Multifest Kicks Off Friday
The 29th annual Multifest will begin on Friday, Aug. 3, at Haddad Riverfront Park in Charleston. The festival was founded in August 1984, and brings together various cultural and ethnic communities with art, music, education, cultural programs and food. Eyewitness News reports Multifest is the largest diversity festival in West Virginia. Multifest begins 6 p.m. Friday with an opening prayer by the Rev. Shelly Bausley of the Pilgrim Home Baptist Church. Events will go through the weekend and conclude with the final concert beginning 7 p.m. Sunday.