Sponsored by Big Bear Lake
Our Kids’ Activity Area is the center for all things fun at the New Deal Festival! Meet some awesome animals, play games, do some crafts and more! Read on to learn about all the fun activities waiting for you!
Bounce House
New this year!
Petting Zoo
Meet farm animals up close and learn about their lives at the petting zoo!
Face Painting
Turn into anything you can imagine when you get your face painted at the festival!
Hay Rides
Take a ride on our historic 1930s Co-Op Tractor! Loop around the festival and see all the fun. For more information, go here.
Contests
Sack races, a watermelon eating contest, and a coloring contest all offer chances to show you’re the best! Check our Contests Page for details.
Crafts, Games, and More!
Enjoy various yard games, a crafts table, STEM activities with Friends of the Cheat, and get to know some of America’s birds with the Avian Conservation Center of Appalachia!
Thank you to our organizational partners for children’s activities!
The Avian Conservation Center for Appalachia (ACCAWV) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization located near Morgantown, WV. Their mission is to conserve the region’s wild birds through research, education, and rehabilitation. They are licensed by the US Fish & Wildlife Service to treat and rehabilitate injured, ill, or orphaned wild birds, including raptors, eagles, songbirds, waterbirds, waterfowl, and sea birds.
The ACCAWV is also licensed to possess non-releasable birds for educational purposes, and sponsors the West Virginia Young Birders Club. Every injured bird that comes through their door receives a comprehensive examination by a veterinarian and are then nursed back to health by our caring staff and volunteers. If you find an injured wild bird, please contact the ACCAWV! They work with the veterinarians at Cheat Lake Animal Hospital in Morgantown; the hospital is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Since the formation of Friends of the Cheat (FOC) in 1994, the organization’s primary focus has been addressing the severe acid mine drainage (AMD) pollution issues in the lower reaches of the Cheat River watershed.
Through coalition building, collaboration, and the implementation of AMD treatment systems, the Cheat River – named one of the country’s most endangered rivers in 1995 – is once again alive with life.
