City of Clarksburg

Clarksburg is a cultural center of the north-central West Virginia region and hosts many events and festivals.

Since 1979 Clarksburg has hosted the annual West Virginia Italian Heritage Festival held during Labor Day weekend.

•   Learn more at the WV Italian Heritage Festival website

Every September since 1991 the city has been the site of the West Virginia Black Heritage Festival.

• Learn more at the WV Black Heritage Festival website

Since 2006 Clarksburg has hosted the annual Glen Elk Wine, Music and Arts festival, and Jesusfest.

• See where this takes place on the Glen Elk Wine, Music & Arts Festival Map
• Learn more on the JesusFest website.

Since 1997 Clarksburg has also hosted the Cecil Jarvis Greater Clarksburg 10K, the official WV 10K State Championship.

• Learn more on the Cecil Jarvis Greater Clarksburg 10K website

There are many great things to do, see and explore in the area of Clarksburg.  A great example is the annual West Virginia Italian Heritage Festival. 

The American Bus Association has rated the WVIHF among the "Top 100 Events in North America" and has also been rated as the Southeast Tourism Society's Top 20 Events.

Some 110 years ago, the first of hundreds of Italian immigrants from an impoverished section of their homeland began arriving in the Clarksburg area, lured by "big money jobs" in the coal mines.

Those early immigrants, many of them with little education, have mostly gotten out of the coal mines and helped build a flourishing, look-ahead community that is Clarksburg and Harrison County today.

Each year, thousands descend upon Clarksburg in the early fall to observe and celebrate its strong Italian heritage.

• Learn more about Clarksburg's Annual Italian Heritage Festival