The Flame Still Burns: Glassmaking Across Generations

Old Central City Days is an annual festival celebrating our vibrant community’s creativity, local businesses, and industrial heritage.

The festival is hosted by the Old Central City Association and celebrates the history of Central City, once a booming manufacturing town. The historic homes, original buildings, and legacy businesses like Heiners’ Bakery are an enduring connection to the pride of the people who settled here in the Tri-State. Today, Old Central City is known as the "Antique Capital" of West Virginia”. The shops of Old Central City offer a wide range of antique furniture, glassware, clothing, lamps, collectibles, records, vintage gardens, and more!

For our 35th annual event, we are celebrating glass and storytelling, with special activities such as the Blenko Glass Mobile Hot Shop and a live recorded music program hosted by John Ellison of the Friendly Neighbor Show, highlighting local musicians and special guests. 

More details about activities and our musician lineup coming soon! If you are interested in being a vendor, please fill out the vendor pre-application form below. We suggest reading over our new guidelines before filling out the form, as we have made changes to our event operations.