2019 Cheat Fest Lineup
Tickets on sale beginning early March, 2019. Show your support for Friends of the Cheat today and donate to win a custom paddle from Cheat River Local Jim Snyder. DONATE TO WIN!
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A Quarter Century of Cheat Fests
by Amanda Pitzer A quarter century of Cheat Fests. Now that’s something. We’ve done something. What is that “something”? What has the Cheat River Festival’s impact been on Friends of the Cheat? The Cheat River? The community? Me? Those are some big questions. Especially for someone like me who has been embedded in the weeds […]
Sign-Up for the 2019 Cheat Fest 5K Foot Race!!
With the new year, we’ve really starting to kick into festival planning gear! Sign-up early for the Cheat Fest 5K Foot Race. All funds raised support the Preston Rail-Trails Committee, who, with support from FOC, have implemented 38 miles of new rail-trail in Preston County. Runners start and finish at the Preston County Country Club, cruising […]
FOC named 2018 Watershed of the Year
Friends of the Cheat just accepted the 2018 Watershed of the Year for the 20th annual Watershed Celebration Day!!! FOC has been working to restore and protect the Cheat River Watershed for decades, and is fortunate to have an engaged and caring community of river-lovers who help in this effort. Click here to read full […]
Donate for a chance to win a mountain bike!
Donate here for a chance to win a Cannondale Mountain Bike donated by our friends at Pathfinder! The bike will be sized to the winner. The winner will be drawn at Cheat Fest on Saturday night.
Win a Landscape Plan for your Property!
Visit the silent auction at Cheat Fest at the fest to bid on a Residential or Commercial Landscape Plan complete with site visit, scaled drawing, and plant palette donated by Heather Olson. -Local clients include private residences in and around Morgantown, Cheat Lake, Philippi, and projects at Pete Dye Golf Club, as well as schools […]
Buy a Cheat Fest ticket – Win a VIP upgrade!
Here’s how it works: When you purchase a presale ticket for Cheat Fest here you will be entered into a raffle every two weeks. The earlier you purchase, the more chances you have to win the goods! We will pick each week from out entire pool of ticket holders, so purchasing now sets you up […]
Mud and Love (No, it’s not Woodstock) It’s Cheat Fest, 2017 by Susan Truxell Sauter
How do you make having to wear four layers of clothing to stay warm and maneuvering through soft pools of oozing, brown mud into fun? Well, you call it Cheat Fest. You call it family. This 23rd year of the festival that celebrates the beloved river, the Cheat, is just past, and I, a […]