Cheat Fest Food Drive benefiting Food for Preston.
Please join us in supporting our local food pantries by donating a non-perishable item to our Cheat Fest Food Drive! You can drop your items off at the Info Booth during Cheat Fest.
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Cheat Fest Downriver Race and 5K registrations are open!
Did you know that Cheat Fest weekend is also host to TWO different races? Cheat River Massacre-ence The Cheat River Festival weekend kicks off with the largest, mass start downriver race in the country known as the Cheat River “Massacre-ence”. This downriver race features class IV whitewater on the wild and wonderful Cheat Canyon and […]
Fest Site and Campground rules
In order to protect our property, the following limitations are in place during Cheat Fest: -No dogs! Dogs are not allowed in Festival grounds or the FOC Campground. -No Fireworks. -NO GLASS! -The Friends of the Cheat Campground is adjacent to the Back Gate (Formerly Teter’s Campground) First come, first served. $10/person/night for […]
Please, NO DOGS!
Time for the obligatory NO DOGS post. We at FOC are HUGE dog lovers. We love dogs of all shapes and sizes. However, we don’t love them at Cheat Fest. The Festival does not allow dogs on site or in the FOC Campground. NO EXCEPTIONS. You will be turned away if you try to bring […]
Music and Education Eddy schedules!
Make sure to check out our Education Eddy in the Pavilion on Saturday for some great workshops!
Presale tickets are now on sale!
Ready, set, go!!!!!!!! Cheat Fest 2022 tickets are now on sale! Check out the link below to buy presale Friday/Saturday combo tickets for $35. That’s a $10 savings and it buys you a whole lotta fun! Cheat Fest 2022 Tickets
Cheat River Festival Revival 2022!
Cheat Fest planning is in full swing. Check out our poster below for the 2022 musical lineup!
2021 Virtual Cheat Fest is in the Works!
Howdy Cheat Festers! Spring is just around the corner – and Friends of the Cheat is kicking it into high gear – weaving together all the details of the 27th Annual Cheat River Festival. Sadly, Cheat Fest is VIRTUAL again this year, but we are planning all sorts of great content for you including: live-streaming […]
Some Ideas for Organizing A Virtual Event
Tips for Other Organizations Moving to the Virtual World Organizing a virtual festival is quite different than an in person one – what a learning curve it was! Below are a few tips that we learned from our experience that we hope might help other folks who are exploring this space. One of the big […]