Schedule of Events: New Deal Festival 2024

*This schedule will continue to be updated as events and participants are confirmed

9:45 am

• Flag Ceremony — VFW Post 1589
• Gates Open
• AHI Craft Shop in Center Hall complex opens
• Museum Buildings and Exhibits open

10:00 am

• Pie Drop Off for Pie Contest (Drop off between 10:00-11:00)
  • View Contest Rules
• Registration opens for Antique Car, Truck, & Tractor Show (10:00-11:00)
• Outdoor Craft Market opens
• Fiber Arts and Blacksmithing Demonstrations Begin
• Homesteader descendants will be in E-15 most of the day beginning at 10 am to tell you about growing up in Arthurdale 

10:30 am

• Food Trucks open

11:00 am

• Live Music: The Masons (11:00-12:15)
• Book Signing: Nancy Abrams (11:00-12:30)
• Craft Beer Garden opens
• Antique Car, Truck, & Tractor Show Opens
• Kids Activities & Farm Zoo Open (11:00 – 3:00)
  • Coloring Contest opens (11:00 – 12:00)
    • View Contest Rules
  • Avian Conservation Center of Appalachia (11:00-1:00)
  • Friends of Deckers Creek STEM Activities
  • WVU Extension – UV Bracelet Making
  • Face Painting
• Hay Rides Begin (11:00-3:00, $1 per person)

12:00 pm

• Judging occurs for pie contest
• Voting opens for coloring contest (12:00-1:00)
• WVU Extension Kid’s Activities
  • Flag Folding
  • Scavenger Hunt (12:00pm-2:45pm; winner announced at 3pm)

12:30pm

• Live Music: Grace Campbell (12:30-1:45)
• Book Signing: William Hal Gorby (12:30-2)
• Watermelon Eating Contest in Kids Area
  • View Contest Rules
• WVU Extension – Watermelon Seed Planting

1:00 pm

• Winners of coloring and watermelon eating contests announced in Kids Area

1:45 pm

• Winners announced for pie baking, coloring, and watermelon eating contests from the Main Stage

2:00pm

• Live Music: Chris Haddox (2:00-3:15)
• Book Signing: Doug Van Gundy (2-3:30)
• Sack Race in the Children’s Area
  • First Heat: Ages 7&Under
  • Second Heat Ages 8-12
  • View Rules

2:30 pm

• Winners of the sack race announced in Kids’ Area

3:00 pm

• Kids’ Activities and Petting Zoo close
• WVU Extension Scavenger Hunt winner announced

3:30pm

• Live Music: Ya Honk (3:30-4:15)

5:00pm

• Craft Market closes
• Demonstrations close
• Museum and Exhibits close
• Craft Shop still open!

7:00 pm

• Evening Concert: Sweaty Hands String Band (opener 7:00-7:45)
• Craft Shop closes

8:00 pm

• Evening Concert: Andrew Adkins (headliner 8:00-10:00)

9:00 pm

• Beer Tent closes
• Food Trucks close