The Festival officially opens on Thursday, with the start of the Grand Feature Parade followed by the Opening Ceremonies at Palatine Park in Downtown Fairmont. Following this are three days of fun-filled activities for the whole family. Please come and enjoy the live entertainment, carnival, parade, fantastic food and a gigantic fireworks display to finish it all off. It all culminates Saturday with the Amateur Pepperoni Roll Bake-Off, so come hungry because the public chooses the winner here.  So now that you have sampled the local fare and spent a weekend riding carnival rides, sit back and enjoy the evenings scheduled entertainment, followed by fireworks.  Monongahela , Tygart and the West Fork River will lead you to a   weekend of fun to  kick off your summer here in Fairmont.

Schedule of Events:

April 15, 2023

7:00pm: Teen and Queen Pageant at Fairmont Senior High School

April 16, 2023

3:30pm: Little, Junior and Jr. Teen Pageant at Fairmont Senior High School

May 25, 2023

5 p.m: Grand Feature Parade Line-up at Everest Drive

6 p.m: Carnival and Festival Opens at Palatine Park

6 p.m: Grand Feature Parade

8 p.m: Opening Ceremonies Palatine Park at Amphitheatre

9 p.m: Chad Lane DJ and Karaoke at Palatine Park Amphitheatre

10 p.m: Carnival and Festival Closes

May 26, 2023

5 p.m: Carnival and Festival Opens at Palatine Park

7 p.m: 14th Annual Professional Pepperoni Roll Bake-oft at Palatine Park Festivities Tent

6 p.m: Free Entertainment! Green River at Palatine Park Amphitheatre

11 p.m: Carnival and Festival Closes

May 27, 2023

10 a.m - 1 p.m: 11th Annual Jerry Ragen Car Show at Baptist Temple Parking Lot

12 p.m: Carnival and Festival Opens at Palatine Park

12-4 p.m: Kids Day in the Park at Palatine Park

12:30 p.m: Winners Choice Children's Photogenic Winners Announced at Palatine Park

3 p.m: Free Entertainment! Illusionist Josh Knotts and Lea at Palatine Park Amphitheatre

4 p.m: Strongman Showdown at Palatine Park

6 p.m: Free Entertainment! Kiss Army at Palatine Park Amphitheatre

10 p.m: Grand Feature Fireworks Display at Palatine Park

11 p.m: Carnival and Festival Closes

Date: April 15-16, May 25-27, 2023

Location: Fairmont Senior High School, 1 Loop Park, Fairmont, WV 26554

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