Meet Me On Market: 3rd Fridays, May - September 2025

Meet Me on Market is a new series of downtown events happening on the third Friday of each month from May through September 2025 along Market Street in downtown Parkersburg. Each event is designed to bring the community downtown with live music, special promotions, themed activities, and extended business hours.

What to Expect Each Month
- Downtown businesses, nonprofits, and restaurants open late
- Live music, sidewalk activities, art demos, and gallery openings
- Special themed promotions and pop-ups
- Restaurant specials + PODA in effect (designated cups for outdoor beverages)
- Monthly BINGO game encouraging visitors to explore Market Street. Completed cards are dropped at that month’s designated business for a chance to win a prize bundle.

Visit our Meet Me on Market’s Facebook page for more details about the upcoming events.

Thank you to Cox Family Pharmacy for their sponsorship for the August Meet Me on Market.

Parkersburg Piccalilli: Friday, September 19th, 2025

Can you just imagine spending a whole day making things, meeting new friends who share your interests, and - possibly - learning about the business side of art? No need to imagine it. Join us for Parkersburg Piccalilli on Friday, September 19 at the PAC.

Here’s a sneak peek at just a few of Friday’s workshops: decorative furniture painting, graphic design tips, introduction to soft pastels, Huichol Yarn painting, telling your story through video, financial planning for artists, making and using Instagram Reels, protecting your art/design work and more. You select the workshops that speak to you. The keynote speaker will be Pam Tanner Boll, Academy Award-winning filmmaker! Click to view the full Piccalilli Schedule.

Your Friday Conference registration also gives you the option to sign up for Thursday’s extended-length workshops. These include stained glass, watercolors (on Blennerhassett Island!), woodcarving, and more.

Your “art spa day” includes breakfast, a catered lunch, access to all Friday programming, the opportunity to present your own artwork in a Pop-up Exhibit and enroll in Thursday’s extended workshops...but please sign up soon. Space is limited for the Thursday sessions.

Piccalilli wraps up with a Friday evening street party—Meet Me on Market and our HOT Arts Fest a lively night of art, music, food, community, and fun.

A full list of Thursday workshop add-ons will be sent after registration.

Registration Fee: $65

College Student Price: $50

The Marriot hotel has been secured at a special conference rate of $109 per night and is just two blocks from the PAC. 

Spread the word and register early—we can’t wait to see you there.

Thanks to our Piccalilli 2025 sponsors: Arts Collaborative of the MOV, People's Bank, and Downtown PKB.

ArtOberfest 2025: Saturday, October 11, 5-9 p.m.

ArtOberfest and Chalk the Block are coming to the Parkersburg Art Center on Saturday, October 11th, offering a day full of art, music, and activities. The events are centered on the 700 and 800 blocks of Market Street. The day kicks off with Chalk the Block, from 1-5 p.m., where artists will create temporary chalk artwork on the sidewalks. Attendees can walk through the block, watch the artists at work, and vote for their favorite pieces, with prizes awarded for the top creations.

From 5-9 p.m. that day the 700 block will come to life with local artists demonstrating their craft and selling their work. Come prepared to shop!

The evening also features live music with performances from DIVISION STREET, and Jesse Forest! Food and drinks will be available from local favorites and we will set up a cash beer/wine bar!

The Parkersburg Art Center and The Market will be open throughout the event, allowing visitors to explore the Holly Cole exhibit and shop in the gift store. A Lego building station and a sponsored kids activity will also be available from 5-7 p.m.

If it rains, the event will move indoors to the Parkersburg Art Center because our building is big and designed for parties!

MANY thanks to our music sponsor Munoz Law and advertising sponsor DowntownPKB. Thanks to additional sponsors: Hall Financial Advisors and Discount Pool Supply.

CHALK THE BLOCK: Saturday, October 11, 1-5pm

We are excited to have you join us for CHALK THE BLOCK on Saturday, October 11th! This is the most colorful part of our ArtOberfest celebration and is open to both TEEN and ADULT artists!

To participate in CHALK THE BLOCK, you need to reserve your space. Complete the online registration form! 

The first 20 artists to register will get their name on a 48 color set of chalk pastels to use when they check in on October 11! 

• Your “canvas” will be roughly 6’X6’ on the sidewalk along Market St. between 8th and 9th streets. We provide the chalk, you provide your other supplies (stool, water, rags, brushes, tape measures, etc).

• You can start your work as early as 1 p.m. on October 11, but all work should be finished by 5 p.m. that evening.

• ArtOberfest attendees will be encouraged to walk the Chalk the Block and vote for the chalk art pieces that speak to them.

• People’s Choice Awards will be offered in adult and teen categories. There will be first and second place in each with prize packages, gift cards and cash awards!

• Prize packages will be awarded on October 15.

• If the weather doesn’t cooperate, we will move Chalk the Block to another date.

Thank you for being part of our Art Center community and supporting the growth and development of downtown Parkersburg! This unique and exciting event wouldn't be possible without YOU!

If you have any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to ask us. Call 304-485-3859 or email us at info@parkersburgartcenter.org

Registration will remain open until we fill the block or until October 10th, whichever comes sooner.

Todd Burge & Friends Present: Dylan Goes Acoustic: Saturday, November 1, 7:30 pm

Todd Burge, Larry Groce, Jake Eddy, OYO and more - Celebrating the songs of Bob Dylan, his influences, and how he has influenced us.

Parkersburg Art Center Ballroom (all accessible). No outside food or drinks. Snacks and beverages will be available to purchase at the cash bar.

For more information and to purchase your tickets, click the button below.

Private Painting and Pottery Parties

The Parkersburg Art Center offers private painting or pottery parties. These are perfect for team building, a staff retreat, gatherings with friends, celebratory events, and birthdays. With a minimum of five participants, we can bring your creative event to life—just email info@parkersburgartcenter.org with your request. Please start making those plans AT LEAST three weeks in advance so we can schedule an instructor!