BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//FestivALL - ECPv6.15.17.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:FestivALL X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://festivallcharleston.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for FestivALL REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250520T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250601T170000 DTSTAMP:20260422T111449 CREATED:20250924T020332Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250924T020332Z UID:1767-1747735200-1748797200@festivallcharleston.com SUMMARY:Dizzy Doc's Amazing Balloon Sculpture DESCRIPTION:Dizzy Doc’s Amazing Balloon Sculpture\nMay 20 – June 1\n \n Back by popular demand\, Aaron Hay (Dizzy Doc) will construct a massive balloon sculpture\, the likes of which have delighted FestivALL attendees for years. Enjoy visits during construction and following completion in the Clay Center Lobby! \nLocation: Clay Center Lobby\, 1 Clay SquareHours: Mon.-Sat. 10am–5pm & Sun. 12pm–5pm \nSponsor: This FY25 Community Arts project is presented with financial assistance from the West Virginia Department of Arts\, Culture and History and the National Endowment for the Arts\, with approval from the West Virginia Commission on the Arts URL:https://festivallcharleston.com/event/dizzy-docs-amazing-balloon-sculpture-2/ LOCATION:The Clay Center\, 1 Clay Square\, Charleston\, WV\, 25301\, United States CATEGORIES:family-fun,Local Art,other-events,visual arts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=: ORGANIZER;CN="FestivALL":MAILTO:director@festivallcharleston.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250528T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250601T235959 DTSTAMP:20260422T111449 CREATED:20250924T020336Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250924T020336Z UID:1775-1748390400-1748822399@festivallcharleston.com SUMMARY:KCPL StoryWalk® DESCRIPTION:KCPL StoryWalk®\nMay 28 – June 1\n \nThe whole family will enjoy our StoryWalk®\, “Mrs. Honey’s Hat”\,  in the Library Walkway (entrances on Capitol and Summers Streets). Every day a different creature removes an item from Mrs. Honey’s large and outlandish hat\, leaving behind something new in its place. StoryWalks® promote early literacy\, physical activity\, and family time together in nature. \nLocation: Kanawha County Public Library\, 123 Capitol Street URL:https://festivallcharleston.com/event/kcpl-storywalk/ LOCATION:WV CATEGORIES:family-fun,Literature,other-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250528T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250607T235959 DTSTAMP:20260422T111449 CREATED:20250924T020325Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250924T020325Z UID:1752-1748390400-1749340799@festivallcharleston.com SUMMARY:Art-for-ALL Kids' Juried Art Exhibition DESCRIPTION:Art-for-ALL Kids’ Juried Art Exhibition\n\nMay 28\, 2025 – June 7\, 2025\n \nArt-for-ALL is a juried art exhibition open to children in grades Pre-K through 6th in 13 WV counties at The Clay Center.  \nCheck out the exhibition in the ticketing lobby of the Clay Center throughout FestivALL! \nExhibition open during Clay Center Hours:Tuesday-Saturday | 10am-5pmSunday | 12pm-5pmMonday | Closed \nSponsors: The Elliot Family Foundation\, Charles & Mary Fayne Glotfelty Foundation\, The Daywood FoundationSupport: Clay Center\, Owens Family FoundationLocation: Ticketing Lobby\, 1 Clay Square URL:https://festivallcharleston.com/event/art-for-all-kids-juried-art-exhibition-2/ LOCATION:The Clay Center\, 1 Clay Square\, Charleston\, WV\, 25301\, United States CATEGORIES:family-fun,Local Art,visual arts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250530T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250530T140000 DTSTAMP:20260422T111449 CREATED:20250924T020333Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250924T020333Z UID:1769-1748610000-1748613600@festivallcharleston.com SUMMARY:(CANCELED) Art & Architecture Walking Tour DESCRIPTION:(CANCELED) Arts & Architecture Walking Tour\nMay 30th at 1pm\n \nDue to rain and bad weather\, this tour will be canceled. Thank you for understanding! \nDelve into the fascinating history\, present and promising future of Charleston and her downtown on this tour. This district is overflowing in history\, architecture and art – guests will learn the best highlights. Wear appropriate clothing and comfortable shoes. Polite and leashed dogs are welcome. \nLocation: Beginning at Lee St. Triangle at the corner of Capitol & Lee Streets. URL:https://festivallcharleston.com/event/art-architecture-walking-tour/ LOCATION:Lee Street Triangle\, 240 Capitol St\, Charleston\, West Virginia CATEGORIES:family-fun,Local Art,other-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=: ORGANIZER;CN="FestivALL":MAILTO:director@festivallcharleston.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250530T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250530T193000 DTSTAMP:20260422T111449 CREATED:20250924T020334Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250924T020334Z UID:1771-1748626200-1748633400@festivallcharleston.com SUMMARY:Literary Roundtable DESCRIPTION:Literary Roundtable\nMay 30 | 5:30pm – 7:30pm\n \nCurated and hosted by West Virginia Poet Laureate Marc Harshman\, this year’s panel on written fiction will feature the works of Marie Manilla\, Natalie Sypolt (change from print schedule)\, and Glenn Taylor. \nLocation: Taylor Books Annex Gallery\, 226 Capitol St. \n*FREE Event* \n \nGlenn Taylor\nGlenn Taylor’s fourth novel\, The Songs of Betty Baach won the 2023 Juniper Prize in Fiction. His first novel\, The Ballad of Trenchmouth Taggart was a finalist for the 2008 National Book Critics Circle Award. Glenn’s work has appeared in such venues as the Oxford American\, The Guardian\, Gulf Coast\, and Huizache. Born and raised in Huntington\, West Virginia\, he now resides with his family in Morgantown\, where he is at work on a new novel. \n  \n  \n \nNatalie Sypolt\nNatalie Sypolt lives and writes in West Virginia. She is the author of The Sound of Holding Your Breath (2018\, West Virginia University Press) and second book\, tentatively titled If Only the Rain Would Come\, is set to be published by University Press of Kentucky in 2026. Her work has appeared in Glimmer Train\, Appalachian Review\, Still: The Journal\, r.kv.r.y.\, Superstition Review\, Paste\, Willow Springs Review\, and The Kenyon Review Online\, among other fine journals.  Natalie is the former President of the Appalachian Studies Association\, has taught in the low-residency MFA Program at West Virginia Wesleyan College\, and works as an Associate Professor of English at Pierpont Community & Technical College. \n  \n \nMarie Manilla\nWest Virginia native Marie Manilla is a graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop. Her novel\, The Patron Saint of Ugly\, received The Weatherford Award. Shrapnel won The Fred Bonnie Award for Best First Novel. Stories in her collection\, Still Life with Plums\, first appeared in the Chicago Tribune\, Prairie Schooner\, Mississippi Review\, and other journals. Her essays have appeared in Word Riot\, Cossack Review\, Gargoyle\, and elsewhere. Marie lives in her hometown of Huntington with her husband\, Don Primerano. \n Learn more about Marie here. URL:https://festivallcharleston.com/event/literary-roundtable/ LOCATION:Taylor Books\, 226 Capitol Street\, Charleston\, WV\, 25301\, United States CATEGORIES:Literature,Local Art,other-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=: ORGANIZER;CN="FestivALL":MAILTO:director@festivallcharleston.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250530T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250530T200000 DTSTAMP:20260422T111449 CREATED:20250924T020336Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250924T020336Z UID:1776-1748628000-1748635200@festivallcharleston.com SUMMARY:(LOCATION CHANGE) “What’s Next” with Attack Theatre DESCRIPTION:(LOCATION CHANGE) “What’s Next” with Attack Theatre\nMay 30 | 6pm\nLos Angled Gallery\, 1031 Quarrier St. \n \nWalk with the dancers from Attack Theatre as they create world-premiere dances right before your eyes!  \nCharleston WV’s public art is a springboard for this interactive\, creative\, and unique dance/music/art event.  Starting at the Charleston Arch sculpture at the Post Office\, join Attack Theatre as they perform with and alongside some of our city’s beloved public art. \n*FREE EVENT* \n \nABOUT ATTACK THEATREFounded in 1994 by Michele de la Reza and Peter Kope as a collaboration between two dancers and a city\, Attack Theatre fuses modern dance\, original live music\, and interdisciplinary art forms to create engaging dance performances. We create work at the intersection of art and community\, resulting in productions that are personal\, authentic\, welcoming\, and fearless. \nAttack Theatre’s mission is to explore artistic expression in our commitment to remain curious in our investigation of new ideas; to artistically collaborate through deliberate\, interdisciplinary partnerships; to connect with local and global communities to provide accessible\, creative learning opportunities. \nLocation change: Los Angled Gallery\, 1031 Quarrier St.  URL:https://festivallcharleston.com/event/whats-next-with-attack-theatre/ LOCATION:Downtown Charleston CATEGORIES:dance,other-events,visual arts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=: ORGANIZER;CN="FestivALL":MAILTO:director@festivallcharleston.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250530T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250530T200000 DTSTAMP:20260422T111449 CREATED:20250924T020339Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250924T020339Z UID:1785-1748628000-1748635200@festivallcharleston.com SUMMARY:Indigo Dyeing Workshop DESCRIPTION:Indigo Dyeing Workshop\n \nJoin us for an indigo dyeing class – and leave with your own hand-dyed tote! We’ll cover the history\, cultivation\, and use of this valuable plant\, and learn about a variety of dye plants you can cultivate in your own garden. All supplies included. No experience necessary. \nLocation: Echo-Lit\, 427 West Washington Street\, Charleston\, WV 25302 \nDate and time: Fri\, May 30\, 2025 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM \n \n REGISTER HERE URL:https://festivallcharleston.com/event/indigo-dyeing-workshop/ LOCATION:Echo-Lit\, 427 Washington St W\, Charleston\, WV\, 25302\, United States CATEGORIES:Local Art,other-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=: ORGANIZER;CN="FestivALL":MAILTO:director@festivallcharleston.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250530T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250530T213000 DTSTAMP:20260422T111449 CREATED:20250924T020335Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250924T020335Z UID:1773-1748629800-1748640600@festivallcharleston.com SUMMARY:(CANCELED) Live on the Levee presented by Moses Auto Group DESCRIPTION:(CANCELED) Live on the Levee presented by Moses Auto Group\nMay 30 | 6:30pm – 9:30pm\nHaddad Riverfront Park\, 600 Kanawha Blvd.\n\n \nThe City of Charleston is working to reschedule this event for a future date. Please be sure to check out our other events this evening!  \nEnjoy Charleston’s free\, Friday-night summer concert series set to the backdrop of the Kanawha River. Food and beverage vendors on site. \nKentucky bluegrass band Magnolia Boulevard will open for No BS! Brass Band\, a powerful brass band that infuses the spirit of New Orleans into its original East Coast modern funk. \nLocation: Schoenbaum Stage\, Haddad River Front Park\, 600 Kanawha Blvd. East \n\nTime: 6:30pm – 9:30pm URL:https://festivallcharleston.com/event/live-on-the-levee-presented-by-moses-auto-group/ LOCATION:Haddad Riverfront Park\, 600 Kanawha Blvd. E\, Charleston\, WV\, 25301\, United States CATEGORIES:family-fun,Local Art,music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=: END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR