West Virginia 250

07/06/2026

WOW! 🤩🇺🇸🎇 What a weekend! 👏 Thanks so much for joining us for our Capital City Celebration of America’s 250th birthday! 🥳

07/06/2026

What an end to a fun-filled weekend. 😍🎡

07/06/2026

⚠️UPDATE: Now starting at 9:30!

Tonight is your last chance to catch the Liberty & Lights Show! 🌟

07/05/2026

📣 ANNOUNCEMENT: Lightning has passed in the surrounding area and all activities will resume at 6:30 PM. 🎶

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07/05/2026

⚠️ ATTENTION: All activities are now suspended as lightning has been detected in the area.

Please seek shelter and cool off in the Capitol, Culture Center, or your vehicle until further notice.

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07/05/2026

📣 Today is the final day of our Capital City Celebration of America’s 250th birthday! 🥳🇺🇸 Full schedule below… 👇

🍔 10am-10pm Midway Eats & Treats
🛍️ 10am-10pm Artisan Market
🌟 10am-8pm State Capitol Tours
🎤 12pm Jim & Valerie Gabehart on the Big Wheel Stage
🎤 2pm Jordan Dyer Trio on the Big Wheel Stage
🎭 1776, The Musical (ticket required)
🎤 4pm Bronco Junction on the Big Wheel Stage
🎤 5pm Sasha Colette on the Big Wheel Stage
🎤 6pm Brett Mahon on the Boulevard Stage
🎤 7pm The Marshall Tucker Band on the Boulevard Stage
💡 9pm-10pm Liberty & Lights Show on the Boulevard Stage (runs every 15 minutes)

07/05/2026

A TRIPLE fireworks show on the Kanawha river tonight as the City of Charleston, WV and West Virginia 250 Capital City Celebration combined forces for an elaborate and synchronized fireworks display in THREE locations in Charleston; The on the East End, The Levee downtown for the Charleston Sternwheel Regatta, and Magic Island on the West Side. I love that the world's tallest mobile Ferris wheel is also in this photo, the America 250 Wheel.

Happy Birthday, America! Love, Charleston, West Virginia.

[update: this photo is now available on my site with the others from this weekend! https://perrybphoto.smugmug.com/2026-America250-Celebration ]

07/04/2026

From the top of the America 250 Wheel with fiddle in hand, Philip Bowen sings Country Roads. 🎻🌟

07/04/2026

⚠️ ATTENTION: Lightning has passed in the surrounding area and all activities will resume as scheduled.

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07/04/2026