2nd Annual New River Festival

The New River Clean Water Alliance is hosting the 2nd Annual New River
Festival June 7 - 9, 2013 that will feature a Friday night film festival,
Saturday live music, camping, a puppet parade, field trips, educational
exhibits, community art, and food vendors.  All proceeds from the festival
will benefit the nonprofit members of the Alliance in their efforts to
enhance the water quality of the New and her tributaries.  The festival
location is the Old Rivers Campground which is now the ACE Gear Shop,
located off of Route 19 in Fayetteville.  Community members, visitors and
families are invited to participate in a wide variety of activities
scheduled throughout the weekend.  Visit www.NewRiverFestival.com to
purchase tickets and learn more.
 

4:00 pm – Camping Opens

7:00 pm – Pre-Film Festival Social – Pizza from Pies and Pints

8:00 pm – Reel Paddling Film Festival

10:00 pm – Jam Session with Keg Dwellers

Saturday, June 8th

9:00 am – Yoga with Cindy Horton

Organized Field Trips and Clinics (please see registration for exact times):

NPS Interpretive Hike of Historic Nuttallburg

NPS Kids Photo Stream Stomp

Mountain Biking on the Arrowhead Trails with the New River Bike Union

Kayak with the Pros

4:00 pm – Festival Opens – Exhibitors, vendors, and educational activities

“River Kids” & “River Big Kids” Educational Passport Activities

Support the Cause Organizations – NCNR, PAN, Piney Creek, WV Rivers Coalition, DEP, NPS, Friends of the Greenbrier, WV Division of Forestry, Bridgemont Sustainability and more.

Food Court – Joy Marr Catering, Gumbos, Diogi’s, Mission Savy and Craig Clement’s Lemon Car

Festival Market – Hosted by Fayetteville Arts Coalition

Climbing wall

Raffles for the cause – Whitewater Raft from Rocky Mountain Rafts & More

Music with the New River Youth Symphony

5:00 pm – Event Welcome – Bil Lepp Story Teller/Comedian as evening MC

5:30 pm – Puppet Parade and Music with Fire Creek

6:30 pm – Music with Option 22

7:30 pm New River Watershed Hero Award – Presented by George Santucci &

Music with Keg Dwellers

8:30 pm Music with Dangermuffin

10:30 pm Music with Gangstagrass followed by Dance Party with Rench

For more festival information go to www.NewRiverFestival.com