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Concerts, games, comedy, theater and more.
This weekend
See everythingGreensky Bluegrass, Hiss Golden Messenger, Sam Amidon, and Sasha Colette & The Magnolias on Mountain Stage
Charleston Theater at the Convention Center · 7:00 PM
From $30Tech Take-Apart
123 Capitol Street · 2:00 PM
Live Music with Ray and Jon
Taylor Books · 2:00 PM
Greensky Bluegrass, Hiss Golden Messenger, Sam Amidon, and Sasha Colette & The Magnolias on Mountain Stage
Charleston Theater at the Convention Center · 7:00 PM
Mountain Stage with Host Kathy Mattea
Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center · 7:00 PM
Great Decisions
123 Capitol Street · 6:00 PM
November Writing Marathon Write-In: Morning Session
123 Capitol Street · 9:00 AM
Baby and Me Storytime
123 Capitol Street · 10:00 AM
Baby Playgroup
123 Capitol Street · 10:30 AM
SCI Talk: Stargazing and Beyond
Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences · 7:00 PM
Tiny Tots Storytime
123 Capitol Street · 10:00 AM
2026 WVSSAC State Cheer Competition Session 1
Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center · 10:00 AM
Little Explorers Storytime
123 Capitol Street · 10:00 AM
Teen Library Club
123 Capitol Street · 5:00 PM
Adult Craft Night: Dinovember Book Ends
123 Capitol Street · 5:30 PM
Early Explorers: A Pet for Petunia by Paul Schmid
Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences · 11:00 AM
Taylorville: A Tribute to Taylor Swift
Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center · 7:00 PM
57th Capital City Arts & Craft Show
Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center · 7:00 PM
Live Music with Steve Himes
Taylor Books · 7:30 PM
Family STEM: Create with 3D Doodler Pens
123 Capitol Street · 2:00 PM
Author Event with Ian Hall
Taylor Books · 3:00 PM
Live Music with Minor Swing
Taylor Books · 7:30 PM
Elliot Foundation Symphonic Series Presents: Piano Dreams and Dances
Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences · 7:30 PM
Live Music with Spencer Elliot
Taylor Books · 2:00 PM
Discovery Day Camp: Appalachian Adventures, Day 1
Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences · 9:00 AM
Wonder Lab: Dinosaur Excavation Challenge
Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences · 11:00 AM
STEM: Drop in and build
123 Capitol Street · 1:00 PM
Teen Friendsgiving
123 Capitol Street · 1:00 PM
Monday Night Book Group
123 Capitol Street · 6:00 PM
Wonder Lab: Prehistoric Observation Journals
Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences · 11:00 AM
Teen Yum Club
123 Capitol Street · 5:00 PM
Wonder Lab: Fossil Slime
Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences · 11:00 AM
Wednesday Book Group
123 Capitol Street · 11:30 AM
Thanksgiving Closing
Kanawha County Public Library - Main Library · 2:00 PM
The Bodyguard
Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences · 7:30 PM
Early Explorers: Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences · 11:00 AM
Maintenance Day
123 Capitol Street · 12:00 PM
Captain Your Own America 250! Sunday Movie and Crafternoon
123 Capitol Street · 2:00 PM
Healthy Brains Crafternoon
123 Capitol Street · 1:00 PM
Thursday Afternoon Book Group
123 Capitol Street · 3:00 PM
Artist Presentation and Reception: Betty Rivard
123 Capitol Street · 6:00 PM
Trans-Siberian Orchestra 30th Anniversary Winter Tour
Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center · 7:30 PM
Early Explorers: Penguin and Pinecone by Salina Yoon
Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences · 11:00 AM
FOOTMAD Ukulele Workshop with Simple Gifts
123 Capitol Street · 11:00 AM
Live Music with Terri Binion
Taylor Books · 7:30 PM
ZMM Architects and Engineers Pops Series presents: Sounds of the Season
Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences · 7:30 PM
$2 Admission for SNAP & WIC Participants
Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences · 12:00 PM
Rickie Lee Jones, Fred Tackett & Scott Sharrard (from Little Feat), Edie Carey, and Colby T. Helms & The Virginia
Capitol Theater · 7:00 PM
Monday Night Science: Outer Space
123 Capitol Street · 5:00 PM
Teen Kandi Club
123 Capitol Street · 5:00 PM
Merry Market Mingle
Capitol Market · 10:00 AM
Bourbon & Bites
Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center · 5:30 PM
Early Explorers: Frosty the Snowman by Diane Muldrow
Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences · 11:00 AM
FOOTMAD Community Dance
FOOTMAD (Friends of Old Time Music and Dance) · 7:00 PM
Christmas On Tour
Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center · 7:30 PM
The Nutcracker presented by Charleston Ballet and WV Symphony
Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences · 7:30 PM
Joy to the World with Bob Thompson, Lena Seikaly, and James Moore (Night #1)
Capitol Theater · 8:00 PM
Family Gingerbread Workshop
Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences · 10:00 AM
Santa Saturday
Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences · 12:00 PM
Christmas Card Making Program (Draft)
123 Capitol Street · 2:00 PM
Boston Tea Party and America 250 Finale
123 Capitol Street · 6:00 PM
Winter Holiday Crafts
123 Capitol Street · 5:00 PM
CIRQUE DREAMS HOLIDAZE
Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences · 7:00 PM
Early Explorers: Footprints in the Snow by Cynthia Benjamin
Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences · 11:00 AM
ZMM Architects and Engineers Pops Series presents: Home Alone in Concert
Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences · 1:00 PM
Night at the Museum
Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences · 5:30 PM
Discovery Day Camp: Tiny Science & Underdogs, Day 1
Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences · 9:00 AM
Christmas Closing
Kanawha County Public Library - Main Library · 5:00 PM
Winter Wonder Labs: Arctic Art
Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences · 11:00 AM
Winter Wonder Labs: Polar Polymers
Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences · 11:00 AM
Spatial Poetry
123 Capitol Street · 5:00 PM
Winter Wonder Labs: Frosty Forms
Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences · 11:00 AM
Winter Wonder Labs: Frozen Biology
Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences · 11:00 AM
Noon Year's Eve
Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences · 10:00 AM
Roar & Explore with Dinosaurs Exhibit Closing
Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences · 12:00 PM
I am Wild: A Charley Harper Exhibit Closing
Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences · 12:00 PM
Early Explorers: Goodnight Sun by Eoin Mclaughlin and Morag Hood
Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences · 11:00 AM
PBR Charleston 2027
Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center · 7:00 PM
Mountain Stage with host Kathy Mattea presents The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Jason Carter Band, Chatham County Line
Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences · 7:00 PM
Early Explorers: Dogs in Space by Nancy Coffelt
Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences · 11:00 AM
Les Misérables
Clay Center for the Arts and Sciences · Through Jan 23
Floyd Live: America's Pink Floyd Experience
Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center · 7:00 PM
Discovery Day Camp: Walk the Plank: Pirates
Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences · 9:00 AM
Barrie Kaufman: Life Leading to the Arctic Exhibit Closing
Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences · 10:00 AM
Early Explorers: Reach for the Stars by Emily Calandrelli and Honee Jang
Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences · 11:00 AM
Early Explorers: Up, Up, and Away by Margaret Hiller and Robert Mash
Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences · 11:00 AM
Hot Wheels Stunt Show
Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center · 7:00 PM
2027 Carnaval: The Art of Illusion Presented by The Ruth & J O Stone Foundation
Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences · 7:30 PM
Winter Jam 2027
Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center · 7:00 PM
FOOTMAD Concert: Old-Time Winter Breakdown
WV Culture Center Theater · 7:30 PM
A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical
Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences · 7:30 PM
The Red Clay Strays Grateful Tour
Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center · 7:00 PM
ZMM Architects and Engineers Pops Series presents: Beer, Brats, and Brahms
Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences · 2:00 PM
Disney On Ice presents Magic in the Stars
Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center · 7:00 PM
Nicole Zuraitis | Cecil I. Walker Jazz Series
Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences · 7:30 PM
Joe Bonamassa
Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences · 7:30 PM
Elliot Foundation Symphonic Series Presents: Music in Motion
Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences · 7:30 PM
Breaking Benjamin
Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center · 6:30 PM
F-PLUS, violin/clarinet/percussion
Christ Church United Methodist · 7:00 PM
FOOTMAD Presents: Caroline Keane & Tom Delany
Capitol Theater · 7:30 PM
I'm With Her with Special Guest The John Inghram Band: Harmonies For Hope 2027
Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences · 7:00 PM
Creative Synergy
WV Culture Center Theater · 7:30 PM
MUSIC FOR SPRING
West Virginia Symphony Orchestra · 7:30 PM
Ulysses Quartet
Christ Church United Methodist · 7:00 PM
FOOTMAD Presents: The Hazel Project
Capitol Theater · 7:30 PM
Gabriel Iglesias: The 1976 Tour
Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center · 8:00 PM
Bronwyn and more on Mountain Stage
The Clay Center · 7:00 PM
Finding Neverland
Charleston Coliseum Theater · Through Apr 18
OPERA IN CONCERT! THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO
West Virginia Symphony Orchestra · 2:00 PM
THIRD DAY 30th Anniversary Tour
Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center · 7:00 PM
Couples Therapy
Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center · 7:00 PM
TONY DESARE: THE MUSIC OF BILLY JOEL
West Virginia Symphony Orchestra · 7:30 PM
Derrick Stroup: Running Hot Tour
Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center · 7:00 PM
Tommy Mesa & Greg Zelek, cello/organ
Charleston Chamber Music Society · 7:00 PM
SEASON FINALE!
West Virginia Symphony Orchestra · 2:00 PM
Brad Williams: The Big & Small Tour
Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center · 7:00 PM
Dear Evan Hansen
Charleston Light Opera Guild · Through Jun 5
Gary Owen: No Hard Feelings Tour
Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center · 7:00 PM
The Bellamy Brothers (Rescheduled)
Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center · 7:00 PM
Mean Girls
Charleston Coliseum Theatre · Through Aug 8
On now: exhibits and runs
Coming up at Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences
SCI Talk: Stargazing and Beyond
Early Explorers: A Pet for Petunia by Paul Schmid
Elliot Foundation Symphonic Series Presents: Piano Dreams and Dances
Discovery Day Camp: Appalachian Adventures, Day 1
Wonder Lab: Dinosaur Excavation Challenge
Wonder Lab: Prehistoric Observation Journals
Wonder Lab: Fossil Slime
The Bodyguard
Early Explorers: Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
Early Explorers: Penguin and Pinecone by Salina Yoon
ZMM Architects and Engineers Pops Series presents: Sounds of the Season
$2 Admission for SNAP & WIC Participants
From $2Close by, in Charleston, South Charleston
West Virginia International Film Festival
Charleston WV community calendar (Charleston CVB)
Modern Mountain Measures
Charleston WV community calendar (Charleston CVB)
Light the Night
Charleston WV community calendar (Charleston CVB)
Open Mic!
The Empty Glass
2026 Young People's Concert
Charleston WV community calendar (Charleston CVB)
Teensgiving Feast
Charleston WV community calendar (Charleston CVB)
Trivia Night at Fife
Charleston WV community calendar (Charleston CVB)
WVSSAC Cheerleading Championships
Charleston WV community calendar (Charleston CVB)
Holler & Hearth Holiday Artisan Market Opening
Charleston WV community calendar (Charleston CVB)
Thursday Night Live at Ursus Brew Works
Charleston WV community calendar (Charleston CVB)
Family Night Thanksgiving Dinner & Games
Charleston WV community calendar (Charleston CVB)
Holiday Market Weekend
South Charleston Farmers MarketPlaces in Downtown Charleston
- Clay Center for the Arts & SciencesPerforming arts center and museum · 57 coming up
- Kanawha County Public Library - Main LibraryPublic library · 43 coming up
- Charleston Coliseum & Convention CenterArena and convention center · 29 coming up
- Taylor BooksBookstore and cafe · 6 coming up
- Mountain Stage (Charleston tapings)Live radio show · 5 coming up
- Charleston Light Opera GuildCommunity theater · 4 coming up
- West Virginia Symphony OrchestraOrchestra · 4 coming up
- Charleston Chamber Music SocietyConcert series · 3 coming up
- FOOTMAD (Friends of Old Time Music and Dance)Concert and dance series · 3 coming up
- Capitol TheaterTheater · 2 coming up
- Charleston BalletBallet company · 2 coming up
- Capitol MarketPublic market · 1 coming up
- Floralee Hark Cohen Cinema (West Virginia International Film Festival)Movie theater
- Light the Night at GoMart BallparkHoliday light festival
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