OCEANA, WV (LOOTPRESS) – One of the most exciting annual events in the Wyoming County area, the Town of Oceana‘s John Cooke Founders Day Festival will kick off this weekend.
Set to begin at 2:00pm on Friday, July 12, 2024, the event will feature three days of family-friendly activities and performances. The festival will run through the weekend, concluding on Sunday, July 14, 2024, at 10:00pm.
Included as part of the festival’s schedule of events will be a duck race, beauty pageant, and a fishing event set to be held at Kirkendoll Pond.
Live entertainment has also been announced as part of the proceedings, with award-winning live magician Joseph Young set to perform, along with music from a DJ, the Floyd McCoy Band, and more.
Vendors will be on-site for the event as well, along with a dunk tank, child blowups, and the Southern Highland Cow Petting Zoo.
The full schedule for the Oceana Area Chamber of Commerce’s John Cooke Founders Day Festival as announced by the chamber of commerce can be seen below.
Friday, July 12, 2024:
2:00pm – 4:00pm Matt Cook
6:00pm – Oceana Founders Day Beauty Pageant
Saturday, July 13, 2024:
9:00am – The I Can Fishing Event for Special Needs
9:00am – Terry Bailey
1:30pm – Clay Dyer
5:00pm – Award-Winning Magician Joseph Young
7:30pm – The Floyd McCoy Band
Sunday, July 14, 2024:
10:00am – The Stewarts
11:00am – Clay Dyer
6:00pm – The Prichard Harless