West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture & History

October is here, the leaves are changing, and the cool weather is upon us. This month continues with the state-wide Governor’s Cup Marching Band Series, which began on Sept. 9, with competitions on Oct. 5 at Bluefield High School (morning) and Princeton Senior High School (afternoon), Oct. 12 at Greenbrier East High School (morning) and Woodrow Wilson High School (afternoon), and on Oct. 19 at Philip Barbour High School. The Series will wrap up with the Governor’s Cup Finals, West Virginia Marching Band Invitational, Drums at the Capitol and the presentation of the awards at Charleston’s Laidley Field on Oct. 26. Check out more information at https://wvculture.org/west-virginia-governors-cup/. Grave Creek Mound is celebrating Archaeology Month with plenty of activities for the family and a special Archaeology Day on Saturday, Oct. 5. Events to commemorate the anniversary of the Battle of Pt. Pleasant and the upcoming 250th anniversary of the United States of America will take place on Oct. 10 in Pt. Pleasant. For a schedule of events, visit https://america250wv.org/. We also will celebrate Halloween this month at the Culture Center at our annual Halloween Bash on Tuesday, Oct. 29. Bring the kids out for games, prizes, and treats. We look forward to your visit!