 - The Rich Family Memorial Old-Time Fiddle Contest 

Senior Division (50+)

Youth (10 and under) & Junior (11-18) Divisions 

Adult (age 19-49)

4:30 - Live Music: Big Fiddle

5:30 - Live Music: The Annie Neeley Band

Artisan Makerspace (Center Hall) 

11:00 - Pie Contest Drop Off

12:00 - Pie Contest Judging & Awards 

1:00 - Fiber Arts Mini-Workshop!

2:00 - Basketry Mini-Workshop

3:00 - Garden Activity

14:00 - Fiddle Repair Demonstration

5:00 - Appalachian Candy Making Mini-Workshop

Kids Area

11:00 - 3:00

Face painting (til 5pm) WVU Art Museum Activities

Petting Zoo

12:00

Avian Conservation Center of Appalachia (til 3pm)

Hayrides (12-4pm)

Coloring Contest Opens (age 4-12)

12:30

Watermelon Eating Contest (age 5-12) 2:00

Voting open for Coloring Contest (2pm-3pm) 

Sack Race

First Heat: Ages 7 and under 

Second Heat: Ages 8-12

Book Signings (Craft Shop)

11:30 - Natalie Sypolt

1:00 - Kirk Judd

2:30 - Torli Bush

More Fun!

11:00 - 6:00

Antique Car, Truck & Tractor Show 

Museum and E-15 Homestead Open 

Fiber Arts Demos in the Loom Room 

Blacksmithing Demos in the Forge 

11:00 - 3:00-tours of the Arthurdale Inn (WV Caring)

Craft Shop, Artisan Market, Food Trucks, and Craft Beer open all day long!