Events in Princeton, WV

Tweens ages 9 to 12 can take part in a book club discussion and enjoy an activity. The featured book is “Spook Hollow” by W.H. Bailey. Registration is required.

Learn breastfeeding basics in a free monthly class led by a Certified Breastfeeding Specialist. Topics include tips for successful breastfeeding, latch techniques, and information about breast pumps. Call 304-431-5218 to register.

Take part in National Novel Writing Month with support as you work toward a 50,000-word goal. Write-in sessions offer a chance to find inspiration from others participating in the challenge, track your progress on the website, access writing aids, and connect with a community of creative thinkers.

Chess Club offers an evening of strategic fun in the library’s large meeting room.

The Life Lessons Book Club will discuss “The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society” by Annie Barrows.

Join Ellen Reynolds of Beagle Ridge Herb Farm for a demonstration on infusing vinegars. Participants will take home jars of two vinegars. A $15 supply fee is required, and space is limited. Registration is required.

Paint a cozy Christmas village scene featuring pastel cottages, snowy rooftops, evergreen trees, wreaths, bows, and warmly glowing windows. The design is lightly outlined, making it approachable for beginners while leaving room to choose your own color palette. Instruction covers watercolor layering, blending, shading, and finishing details. All supplies and guidance are included, and no previous watercolor experience is needed. Choose a 9x12 watercolor, with an optional 12x16 frame that includes a mat. Complimentary hot cocoa will be available.

A community gathering where local dreamers present ideas for neighborhood projects, creative initiatives, community programs, and community-minded businesses. Each presenter has five minutes to share their vision, followed by time for questions, and attendees vote on which projects receive financial support. A community dinner is offered on a sliding scale, with contributions going into a shared fund distributed equally among selected projects. Attendees can also support the ideas by sharing skills, knowledge, materials, connections, space, or volunteer time. The evening offers a chance to connect with presenters and help community ideas take root.

Practice crocheting in a class for those who already know how to make single, double, and half-double crochet stitches. These stitches will not be taught during the class. Preregistration is required because supplies are limited. The class is for ages 12 and older. Younger children need to attend with an adult who can assist them.

Table Talks is a free community meal where neighbors can share food, fellowship, and meaningful conversation. Everyone is welcome.

Drop by HQ for a relaxed gathering where there is room for several activities at once. Bring questions, get help with a project or code plug, introduce a friend to ham radio, explore a new mode, or enjoy pizza and a game.

Experience The Nutcracker with a live orchestra. World Ballet Company stages the beloved holiday story with 40 dancers, more than 150 hand sewn costumes, and hand crafted sets, creating a festive spectacle for all ages. Follow Marie on Christmas Eve as the Nutcracker springs to life and leads her through whirling snow, a clash with mice, and the sparkling Kingdom of Sweets. The performance lasts about 1 hour and 40 minutes, including a 20 minute intermission, and welcomes audiences ages 2 and up. Special pricing is available for groups of 10 or more. This is not a CMC Performance. Gift Cards and Member Tickets cannot be used.

A friendly trivia showdown takes place in the dining room with wide-ranging general questions. Teams compete for gift cards, with prizes for the winning group and for the most amusing wrong answer, so humor matters as much as know-how. It returns on the third Thursday of each month. Select craft pints are two dollars off every Thursday, making it easy to enjoy a discounted drink whether or not you take home a prize.

Princeton Hammer & Stain hosts a cozy holiday crafting experience filled with plush yarn, twinkling lights, seasonal scents, and handmade charm. Choose the project that suits your style and create something to enjoy throughout the season. Options include a chunky knit blanket for $82, one chunky knitted tree for $38, two chunky knitted trees for $58, or a holiday candle for $25, with a mini knitted tree available as an $8 add-on. Lights come with every knitted tree, and each registered guest receives a complimentary holiday ornament. If selecting a blanket or tree, please indicate preferred yarn colors during registration. Expect a relaxed, creative atmosphere with plenty of festive inspiration at the studio.

The Bland Street Arcade is a weekly game night at Bella’s Tea & Coffee, featuring board games and card games. Bring a favorite deck or choose from a variety of games, including Magic: The Gathering, Star Realms, Arkham Horror, Dominion, Uno Ultimate DC, and more. The Dumbledore RoundTable has seating for at least six players. Outside food and beverages are not permitted, and the café offers food and drink options.

Celebrate the holiday season with CLOVER, brothers Piero and Fabrizio, performing a rocking set of favorites from the ’60s and ’70s, with guest drummer Ary’an Graham. Enjoy the music at The Dream Bean with your favorite drink and friends.

The Perky Turkey Run/Walk features a 5K route through the streets of Pearisburg, along with a Kids Turkey Trot on trails around the Community Center and park. The children’s event includes games and prizes for kids of all ages. Participants will receive a limited-edition mug for post-race hot chocolate. The event is a fundraiser for the Dolly Parton Imagination Library in Giles County and will take place rain or shine.

Young artists ages 7–14 can explore oil pastels in this monthly art experience. Participants will learn blending, layering, color mixing, texture, highlights, shadows, and different mark-making techniques while creating a surprise autumn-inspired artwork. Each artist can personalize their piece with their own colors, details, and creative choices. Art supplies, snacks, and refreshments are provided, and no previous art experience is needed. Plan for approximately two hours to complete the artwork. Attend three Saturday Art Club experiences to earn a club tote.

Trade Pokémon cards with other Trainers at the store. Please follow the Code of Conduct and any additional rules regarding card trading.

Connect with fellow Pokémon fans through card trading, battles, and crafts. It’s a chance to swap cards, spend time with other trainers, and look for a favorite Pokémon.

This free, VA-developed suicide prevention training teaches caregivers, family members, and others how to recognize signs of suicidal thinking, ask directly about suicide, validate a Veteran’s experiences, and encourage treatment and timely help. The course also covers lethal means safety, including secure storage of firearms, medications, and other potentially dangerous items, and ways to begin these conversations with a Veteran. The presenter is Lori Meredith-Cook, Suicide Prevention Coordinator at the Beckley VAMC.

Discuss the second book in The Stonewater Kingdom series, The Knave and the Moon by Rachel Gillig. With a Victorian-esque story, this fantasy is described as a welcoming read for beginners that can make readers laugh and cry. The first and second books are available for purchase in-store.

Celebrate the Christmas season with a tree lighting ceremony featuring a greeting and invocation, the Story of Christmas, music by various performers, and the lighting of the Christmas tree. Free activities include ice skating, snow globe selfies, extreme snowboarding, a snow throw game, cookies and cocoa, and visits with Santa. Children will also have an opportunity to meet Santa.

Celebrate the season with an evening of painting vintage-inspired Christmas ceramics, accompanied by Christmas music and festive treats. Choose from a selection of ceramic decorations, including lighted trees, a church, a gingerbread house, a snowman, and more. Paint your piece in traditional holiday shades, warm vintage tones, soft neutrals, whimsical colors, or hues that complement your décor. Many pieces include lighting components where applicable. To-go kits for select pieces are also available for painting at home.

Paint a scarecrow gnome on an 11-by-14-inch canvas in a class open to kids, teens, and adults. The fee includes supplies, group instruction, and individual guidance. The cost is $22 for participants up to age 18 and $25 for adults. An additional adult accompanying a youth can participate for $13.

The Friends of the Library is an independently organized group that supports, promotes, and expands the library’s services and programs. Membership forms are available at the library’s front desk.

Shop small with Mercer Street merchants and earn free gifts. Get a free sticker with every downtown purchase, and spend a total of $50 or more at two or more Mercer Street businesses to earn a limited-edition Grassroots District ornament. Shopping local helps the community flourish.

Enjoy a cozy Christmas-themed ceramic painting experience with holiday music and festive treats. Choose from a large selection of Christmas ceramics, including trees, cottages, snowmen, nutcrackers, and more, then paint your piece in colors that suit your holiday style. Many designs light up and include the necessary lights, bulbs, and hardware where applicable. To-go kits for select pieces are also available for painting at home.

Create a fresh evergreen wreath using a fragrant mix of seasonal greenery, including fir, cedar, pine, and juniper. Step-by-step guidance and festive accents such as pinecones, berries, ribbons, bows, and other natural or decorative details help you personalize your design. All wreath materials are included, with styles suited to rustic, traditional, neutral, or whimsical holiday décor. A hot cocoa bar, festive treats, Christmas music, and a cozy holiday atmosphere add to the experience. An optional Christmas candle add-on is available in a red or green matte vessel, decorated with holiday-inspired details. Different Black Friday deals will also be offered at the studio.

The Mistletoe Market is part of the Holiday of Lights at Bluefield City Park. The library will offer free crafts and activities for children each weekend.

Browse offerings from local vendors, makers, and small businesses at a pop-up shop celebrating shopping small and supporting the community. Vendors are invited to showcase their businesses.

Create a collection of handmade Christmas treasures at this cozy, apothecary-inspired experience. Personalize a canvas tote with a botanical wreath and your initial, pour a festive candle with your choice of fragrance, mix a seasonal simmer blend, and make whipped body butter with a seasonal scent. You’ll also paint a layered wooden ornament personalized with your family name, then finish your creations with labels, ribbons, and tags. The experience includes the tote, candle, simmer blend, body butter, and ornament. Registration is required so the personalized items can be prepared in advance.

Celebrate the wonder of Christmas with a family experience filled with creativity, festive treats, and special moments with Santa. Each child will create and stuff a cuddly Christmas friend, then dress it in a holiday outfit of their choice. Families will paint a set of four wooden ornaments together, enjoy cookies and hot cocoa, visit with Santa, and take family photos. Each child will also receive a Christmas stocking for carrying home their keepsakes. When registering, specify whether the child would like a boy or girl outfit for their stuffy. Registrations are non-refundable.

Spend a cozy evening painting vintage-style holiday ceramics and create a piece that becomes part of your family traditions. Choose from a wide selection, from 5 inch tree and tree truck night lights at $25 and a 7.25 inch classic nutcracker at $40 to lighted favorites such as a church or peppermint cottage at $45, various trees, vehicles, and characters at $50, a 12.5 by 10 inch lighted snowman at $55, an 11 inch lighted wreath at $60, a 13 by 8 inch lighted tree at $65, a storybook Christmas train at $80, and an 18 by 11 inch large lighted tree at $120. Many pieces illuminate and include lights, bulbs, and hardware where applicable. Paint with traditional reds and evergreens, warm vintage tones, snowy neutrals, whimsical colors, or any palette that matches your décor. The setting includes Christmas music, festive treats, and cozy holiday cheer to cap off Small Business Saturday. Whether for your home, a handmade gift, or a growing collection, the finished ceramic is meant to be a keepsake. Select designs are also offered as take home kits so you can paint at your own pace.

This event offers an upbeat evening of live music and plenty of fun.

Enjoy an evening of live music with Matt Deal in support of the Bluefield Union Mission. The community gathering will feature raffle prizes, a silent auction with contributions from local businesses, and the return of a distinctive beer brewed by Weathered Ground Brewery. Proceeds and food donations will help support neighbors in need. Local businesses can contribute sponsorships, raffle prizes, or silent auction items.

Create a one-of-a-kind Christmas tree with layered resin, flowing color, shimmer, metallic accents, and a glossy, glass-like finish. Choose from sculpted resin trees, glass-like cone trees in two sizes, a pair of cone trees, or a dimensional wooden resin tree, then customize your project with the available colors, finishes, and embellishments to suit your holiday décor. No experience is necessary, and guidance is provided throughout the process. Finished pieces will remain at the studio to cure and can be picked up once fully cured. Advance registration is required, and space is limited.

Create a wooden lantern and pour a scented candle during this cozy holiday crafting experience. Choose a seasonal candle fragrance and wood stain, then decorate your lantern with Christmas greenery, berries, pinecones, ribbons, bows, and other seasonal embellishments. All supplies and step-by-step instruction are included, and no experience is necessary. You’ll leave with a handmade candlelit piece to display and enjoy year after year.

Enjoy a festive performance by Princeton Primary School students, featuring the PPS Show Choir and seasonal songs. The concert celebrates the students’ hard work and creativity, with support from Mercer County Public Schools and the Community Foundation of the Virginias.

Enjoy a date-night painting experience with a choice of a shared 16-by-20 canvas featuring winter love birds or a Midnight Deer scene painted across two 11-by-14 canvases. Registration and prepayment are required.

Delayed until December, this is a group attempt to help one or more riders finish the Burke's Garden Century segment in under four hours. The more people, the better. Participants must begin with a safely running bicycle, at least 2 liters of fluid such as water or drink mix, a minimum of 200 grams of carbohydrates like gels, bread, or snacks, and a working rear light.

Children can enjoy a cozy holiday experience with Mrs. Claus, making a paper craft, painting Santa’s Magic Key, decorating a wooden cookie tray, and painting a gingerbread ornament. The gathering also includes Christmas cookies, hot cocoa, storytime, and time to chat with Mrs. Claus as she shares stories and holiday traditions.

PikeView High School’s cherished holiday tradition brings choral music, festive costumes, and storytelling together in a theatrical retelling of a classic English Christmas tradition. With jesters, a royal court, and festive pageantry, this family-friendly celebration showcases the school’s talented students and offers music, history, and Christmas cheer.

Take part in an interactive Christmas mystery as clues emerge, suspects are questioned, and guests work together to solve the case. Each guest receives a confidential case file and can compare evidence and theories throughout the evening. While the mystery unfolds, paint an 11-inch vintage-inspired ceramic Christmas tree, choosing your own colors and finishing touches. The experience also includes a catered dinner, coffee, hot cocoa, festive desserts, and Christmas treats. Participants have a chance to solve the mystery and earn bragging rights as the top detectives. Registrations are non-refundable due to the preparation required.

4ever Classic brings mostly 70s and 80s classic rock to Ole No 3 Bluefield. The venue offers food, and there is no cover charge.

Enjoy an evening of holiday music performed by the Glenwood School Band and Choir. The students will share festive songs and Christmas cheer with the community. The event is supported by the Community Foundation of the Virginias and the Mercer County Board of Education.

Celebrate the Christmas season with Bluefield’s annual Christmas Parade, featuring a Santa’s Workshop theme. Participants are welcome to bring their creativity and Christmas spirit to the festivities.

Princeton Senior High School’s Fine Arts Department presents its annual holiday showcase, featuring student performances by the Concert Band, Jazz Band, Drama Department, and Madrigal Singers. The program brings together holiday swing, choral music, and theatre to celebrate the season and highlight the students’ talents. The event is supported by the Community Foundation of the Virginias and the Mercer County Board of Education.

Enjoy a festive day of holiday shopping with local small businesses. Browse handmade gifts, Christmas decorations, fresh baked goods, seasonal treats, and more. Each purchase supports a local maker, baker, or small business in the community.

Dress your pets in their best Christmas outfits for festive photos and a best-dressed holiday spirit contest. Prizes include a Christmas gift basket, a grooming gift certificate, and a free toenail clipping. Hot cocoa, Christmas snacks, and other goodies will also be available.

Create a one-of-a-kind Turkish-inspired mosaic lamp using colorful glass tiles and beads. Choose from three lamp styles, then design your globe with patterns and colors that reflect your own creativity. All materials, access to the studio’s tile and bead bar, and step-by-step instruction are included. No mosaic experience is needed, and assistance is available throughout the process. If you cannot attend, you may arrange to pick up your project as a take-home kit. All sales are final.

Students from Mercer and Melrose Schools will perform their annual Winter Concert, sharing seasonal music with families, friends, and the community. Canned food donations will benefit Tender Mercies and support local families during the holidays. The concert is supported by the Community Foundation of the Virginias and the Mercer County Board of Education.

Paint a vintage-inspired Christmas ceramic, choosing from festive designs that include lighted trees, houses, vehicles, a wreath, a snowman, and more. Personalize your piece with traditional holiday colors, warm vintage tones, snowy neutrals, whimsical shades, or colors that suit your décor. Many designs include lights, bulbs, and hardware where applicable. Christmas music and festive treats will add to the cozy atmosphere. To Go Kits are available for select pieces. Registrations are nonrefundable, but if you cannot attend, your project can be packaged as a To Go Kit for pickup.

Spend a cozy holiday evening creating three hand-blown glass ornaments, choosing the colors and combinations for each. No previous experience is needed, and guidance is provided throughout the process. While the ornaments cool, make a painted Christmas ornament and enjoy hot cocoa and a holiday charcuterie spread. The glass ornaments will remain at the studio to cool, with pickup information provided that evening. A hand-poured Christmas candle is available as an optional add-on, with seasonal fragrances to choose from.

Bowman and Burr bring an evening of live music and good times to Number 9 Brewing Company in Princeton, WV.

A Motown Christmas features the Brencore Allstars Band performing holiday favorites from the Motown catalog. The program highlights Christmas songs made famous by the Temptations, Four Tops, Smokey Robinson, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Diana Ross and the Supremes, Michael Jackson, the Spinners, the Jackson 5, and more, all designed to lift the holiday spirit. Expect lively renditions and plenty of chances to sing along with friends and family. This event is supported by the West Virginia Department of Tourism and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Celebrate America's Semi Quincentennial with the VA250 Mobile Museum Experience, a traveling exhibit that highlights Virginia's pivotal role in the American Revolution. Built with Southwest Virginia in mind, it includes content that reflects the region's rich heritage. As part of a sponsorship, the museum is making appearances at Food City locations, where customers can step inside and explore the exhibit free of charge.

Trade Pokémon cards with other Trainers at the store. Please follow the Code of Conduct and any additional rules regarding card trading.

Create three hand-blown glass Christmas ornaments, choosing your own colors and combinations as you are guided through the process. No previous experience is needed. While the glass cools, enjoy a painted ornament project, hot cocoa, and a holiday charcuterie spread. Each glass ornament will have unique variations in its shape, color, and finish, and will remain at the studio to cool, with pickup information provided during the experience. A hand-poured candle with a seasonal fragrance is available as an optional add-on. All registrations are final, though those unable to attend can contact the organizers to discuss completing their project at a later date.

Jagged Edges brings high-energy southern rock and country storytelling to the stage, with gritty guitars and classic roots. Enjoy southern rock and country anthems and dance the night away.

Experience nominated music from the Harry Potter films performed by The Magical Film Orchestra & Choir, with selections by John Williams, Patrick Doyle, Nicholas Hooper, and Alexandre Desplat. The concert features music such as “Hedwig’s Theme,” “Dumbledore’s Farewell,” “Voldemort’s Entry Theme,” and “Witches, Wands, and Wizards.” A guest star from the films will present the music, alongside illusions, a Harry Potter quiz, and audience interaction. A free photo with the guest star is available with ticket purchase.

Experience Hans Zimmer’s cinematic compositions in a symphonic concert featuring music from films including The Lion King, Pirates of the Caribbean, Gladiator, The Dark Knight, Inception, Interstellar, Top Gun, and Dune. The Hollywood Film Orchestra performs alongside light installations, laser projections, and selected film clips. Star soloists from the original Broadway production of The Lion King perform excerpts, and a presenter from the Pirates of the Caribbean films introduces the music and is available for a photo with ticket purchasers.