New River Gorge Bridge Day Festival

Bridge Day is West Virginia's largest single-day festival and one of the largest extreme sports events in the world. Held annually every third Saturday in October on the New River Gorge Bridge in Fayette County, West Virginia, this is the only day each year thousands of spectators can walk across the bridge and watch as serious BASE jumpers get their chance to fly 876 feet into the Gorge below and rappellers ascend and descend from the catwalk. Come and enjoy the view from the bridge, one of the best overlooks in the New River Gorge!

Schedule of Events:

5:30 AM: Vendors arrive at designated staging lots

7:00 AM: Route 19 Closes to traffic. Detour Begins

7:00 AM-8:00 AM: Active SWV’s Bridge Day 5K Run Racers arrive at designated pickup spots

8:15 AM: Buses begin transporting 5k racers to starting line

8:30 AM: Shuttles begin at designated lots - see map

8:45 AM: Bridge Day 5K Race begins

9:00 AM: Bridge Day Begins

9:00 AM: Into The Gorge bus rides start (pre-sold tickets only)

1:30 PM: Into The Gorge bus rides end

3:00 PM: Bridge Day chili cookoff in downtown Fayetteville

3:00 PM: Bridge Day ends

5:00 PM: Route 19 re-opens. Detour ends