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FestivALL Capitol Street Art Fair (Sunday)

FestivALL Capitol Street Art Fair presented by Burke & Herbert Bank

Saturday, May 31 – Sunday, June 1

The annual two-day Capitol Street Art Fair welcomes you to enjoy art, music, and more in the heart of downtown Charleston!

Over 70 local and regional artisans will sell and display their wares in bath & body, books, fine art, jewelry, glass work, pottery, photography, printmaking, woodwork, textiles and more. Live music stages, roaming performers, and other entertainment will also delight you for two days of fun.

Make sure to check out the Children’s Art Fair, and more while you are there.

Additional sponsors: CAMC/Vandalia Health, WV Lottery

2025 Artisans

Bath & Body
Appalachian Botanical Co
Exclusive Pastime Creations LLC
Simple Minded Bath Company LLC
Wild Mountain Soap Company

Face Painting
Alto Design FacePainting
The Doodlin’ Roo

Fine Art
Art By Larry Garnett
Bashful Bee Press
Cali Wesson Art
Cathy Fulks
Charles Ott
Echo-Lit
HepCatz Design
John Wirts Art
LosAngled
MarisaMade LLC
Matt Smith Makes
MY Art
Patty Stewart Art

Jewelry
Bear Branch Designs
Connie McColley
Diet Sweater
M. Benson (formerly The Artisan’s Menagerie)
Mick’s Media Jewelry
Mystical Crystal Jewelry
On Cord Creations
Sacred Totems
SHEA NEW
Teresa Gail Designs
The Queen of Arts~Curiosities by Adrienne
WV Mountain Ears

Metalwork/Sculpture
Fire and Steel Artistic Creations
Steel blooming LLC

Photography
Deylight Photography
Randall Sanger Photography
West Virginia Homeplace (Betty Rivard)

Pottery
The Beard and The Bun Pottery
Ellie’s Emporium
Lake Shore Pottery and Jewelry
Love For Pottery
MegFerg Pottery
Siren Pottery
Wingard Pottery

Printmaking
Made by Meish
Sugar Pop Press

Specialty Food
DARN Good Candy
Hill & Holler Herbal Company

Textiles/Fiber Art
Cedar Olivet Orientals
Knotty Lady Macrame
Thomas Ruggiero Art & Design
Yarn.0ver

Woodwork
Art by Petey with Weese Woodgems
Black Locust Woodshop
Heirloom Footstools

Misc.
C R Stuff
Echo-Lit
Hippie’s Daughter
Rob Cleland (Caricatures & Fine Art)

Sunday, June 1 (City National Bank Stage Schedule)

11am-12pm O’Ryan The O’Mazing
12-1pm Friendly Fire
1-2pm Woodbine
2-3pm East End Ghouls (family-friendly)
3-4pm Matt Malinoski
4-5pm Cariño

September 23, 2025
FestivALL Capitol Street Art Fair (Saturday)

FestivALL Capitol Street Art Fair presented by Burke & Herbert Bank (Saturday)

Saturday, May 3 | 10am-6pm
Sunday, June 1 | 11am-5pm

The annual two-day Capitol Street Art Fair welcomes you to enjoy art, music, and more in the heart of downtown Charleston!

Over 60 local and regional artisans will sell and display their wares in bath & body, books, fine art, jewelry, pottery, photography, printmaking, woodwork, textiles, and more. Live music stages, roaming performers, and other entertainment will also delight you for two days of fun in the heart of the city.

Make sure to check out the Children’s Art Fair, and more while you are there.

Additional Sponsors: CAMC/Vandalia Health, WV Lottery

2025 Artisans

Bath & Body
Appalachian Botanical Co
Exclusive Pastime Creations LLC
Simple Minded Bath Company LLC
Wild Mountain Soap Company

Face Painting
Alto Design FacePainting
The Doodlin’ Roo

Fine Art
Art By Larry Garnett
Bashful Bee Press
Cali Wesson Art
Charles Ott
Echo-Lit
HepCatz Design
Hippie’s Daughter
John Wirts Art
LosAngled
MarisaMade LLC
Matt Smith Makes
MY Art
Patty Stewart Art

Jewelry
Bear Branch Designs
Connie McColley
Diet Sweater
M. Benson (formerly The Artisan’s Menagerie)
Mick’s Media Jewelry
Mystical Crystal Jewelry
On Cord Creations
Sacred Totems
SHEA NEW
Teresa Gail Designs
The Queen of Arts~Curiosities by Adrienne
WV Mountain Ears

Metalwork/Sculpture
Fire and Steel Artistic Creations
Steel blooming LLC

Photography
Deylight Photography
Kevin Jack
Randall Sanger Photography
West Virginia Homeplace (Betty Rivard)

Pottery
The Beard and The Bun Pottery
Ellie’s Emporium
Lake Shore Pottery and Jewelry
Love For Pottery
MegFerg Pottery
Siren Pottery
Wingard Pottery

Printmaking
Made by Meish
Sugar Pop Press

Specialty Food
DARN Good Candy
Hill & Holler Herbal Company

Textiles/Fiber Art
Cedar Olivet Orientals
Knotty Lady Macrame
Thomas Ruggiero Art & Design
Yarn.0ver

Woodwork
Art by Petey with Weese Woodgems
Black Locust Woodshop
Heirloom Footstools

Misc.
C R Stuff
Echo-Lit
Rob Cleland (Caricatures & Fine Art)

Saturday, May 31 (City National Bank Stage Schedule)

located outside of Taylor Books

10-11am Tony M. Music
11am-12pm Alan Griffith and the Cheap Beats
12pm – 1pm O’Ryan the O’Mazing (juggling variety act)
1 – 2pm Duo Grove
2- 3pm Ryan & Amanda Kennedy
3 – 4pm Ma’am
4-5pm Charleston Light Opera Guild
5-6pm Mark Price

Keep an eye out for Hot Jazz March roaming downtown Charleston!

September 23, 2025
Children’s Art Fair (Saturday)

Children’s Art Fair

Saturday, May 31 | 10am-5pm
Sunday, June 1 | 11am-4pm

The FestivALL Children’s Art Fair is the perfect two days of family fun! The Children’s Art Fair & Sale offers young artists the chance to interact with each other and the public. Invited artists and community groups offer free make-and-take art activities, kid-friendly performances take the stage all day long, and children have the opportunity to participate in art instruction provided by FestivALL leading up to the fair where they will get to sell their works.

From 10am-3pm check out the Annual Kanawha County Public Library Used Book Sale! This year’s Annual Used Book Sale in conjunction with the Capitol Street Art Fair will be held at the Main Library in Room 311. All proceeds help fund library programs and services.

Sponsors: The Elliot Family Foundation, The Daywood Foundation, CAMC/Vandalia Health, United Bank, the Kanawha County Public Library, and Security America

Saturday, May 31 (Bailey Glasser, LLP Children’s Stage)

Located outside of the Downtown Kanawha County Public Library

10am Children’s Theatre of Charleston
11am River City Youth Ballet
12pm Grateful Kids with John Inghram & Friends
1pm Katzendrummerz, Play drums! Have fun! (Ammed Solomon, Mark Davis)
2pm Tony M. Music
3pm O’Ryan the O’Mazing (Juggling Variety Act)
4pm Tony M. Music

September 23, 2025
FestivALL Mayor’s Concert with Joslyn & The Sweet Compression

FestivALL Mayor’s Concert

FestivALL Mayor’s Concert featuring Joslyn & The Sweet Compression and the Bob Thompson Unit

While The Mayor’s Concert has long been a tradition for FestivALL, this event has changed forms over the years and is now a FREE outdoor event for ALL to enjoy. During this year’s FestivFALL we are excited to welcome Joslyn & The Sweet Compression to perform at Haddad Riverfront Park.

Enjoy artful activities, food trucks, and more!

Friday, Oct. 18, 6pm-8:30pm
Location: Haddad Riverfront Park, 800 Kanawha Blvd., Charleston, WV

5:30pm Bob Thomson Unit

6:30pm Joslyn & The Sweet Compression

September 23, 2025
Art-After-Dark

Art-After-Dark

When the gallery lights go down, the party lights come up for Art After Dark! Enjoy an evening of art, entertainment, and interactive fun in the Juliet Art Museum, with free admission!

Explore the current exhibitions along with live performances by local musicians, take home art activities, and free parking during Downtown Charleston’s Art Walk!

More info coming soon.

Current Exhibition:
Author and illustrator Rosalie Haizlett kicks off her new book tour with this traveling exhibit featuring watercolor paintings from her manuscript. The illustrations feature a combination of vibrant landscapes, hand-drawn maps, and close-up views of the tiny plants, animals, and fungi that Haizlett observed during a six-month trip through the entire Appalachian Mountain range (from Alabama to Newfoundland) in 2022. The exhibit replicates stepping into a whimsical field guide.

Date: Thursday, October 17

Time: 7-9pm

Location: Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences, 1 Clay Square

Thank You to Our Sponsors and Event Organizers

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September 23, 2025
Carriage Trail Leaf Walk

Carriage Trail Leaf Walk

Sunday, October 20, 2024 from 1-4pm

Enjoy the arts outside during FestivFALL. Experience the charm of the Sunrise Carriage Trail amid fall foliage as you walk along the .65 mile trail taking in the sites and sounds of live music, art, dance, and more.

Enjoy vignettes by Carli Marineck
Live music TBA
Visual art by Brianna Taft
and more!

Be aware that the trail is a wide gravel way approximately one half mile long and has a moderately steep incline.

Dogs on leashes are welcome.

Location/Parking: Sunrise Carriage Trail, 746 Myrtle Rd. Parking is limited. We recommend parking at Farmer, Cline, Campbell PLLC at the top of the trail or across the bridge in downtown Charleston.

Parking is limited at the bottom of top of the trail, but a trolley will run continuously from 12:45PM-4:15PM taking attendees from the top of the Carriage Trail to the Founders Day Program at Springhill Cemetery before looping back through and stopping on Capitol Street.

Thank You To Our Sponsors

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September 23, 2025
City Center Dead

City Center Dead

FestivALL and Arts Amplified presents: City Center Dead!

Friday, October 11 at 6pm
Location: Slack Plaza at City Center

Join John Inghram, Eric Weingrad, Brandon Bowlds and Brad Goodall for a FREE night of Grateful Dead hits at City Center at Slack Plaza. Food trucks and activities on-site.

Enjoy this evening of live music at the City Center at Slack Plaza.

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September 23, 2025
Mountain Stage with The Brothers Comatose, Kelsey Waldon and more

Be part of the live audience as Mountain Stage records a new episode for NPR Music with host Kathy Mattea!

Guest artists: The Brothers Comatose, Kelsey Waldon, Myron Elkins and more.

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More details below

Ticket Info

All tickets to this show are e-tickets, and will be emailed to you upon purchase. Open up the pdf and the QR code on your ticket will be scanned at the door. This event will also be offered as a livestream.

Watch the Livestream!

Mountain Stage livestreams are free, however there are some incredible folks out there who’d like to show their support through a donation-based, pay what you want ”ticket” for the livestream. This is a donation-based “ticket” to show some love for the program and is not a ticket to the live event.

You’ll be able to catch the show from the comfort of your home (or wherever you wish) Sunday, June 18, 2023 – at 7 PM ET at mountainstage.org

If you have questions or concerns, please reach out to live@mountainstage.org

Thanks to our generous sponsors!

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September 23, 2025
The Wine & Jazz Music Festival

Are you a fan of great music, amazing drinks, and tasty food? Then you won’t want to miss the 2024 Wine & Jazz Music Festival presented by Fund for the Arts and co-presenter, Spilman Thomas & Battle! Taking place on the lush lawn at the University of Charleston, this year’s Festival promises to be the city’s premier summer party. The event will feature live music from renowned musicians, delicious food selections, and superb wines and beer! Not only is this Festival a great way to have fun, but it’s also for a good cause. Fund for the Arts is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting arts and cultural organizations throughout the Charleston area. By attending the Festival, you’ll be supporting our mission and helping to ensure that the arts continue to thrive in our community.

Set Times:

3:00pm DJ Selecta

3:50pm Jordyn Dyer Trio

5:10pm Bob Thompson Unit

6:40pm Audacity Brass Band

8:30pm Jennifer Hartswick

Location: University of Charleston, 2300 MacCorkle Ave. SE Tickets: $40 (until June 8th); $50 (starting June 9th). Online ticket sales will end Friday, June 21st at 9pm, but tickets will still be available to purchase on Saturday for $50 at the Main Gate.

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September 23, 2025
Art After Dark

Enjoy an evening of art, entertainment, and interactive fun in the Juliet Art Museum, for FREE! This month, we are debuting a new exhibition celebrating the life and work of beloved Charleston artist Charles Jupiter Hamilton!

And it’s the last chance to see our contemporary rug hooking exhibition “Stories are Made Loop by Loop.”

We’ll have live music by the Carpenter Ants and a take-home activity, too!

Grab a snack from our Curiosity Café, or a drink from our cash bar. Park for FREE in our lot beginning at 5 pm, to start and end your Downtown Charleston Art Walk with the Clay Center

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September 23, 2025