About Wetzel County Fair

The Wetzel County Fair in New Martinsville celebrates an Ohio River county in the northern West Virginia panhandle where glass manufacturing, oil and gas, and the Ohio River trade sustained communities — New Martinsville's Viking Glass and Wetzel County's natural gas heritage define a county that bridges the industrial Ohio River valley with the agricultural communities of the West Virginia hills.

What to Expect

Expect livestock shows, 4-H competitions, local food vendors, and the community spirit of a northern West Virginia Ohio River county fair.

Visitor Tips

New Martinsville's Wetzel County Courthouse sits above the Ohio River in a town with a Victorian commercial district. The Ohio River Scenic Byway passes through, and the county's natural gas wells continue to operate alongside the river towns' commercial heritage.

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