Plan your summer around these BOM Best Festival finalists.
The Best of Morgantown–winning Ruby Summer Concert Series kicks off this Friday—but mark your calendar for these other BOM25 finalists for Best Festival, too.
No. 6
Wine & Jazz Festival
September 6 & 7, 2025
A many-time BOM Best Festival winner, Wine & Jazz moved a couple years ago from its longtime location at the 4-H camp south of town to the Ruby Amphitheater—all of the wine and jazz you love in a more convenient location.
No. 5
Moonlight Market of Morgantown
July 19, August 16, September 27, and November 8, 2025
Food trucks, live music, and a new mix of dozens of juried artists and makers from across the region at every market. This year, the August market is a seconds sale, with vintage, antique, upcycled, and repurposed items and second-life art supplies.
No. 4
Hops on the Mon
October 2025
High Street shuts down for good-natured games, live music and dancing, restaurant and maker booths, and the best beer available from down the street, across the country, and around the world.
No. 3
Balloons Over Morgantown
October 2025
It’s impossible not to smile when a colorful balloon floats by overhead—and even more impossible when there’s more than one. The weekend kicks off with Night Glow, when a dozen or more balloons light up against the night sky.
No. 2
Preston County Buckwheat Festival
September 25–28, 2025
A county fair dating to 1938, when buckwheat was a major crop in Preston County. Carnival rides and games, parades, live music, arts and crafts, animals, and, of course, buckwheat cakes and sausage.
No. 1
Ruby Summer Concert Series
Every Friday evening through August, 2025
Kicking off its 2025 season this Friday, June 6, the Ruby Summer Concert Series has won BOM Best Festival every year since it started in 2022. And what’s not to love? Free live music by up-and-coming locals and touring regional and national bands, comfortable seating, and food trucks, all overlooking the Mon River. This Friday it’s the eclectic rock–pop–country–R&B sounds of regional favorites The Delaneys at 7 p.m. followed by AC/DC tribute band Thunderstruck at 8. Check the summer’s schedule for your favorites!
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