Convention & Visitors Bureau of Marion County

11/04/2024

Plan your trip now for the weekend of Dec. 14 to experience the Italian Christmas Festival, The Feast of the Seven Fishes!🐟🎏🎏🎏

❄️ While you're here for the Feast, go ahead and book your tickets for Festival Cucina to see how the seven fish dishes are made - and taste them yourself! Might as well plan to stop at the Hometown Christmas Market, Coal Miners Swap Meet and Christmas Parade, too. Don't forget to drive through the Celebration of Lights of an evening! ❄️

Get details and tickets:
🐟 The Feast: https://tinyurl.com/ycy9svh7
👨‍🍳 The Festival: https://tinyurl.com/bdzzu9m8
🎄 The Lights: https://tinyurl.com/3vwus3d7
🎁 The Market: https://tinyurl.com/52sbjsnn
⛏ The Meet: https://tinyurl.com/mr2yafpj

10/31/2024

🍂 Happy Falloween ☠

📍Pricketts Fort

10/28/2024

Some of the beautiful views you'll see on a bike ride in Marion County.

📍 Rail Trail at Pricketts Fort Memorial Foundation
📸 Justin Wright

10/24/2024

Your Saturday itinerary is getting spookier...

🎃 Poplar Island Pumpkins: Hike the Cryptid Trail and survive the corn maze
🌭 Frank N Stein: A Halloween Beer Festival: Don't be scared to try new hot dogs and beer
🏚 Mayhem in the Mines: Discover haunted history and a haunted house at Marion County Historical Society and Museum
☠ Dark History Tour: Walk the streets channeling ghosts from the graves buried underneath - with Ethereal Investigations
👯‍♂️ Día De Los Mu***os: "Dance! Dance until you die!" At The Senator's Mansion - West Virginia

Get the details: https://tinyurl.com/yck7hxrm ⌚

10/18/2024

Dent's Run is for everyone.

✔ Nature viewing
✔ Kayaking
✔ "Raw hiking" (trails are not marked)
✔ Fishing
✔ Hunting

Check WVDNR.gov for rules, regulations and best times for each activity.

10/13/2024

Just a little bike ride 🚵

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10/11/2024

An inspiring fall trail run 🧡💛

🍁 Valley Falls State Park

📸 sarahgerard80

10/10/2024

Ready for a full day of chills? This Saturday, stay scared all day long...

Spooky Sprint with Fairmont State Masquers – Costume+running shoes 🏃‍♀️👹
Poplar Island Pumpkins' Cryptid Trail – Courage required 😱
Dark History Tours with Ethereal Investigations – Flashlight ready 🔦👻
Retro Scare at Retro Skate – Buddy up! 👯‍♂️
Fright Night at C & D Bunner Family Spooky Yard Haunt – Go ahead and decide what Disney movie you'll have to watch after🏠🎬

10/08/2024

Disenchanting visitors for years, West Virginia’s persistent boringness is an attraction in and of itself. Recently named the third most boring state to visit, there are clear reasons why.

Experience the dullest activities possible:
Throw shovels at zombies and fly off waterfalls. While you’re at Valley Falls State Park, fly off some cliffs, too. 🚵 (Talking to you, High 5 Casino Reports.)

Eat the most boring food imaginable: breakfast served in a trash can, ice cream cones as long as your forearm and a whole boring festival for the Feast of the Seven Fishes.

There's much more, but I won't bore you.

We’ve truly mastered the art of unconscious tourism. We have something like an 80% return rate because our boredom leaves such a deep impression. I dare you to visit and stay awake long enough to find out why. Spoiler alert: You'll probably have to come back.

Plan your boring trip where there "aren't enough people" at marioncvb.com.

10/07/2024

Who are you going here with?

📍Barrackville Covered Bridge

Learn about the second oldest covered bridge in West Virginia: https://marioncvb.com/blog/barrackville-covered-bridge/

10/03/2024

"Savvy Consignment has really nice clothing, so it’s sad to see it stuffed in a go-bag and used for the end of the world. But at least you’ll look good stabbing zombies in the neck with your nails from Tuscan Sun Spa. ..." 💅🏻

🧟Will you survive the Zombie Apocalypse in Marion County? You can try... https://marioncvb.com/blog/zombie-apocalypse-preparation/

09/26/2024

Plan a fall Saturday! 🍂 It gets a little scarier with every stop!😨

🦅Fall Bird Walk at Pricketts Fort Memorial Foundation
🍎Fall Harvest Day at White Hall Farmers & Artisans Market
🎃Cryptid trail, hay rides and more at Poplar Island Pumpkins
👻Dark History & Paranormal Walking Tours with Ethereal Investigations
🧟‍♀️Fright Night at C & D Bunner Family Spooky Yard Haunt

Who are you taking with you?

Check out our calendar for details: https://marioncvb.com/marion-events/month/

09/19/2024

Marion County hides one of the creepiest trails in West Virginia: through the Meredith Tunnel along the MCTrail in Fairmont. This tunnel, about 1/4 of a mile, contains nothing ... except your own imagination.

09/13/2024

Watch history come together before your eyes. Vietnam Veterans will reunite alongside their Huey Helicopter at the Marion County Vietnam Veterans Memorial this weekend. Get pictures with the crew, bring a copy of their new book to get signed and hear their stories.

🕐 1-3 p.m.
🗓️ Sunday, Sept. 15
📖 https://tinyurl.com/yck3ftf7

09/09/2024

🎃👻 Marion is already gearing up for a Spook-tacular Halloween Season! And it all starts this weekend...

👀 C & D Bunner Family Spooky Yard Haunt – Whether you're brave or a bit cautious, you get to pick the scare level: no actors, regular or lights OUT.

🕵️‍♀️ Ethereal Investigations – Explore the dark side of Marion with their Dark History Tour, followed by a real paranormal investigation. Ready to see what lurks in the shadows?

🦇 Poplar Island Pumpkins Cryptid Trail – Walk among the legends on this mysterious trail… but watch out for what may be lurking!

🍂 Need a break from the scares? Grab a cozy, not-so-scary fall drink at The Joe , The Groove or Short Story Brewing to warm your bones! 😅

09/08/2024

Witness history before your very eyes!

The brave crew who flew missions during the Vietnam War in the Huey Helicopter (displayed at East Marion Park) will reunite from across the nation for a special book signing event!

🕐 1-3 p.m., Sept. 15
📍 Vietnam Veterans Memorial, East Marion Park
📖 "Super Slick: Life and Death in a Huey Helicopter in Vietnam"
👉 Get more info: https://tinyurl.com/dapnmy3j

Pre-order your copy to get it signed by the heroes themselves!
https://tinyurl.com/3u9kkhtr

Don't miss this rare opportunity to meet the men behind the missions and hear their incredible stories firsthand!