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Festivals & Fireworks: August Update

2018 Summertime Fun Guide

By Emily Schloss June 28, 2018

Summertime fun for the whole crew! Start planning your family's close-to-home outings, keeping the fun easy and entertaining! Following are local events, mostly festivals and concerts with free admission, for the remaining month of July and August. More summer listings are coming! Be the first to see updated lists by subscribing to the Weirton-Steubenville Macaroni Kid newsletter. Do you know of an event that should make the Steubenville-Weirton Macaroni Kid Fireworks & Festivals Guide? Email me at emilyschloss@macaronikid.com and I'll be happy to get it on the list! Enjoy all the local fun with your sweet families!


Festivals Guide for July & August:

July 25-28: 

  • Grecian Festival, Wheeling

July 26: 

  • Fort Steuben Summer Concert Series: Pocket Change/Original Fantasys, Oldies/Variety, Historic Fort Steuben, 6:30 p.m.
  • Heritage Port Story Time: Rocks in My Pockets by Marc Harshman, The Wheeling Waterfront at Sculpture Park, 11 a.m.
  • Tiltonsville Gazebo Summer Concerts: Roger Hoard, A Little Bit of Everything, Warren Township Park, 7 p.m.

July 27: 

  • Weirton Event Center: Hillbilly Way, Autumn Duckworth, Variety & Car Cruise, Downtown, 7 p.m.
  • Marshall County Summer Concert Series: De Ja Vu, Popular Rock & Roll Favorites, Moundsville Riverfront Park, 7-9 p.m.

July 27-29: 

  • Upper Ohio Valley Italian Heritage Festival, The Wheeling Waterfront, Fri-Sat noon-midnight and Sunday noon- 6p.m.

July 31: 

  • St. Clairsville Summer Concert Series: The Joseph Sisters, Country Rock, Central Park Complex, 7-9 p.m.

August 1:

  • Toronto Community Concerts: Ron Retzer Trio, Variety, The Toronto Gazebo, 7-9 p.m.
  • Dillonvale Midweek Melodies: Doc Roe, Christian/Variety, City Park Gazebo, 6-8 p.m.
  • Waterfront Wednesdays: Hit Play, Top 40 Pop and Rock Favorites, Wheeling Heritage Port, 7 p.m.

August 2: 

  • Fort Steuben Summer Concert Series: The Stapletons, Tannerhill Weavers, Celtic Traditional, Historic Fort Steuben, 6:30 p.m.
  • Tiltonsville Gazebo Summer Concerts: Dr. Dan Jones-Kinsy-Dawes, Variety, Warren Township Park, 7 p.m.

August 2-5:

  • Mingo Community Days, Schedule and Venues Vary, Aracoma Park Aug. 3:  4-11 p.m.; Aug. 4: 11 a.m.-11 p.m.; Aug. 5: noon-7 p.m. 

August 3-4: 

  • Debbie Green 5K Run/Walk for Leukemia, Heritage Port Event, The Wheeling Waterfront, Friday 4-9 p.m. & Saturday 3-10 p.m.

August 3:

  • Weirton Event Center: Hit Play, Bret Cain, Top 40 Hits/Rock, Downtown, 7 p.m.
  • Marshall County Summer Concert Series: The Sarah Hays Band, Classic Rock and Blues, McMechen Riverfront Park, 7 p.m.

August 5:

  • Oglebay Summer Series: Hard Day's Night, Beatles Tribute, Anne Kuchinka Amphitheater, 7 p.m.
  • Tiltonsville Gazebo Summer Concerts: Messengers of Life, Spirit Filled, Warren Township Park, 6 p.m.

August 7:

  • Wheeling Toe Tappin' Tuesdays, Too: National Night Out with Law Enforcement - FREE - Food, Family Fun & More, Wheeling Park Skating Rink, 6-8 p.m. and The Roger Hoard Jazz Quartet, Wheeling Park Amphitheater, 7 p.m.

August 8:

  • Toronto Community Concerts: Steel Cassa, Steel Drum Band; Fossils, Oldies, The Toronto Gazebo, 7-9 p.m.
  • Dillonvale Midweek Melodies: The Huffington Brothers Band, Country/Oldies/Variety, City Park Gazebo, 6-8 p.m.
  • Waterfront Wednesdays: Dance Party Night: Rumors, Pop and Rock Favorites, Wheeling Heritage Port, 7 p.m.

August 9:

  • Tiltonsville Gazebo Summer Concerts: Jim Berze, Classic Acoustic Rock, Warren Township Park, 7 p.m.

August 10:

  • Weirton Event Center: Glen Miller Orchestra, Instrumental, Downtown, 7 p.m.
  • Wells Township Concert Series: Brilliant Homecoming Celebration: Car Cruise 5-8 p.m.; Ron Retzer Trio, Variety, Former Buckeye North Field, Brilliant 7-9 p.m.

August 10-12:

  • Heritage Music BluesFest: The Wheeling Waterfront, 11 a.m.- Midnight

August 14:

  • Warwood Toe Tappin' Tuesdays: Stampede, Hot Country, Warwood's Garden Park, 7 p.m.

August 15:

  • Toronto Community Concerts: Honky Tonk Sweethearts, Country/Popular; Paul Grant, Soft Rock Oldies,  The Toronto Gazebo, 7-9 p.m.
  • Waterfront Wednesdays: The 1170 Band, Country Favorites, Wheeling Heritage Port, 7 p.m.

August 16:

  • Tiltonsville Gazebo Summer Concerts: Tri-State Community Band, Variety, Warren Township Park, 7 p.m.

August 17:

  • Weirton Event Center: Blended Reality, Victoria Gerst, Variety, Downtown, 7 p.m.

August 18:

  • Mountaineer Brewfest, The Wheeling Waterfront, 4-10 p.m.

August 19:

  • Oglebay Summer Series: Phil Dirt and the Dozers, Oldies, Anne Kuchinka Amphitheater, 7 p.m.

August 21:

  • Wheeling Toe Tappin' Tuesdays, Too: Artists On Call Present "Movies in Melody," Wheeling Park Amphitheater, 7 p.m.

August 22:

  • Toronto Community Concerts: Nate Smith, Acoustic Guitar and Vocals; El Durays, 1950s-60s-70s, The Toronto Gazebo, 7-9 p.m.
  • Waterfront Wednesdays: The M-80s, The 1980s Revived, Wheeling Heritage Port, 7 p.m.

August 23:

  • Weirton Event Center: Elmoz Fire, R&B/Soul, Downtown, 7 p.m.
  • Dillonvale Midweek Melodies: Roger Hoard, Variety, City Park Gazebo, 6-8 p.m.
  • Tiltonsville Gazebo Summer Concerts: Polkaholics, Polka, Warren Township Park, 7 p.m.

August 25:

  • Dragon Boat Race, The Wheeling Waterfront, 8 a.m.- 4 p.m.

August 26-27:

  • Oglebay Resort: Classic Car Show, Levenson Shelter & Site One, Wheeling

August 28:

  • Warwood Toe Tappin' Tuesdays: MSM - Miller, Smith & Mazure, Easy Listening, Warwood's Garden Park, 7 p.m.

August 29:

  • Toronto Community Concerts: 40+ Band, Oldies, The Toronto Gazebo, 7-9 p.m.
  • Dillonvale Midweek Melodies: Vic Wrobel, Rock/Variety, City Park Gazebo, 6-8 p.m.
  • Waterfront Wednesdays: Easy Street, Pop and Rock Favorites, Wheeling Heritage Port, 7 p.m.

August 30:

  • Tiltonsville Gazebo Summer Concerts:40+ Band, Oldies/Classic Rock/Country, Warren Township Park, 7 p.m.

August 31-September 2:

  • Wheeling Vintage Raceboat Regatta, The Wheeling Waterfront, Friday 10 a.m.- 5 p.m.,Saturday 9:30 a.m.- 10:30 p.m. & Sunday 9:30 a.m.- 6 p.m.


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