Gauley Festival
September 18 - 20 2009 Summersville, West Virginia
Gauley Fest just keeps getting bigger and better! Started in 1983 to celebrate the derailment of a hydro-electric project that would have disrupted the flows on the Gauley River, Gauley Fest has grown to become the largest river festival in the world.
The festival is a showcase for American Whitewater (the national non-profit working to protect rivers throughout the US) and the top whitewater vendors in the boating community, plus it’s THE place to catch up with old friends, make new ones, and just have a great time with like-minded river loving folks.