Upcoming Events
11th Annual Drumstick Dash Thursday November 24th
The 11th Annual Drumstick Dash 5K starts on Thanksgiving morning, at 9:00am. To sign up, go to www.tristateracer.com/drumstickdash. The race motto is “Shuffle your feet so others can eat!”. They encourage participants to bring as much canned food and nonperishable food as possible. Dress warm, but feel free to dress up in costume!!! The first 10 people in costume who show up at the prize tent-Pumpkin pie and people who find 10 turkey hats hidden along route-Pumpkin pie. Parking – Shanklin parking building will be open – FREE parking. Parking is available on any side streets (except for Court Street – this is for police cars only).
16th Annual Huntington Turkey Trot Thursday November 24th
The annual 5K/fun run to benefit Little Victories. Starting at 8:00am-8:45am Race Day registration at Ritter Park Picnic Shelter and then at 9:00am Time to trot!!! Families, visitors, kids, strollers, and pets are ALL welcome. Race day registration fee (no T-shirt included) is $30.00. They also ask each participant to bring cans or bags of pet food for Little Victories. Purina cat or dog chow, Purina puppy or kitten chow, and Pedigree dry are favorites. For more details go to huntingtonturkeytrot.org/.
Fury Fest Thursday November 24th
Sharing Thanksgiving morning with Kanawha County Humane Association’s pets is a tradition that is looked forward to each year. With the community’s help and support, they do our very best to make Furry Feast a celebration of our life-saving mission! their pets are absolutely thrilled for this day of extra attention and special treats. Time slots will be staggered in four different shifts so they can safely limit the number of dogs in one area, allowing more special attention for each dog. A ticket will include…. One “Thankful for Second Chances” Furry Feast 2020 T-shirt (unisex sizes), Feeding a homeless pet their Thanksgiving (muttloaf) dinner, A digital keepsake photo of you + the homeless pet whose day you made, An opportunity to take the shelter dog for a walk or car ride – your preference. They request that you keep your pet out for a minimum of 30 minutes to allow us ample time to clean your dog’s kennel. A family ticket allows you to register two adults at once. Children under 16 do not need a ticket. We ask that any kids under 16 do not walk the animals but walk with their adult while the adult walks the dog.
2022 Hot Diggity Dog Thanksgiving 5K Thursday November 24th
Come out for the 2022 Hot Diggity Dog 5k at Saint Albans High School starting at 9:00am. Proceeds to benefit The Putnam County Animal Shelter and race day registration is $50.00. For more details or to register go to runsignup.com/hdd5k.
Bancroft Thanksgiving Parade 2022 Thursday November 24th
Pop the turkey in the oven and come on out! We’d love for you to join in the 3rd annual Bancroft Thanksgiving Day Parade starting at 11:00 am, led by the awesome firefighters from the Bancroft Volunteer Fire Department. Decorate your golf cart, your dog, your antique vehicle, or just bring yourself and your family to greet your neighbors and walk off a few calories before the big meal. You meet at the baseball field on the corner of Jefferson St. and 3rd Avenue, proceed to 7th Avenue, and come back via Washington Street. If you don’t want to participate in the parade (why wouldn’t you?), you can watch from your front door or grab a spot at the park or fire department to see the show go by
Community thanksgiving Dinners
-The Annual Frank Veltri Thanksgiving Dinner at St. George Orthodox Church from 12:30pm – 2:00pm. Enter at 190 Court Street. Everyone is welcome to come and enjoy a hot meal.
-Lee Jones Memorial Thanksgiving Dinner at Chapmanville Middle School from11:00am – 3:00pm. A Free, Hot Thanksgiving Meal available to everyone!! Dine in or pickup.
-2nd Annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner at Iron Horse Church in Nitro will be held from 2:00pm – 6:00pm. The dinner is free, and EVERYONE is welcome!!!
-Manna Meal will be open for Breakfast and Lunch from 7:00am – 2:00pm.
2nd Annual Holly Jolly Brawley Festival November 25th & 26th Friday and Saturday
The Downtown Charleston Association in Collaboration and Partnership with the City of Charleston & Charleston Creativity Connections are proud to present, the second annual Come downtown and Join us on Black Friday & Small Business Saturday 11/25-11/26 12:00-9:00 pm as they turn the city into our very own Hallmark movie. Last year’s inaugural Holly Jolly Brawley event was a huge success! Once the trees were decorated, lights were hung and art installed there wasn’t a day without people visiting to snap pictures and take in the holiday joy of Downtown Charleston. It is estimated that over 70,000 people attended last year’s event and the Holly Jolly Brawly Art Installation. Holly Jolly Brawley was even awarded the Charleston Area Alliance’s “We Love Our Community” award. This year the elves are taking it up a notch!
Holly Jolly Brawley 2022 will feature DOUBLE the amount of decorated trees as last year
with 100 trees spread around the Lee St. Triangle, Brawley walkway and City Center park. An all new Holiday Light Show will be added to this year’s festivities. The light show will bring
your favorite holiday songs to life with synchronized lighting in
City Center from 7:00pm-9:00pm, nightly from 11/25-12/31. But
that’s not all the elves have planned. This year will also feature a Holiday Market on Capital St with local artists, vendors and
artisans for your gift shopping needs, live music, city tree lighting and so much more
Black Friday Hikes Friday November 25th
Join members of the KSFF Foundation and the Kanawha Valley Master Naturalists as they hike the hills of Kanawha State Forest to work off the previous day’s feast Starting at 1:00pm. You will have easy hikes and more challenging hikes. No charge. They will have hot chocolate in the Nature Center to warm you up after your hike.
Nutcracker Storytime with the Charleston Ballet Saturday November 26th
Begin the holiday season with The Charleston Ballet at our Nutcracker Family Storytime at the Charleston Public Library from 3:00pm – 4:00pm. Dancers with The Charleston Ballet will read a picture book version of “The Nutcracker”, present an excerpt from the ballet, complete with tutus for children to enjoy, followed by a special ballet craft from the library. Families attending this Storytime will be entered into a drawing for a chance to win two tickets to the December 9th performance of The Nutcracker at The Clay Center.
Hamlin Christmas Parade Saturday November 26th
The town of Hamlin kicks of the Christmas season with their annual Christmas Parade starting at 5:00pm.
Korea War Memorial
The names of any U.S. military Veteran living or deceased, are being accepted for addition to the Korean War Memorial located at the intersection of Montrose Avenue and MacCorkle Avenue in South Charleston. Branch of service, rank, and dates of service can be added to the memorial as well. For more details call (304)722-1204.
Covenant House – Monday through Friday
The Our choice food pantry opens at 9:00 a.m. Monday through Friday, now located on site at Covenant House, 600 Shrewsbury. Last year 11,182 West Virginians relied on the Covenant House Food Pantry to put food on the family table. For more details, on how to help, or donate go to http://www.wvcovenanthouse.org/or call(304) 344-8053