area event schedule
Appalachian Festival 2022
The Country Roads Grand Bash is an annual philanthropic event benefitting Mission for Miracles, PACE Enterprises and numerous local WV Charities. Join us on August 18-20, 2022, for our Inaugural Event at the Summit Bechtel Reserve!
The Country Roads Grand Bash is an immersive experience opening the doors of Appalachia to attendees across the United States looking to have fun, win big, and make a difference.
Nestled amongst the hills right outside of Beckley, West Virginia, the Summit Bechtel Reserve is an expansive 10,600-acre property boasting world-class facilities, scenic views, lodging, and recreational activities that are second to none. Adjacent to the New River Gorge National River, more than 13 miles of the property borders the park, giving attendees 70,000 acres of managed wilderness beyond the Summit property.
This highly sought-after event is filled with prize cash drawings, luxury vehicles, ATVs, sports memorabilia, the latest hunting and fishing gear, and live entertainment.
The Country Roads Grand Bash is the vacation you didn’t know you needed!
Sponsorship dollars and proceeds from this event will continue to fund MIssion for Miracles’ work by supporting medical facilities that treat neurological conditions (i.e., spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, chronic traumatic encephalopathy, Alzheimer’s) and recovery research facilities.
The Country Roads Grand Bash is an annual philanthropic event benefitting Mission for Miracles, PACE Enterprises and numerous local WV Charities. Join us on August 18-20, 2022, for our Inaugural Event at the Summit Bechtel Reserve!
The Country Roads Grand Bash is an immersive experience opening the doors of Appalachia to attendees across the United States looking to have fun, win big, and make a difference.
Nestled amongst the hills right outside of Beckley, West Virginia, the Summit Bechtel Reserve is an expansive 10,600-acre property boasting world-class facilities, scenic views, lodging, and recreational activities that are second to none. Adjacent to the New River Gorge National River, more than 13 miles of the property borders the park, giving attendees 70,000 acres of managed wilderness beyond the Summit property.
This highly sought-after event is filled with prize cash drawings, luxury vehicles, ATVs, sports memorabilia, the latest hunting and fishing gear, and live entertainment.
The Country Roads Grand Bash is the vacation you didn’t know you needed!
Sponsorship dollars and proceeds from this event will continue to fund MIssion for Miracles’ work by supporting medical facilities that treat neurological conditions (i.e., spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, chronic traumatic encephalopathy, Alzheimer’s) and recovery research facilities.
The Country Roads Grand Bash is an annual philanthropic event benefitting Mission for Miracles, PACE Enterprises and numerous local WV Charities. Join us on August 18-20, 2022, for our Inaugural Event at the Summit Bechtel Reserve!
The Country Roads Grand Bash is an immersive experience opening the doors of Appalachia to attendees across the United States looking to have fun, win big, and make a difference.
Nestled amongst the hills right outside of Beckley, West Virginia, the Summit Bechtel Reserve is an expansive 10,600-acre property boasting world-class facilities, scenic views, lodging, and recreational activities that are second to none. Adjacent to the New River Gorge National River, more than 13 miles of the property borders the park, giving attendees 70,000 acres of managed wilderness beyond the Summit property.
This highly sought-after event is filled with prize cash drawings, luxury vehicles, ATVs, sports memorabilia, the latest hunting and fishing gear, and live entertainment.
The Country Roads Grand Bash is the vacation you didn’t know you needed!
Sponsorship dollars and proceeds from this event will continue to fund MIssion for Miracles’ work by supporting medical facilities that treat neurological conditions (i.e., spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, chronic traumatic encephalopathy, Alzheimer’s) and recovery research facilities.
Join the Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine, the Youth Museum of Southern WV and the Raleigh County Beekeepers Cooperative Association for their 5th Annual “Beckley Honey Festival”, Saturday, August 20, from 10:00 – 4:00 pm.
It will be a fun day filled with honey bee products, activities, vendors and great information. Visitors can learn how to raise bees, taste and purchase local honey, see live honey bee demonstrations, visit informational display tents, and participate in great activities for the entire family! Special children’s activities will take place at the Youth Museum such as bee dissections, an art activity, and visitors can see the new museum exhibit,
Music will provided by the Long Point String Band throughout the day. There will also be specialty vendors and food vendors selling hotdogs, smoked pork, roasted corn on the cob, kettle corn, drinks and fudge. Exhibition Coal Mine tours will be available all day at discounted rates.
Tour underground, visit the Coal Camp, the Museum and the Gift Shop stocked with West Virginia items & freshly made fudge in a variety of flavors. The hands-on exhibitions and underground coal mining tour offer wonderful opportunities for our visitors to learn, explore, interact and share.
As the focal points of the City’s lovely New River Park, the Exhibition Coal Mine and the Youth Museum draw thousands of people to the area annually. The unique underground mine, the recreated coal camp, the Youth Museum and the Mountain Homestead are surrounded by inviting lawns, colorful flowers, picnic areas, an imposing coal miner statue and a whimsical 20 ft. “Peace Totem”.
At the Exhibition Coal Mine, one can ride through the dark passages of a vintage coal mine. The guides are veteran miners and provide firsthand accounts of the daily responsibilities and travail of past and present day miners.
In addition to the Mine, one can tour the period coal camp buildings situated throughout the grounds. Lovingly restored, the Coal Company House, Superintendent’s Home, Pemberton Coal Camp Church, and the Helen Coal Camp School, give visitors a true representation of early 20th century coal camp life.
Visit during the Appalachian Festival and receive a Discount Admission Ticket Price
We invite you to join us at Daniel Vineyards for the 3rd Annual Craft Beer & Wine Festival
Live Music
Food Tastings
Beer Tastings
Commemorative Wine Glass
Saturday, August 20
12pm – 7pm
ADMISSION
$20 per person
Tour underground, visit the Coal Camp, the Museum and the Gift Shop stocked with West Virginia items & freshly made fudge in a variety of flavors. The hands-on exhibitions and underground coal mining tour offer wonderful opportunities for our visitors to learn, explore, interact and share.
As the focal points of the City’s lovely New River Park, the Exhibition Coal Mine and the Youth Museum draw thousands of people to the area annually. The unique underground mine, the recreated coal camp, the Youth Museum and the Mountain Homestead are surrounded by inviting lawns, colorful flowers, picnic areas, an imposing coal miner statue and a whimsical 20 ft. “Peace Totem”.
At the Exhibition Coal Mine, one can ride through the dark passages of a vintage coal mine. The guides are veteran miners and provide firsthand accounts of the daily responsibilities and travail of past and present day miners.
In addition to the Mine, one can tour the period coal camp buildings situated throughout the grounds. Lovingly restored, the Coal Company House, Superintendent’s Home, Pemberton Coal Camp Church, and the Helen Coal Camp School, give visitors a true representation of early 20th century coal camp life.
Visit during the Appalachian Festival and receive a Discount Admission Ticket Price
Tour underground, visit the Coal Camp, the Museum and the Gift Shop stocked with West Virginia items & freshly made fudge in a variety of flavors. The hands-on exhibitions and underground coal mining tour offer wonderful opportunities for our visitors to learn, explore, interact and share.
As the focal points of the City’s lovely New River Park, the Exhibition Coal Mine and the Youth Museum draw thousands of people to the area annually. The unique underground mine, the recreated coal camp, the Youth Museum and the Mountain Homestead are surrounded by inviting lawns, colorful flowers, picnic areas, an imposing coal miner statue and a whimsical 20 ft. “Peace Totem”.
At the Exhibition Coal Mine, one can ride through the dark passages of a vintage coal mine. The guides are veteran miners and provide firsthand accounts of the daily responsibilities and travail of past and present day miners.
In addition to the Mine, one can tour the period coal camp buildings situated throughout the grounds. Lovingly restored, the Coal Company House, Superintendent’s Home, Pemberton Coal Camp Church, and the Helen Coal Camp School, give visitors a true representation of early 20th century coal camp life.
Visit during the Appalachian Festival and receive a Discount Admission Ticket Price
