NEW CUMBERLAND – Fall is upon us in the Ohio Valley and the annual New Cumberland Fall Riverfest helps usher in the season with a weekend of activities.
This year’s festival will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday with the Riverfest 5K Walk and Run, proceeds of which benefit Oak Glen High School athletics.
Mayor Will White is scheduled to welcome residents and visitors to the festival, which features 40 vendors and live entertainment along River Avenue, followed by a performance by the Oak Glen High School Band.
The Riverfest Arts Show, featuring the works of numerous local artists, will be on display throughout the weekend.
Organizers also plan to paint pumpkins and bounce houses for area youth, as well as a Zorb running maze and ax throwing.
The annual car show will be installed from noon to 3 p.m., Saturday, at Camp dels Bombers.
Entertainment will include Kent Cox at noon, Michele’s Dance Studio at 1:30 p.m., Easy Street Band at 3 p.m., Led Foot Lover at 5 p.m., and Eli and the Mojo Kings at 6:45 p.m., all before ‘a display of fireworks. .
Sunday’s activities open with a church service at 11 a.m., with music by the Christian band Redwood.
The Little Miss New Cumberland Pageant will bring area youth to the stage from 1 to 1:30 p.m., followed by performances by the Express Your Talent Dance Group and the West Liberty Steel Drums.
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