24-05-2025
Fairmont kicks off 46th annual Three Rivers Festival
FAIRMONT, (WBOY) — The 46th Annual Three Rivers Festival ushered in its second evening of festivities Friday night with the grand opening of its carnival at Palatine Park in Fairmont.
Festival-goers enjoyed a variety of carnival rides and indulged in a wide selection of food from numerous vendors, offering treats such as ice-cold lemonade, warm pretzels, cotton candy and candy apples. Live musical performances are also set to take place on the park's stage throughout the event.
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'That's one of the things I love about it most is bringing the community together. I so often see people talking and I run into people that you have relationships with and you haven't seen them in a while,' a Three Rivers Festival Board Member, Jon Dodds, said.
A beloved tradition of the festival is the annual Pepperoni Roll Bake-Off, featuring entries from local businesses across the Mountain State. Dodds told 12 News that he enjoys being able to watch the pageant winners judge the bake-off and how seriously they take their responsibility of keeping the tradition going.
'The weather is starting to break, its the end of the rainy season, and you know families start to come out, bring their kids out, and they start to enjoy the sun, and you know, its just a great time each year,' the Deputy Mayor of the City of Fairmont Josh Rice said.
The celebration will conclude on Saturday night with a vibrant fireworks display at 10 p.m.
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