What’s Happening in Marion County
Festivals, tours, markets and music. See what’s coming up in Marion County.
Week of Events
Monongahfest
2026: Monongah FEST CAR SHOW
An annual tradition since 1988!
Past Monongah Fest’s included:
The morning will start with the Miners Run — a 3.61-mile out-and back course. The race is in memory of the 361 coal miners killed in the 1907 Monongah mine disaster.
The festival will open with the parade starting at noon, which begins an activity-filled day.
Some of the fun will be Lil’ Miss Contest and the Most Photogenic Baby Contest. There will be plenty of food vendors. Entertainment will include Jenna Won’t Sing and Thistle & Tweet, followed by The Gamblers Band.
Make sure to sign up for the corn hole tournament and craft show plus the tug of war.
“Flop in the Slop” is back again this year.
Sunday, November 30, 2025
No events on this day.
Monday, December 1, 2025
No events on this day.
Tuesday, December 2, 2025
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December 2, 2025 –Celebration of Lights: Holiday Glow Bowl – Disc Golf
Celebration of Lights: Holiday Glow Bowl – Disc Golf
Annual charity glow disc golf tournament held every December in Fairmont, West Virginia, to benefit the United Way.
The Celebration of Lights stays up throughout the holiday season for drivers, walkers – and disc golfers! Play your way through the Seth Burton Memorial and Orange Crush Disc Golf Courses using the holiday lights to guide your throws.
Wednesday, December 3, 2025
No events on this day.
Thursday, December 4, 2025
No events on this day.
Friday, December 5, 2025
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December 5, 2025 –WV Storytelling Guild Concert
WV Storytelling Guild Concert
Friday, December 5th @ 7 p.m. at the Frank and Jane Gabor Folklife Center
Saturday, December 6, 2025
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December 6, 2025 –Coal Miners Day
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December 6, 2025 –Holiday Square Dance
Coal Miners Day
It’s not about Christmas, but it is about the Italian American coal mining heritage and the history that lives in these Appalachian hills. This day focuses on a swap meet, where coal miners, history lovers and others can sell, buy and trade memorabilia and books. It’s a great way to share history with one another.
Hosted on or near Dec. 6, it remembers the Italian and miners who died in the Monongah Mine Disaster in 1907. Learn more about that fateful day. While you’re here for the holidays, take a trip out to Monongah to see the memorials: the Monongah Memorial, the Monongah Mine Memorial Bell, gifted from the Italian region of Molise, and the Monongah Heroine, a statue dedicated to the miners’ widows.
