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Friends of the Cheat's annual Fundraiser and Outreach event for river enthusiasts, families, musicians, and artists!

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Cheat Fest Carpool Contest

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               There are a lot of excellent reasons why you should carpool to Cheat Festival – here are just a few. Win Prizes! Reduce your carbon footprint Help us maximize our limited parking space Have great road trip conversations with new and old friends Save money on gas Here’s how it works […]

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Preston County Journal Features Cheat Fest!

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         Cheat Festival was featured in a recent article by the Preston County News & Journal! Check it out below! Posted: Wednesday, April 15, 2015 12:00 am by Monica Ammons Phillips CORRESPONDENT ALBRIGHT — The sleepy town of Albright will soon spring to life, as the Cheat River Festival rolls into the canyon on […]

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Cheat Fest Spotlight: Art Market

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  Cheat Fest is more than great music and wild whitewater. For years now, local potter Gail Anderson has been organizing the Cheat Festival Art Market, a place where local and regional artists showcase and sell their original work. This year’s market will include many long time veterans as well as some new faces, working in all types […]

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Big Win for Trails in Preston County & a Great Time to sign-up for the Cheat Fest 5K!

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Click here to run the 2015 Cheat Fest 5K on Saturday May 2nd. Proceeds benefit Rail Trail projects in Preston County On Tuesday, project partners Preston County Parks and Recreation Commission (PCPaRC) and Friends of the Cheat (FOC) announced that ten miles of the former West Virginia Northern railroad corridor between Kingwood and Tunnelton has […]

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#TBT – 5 Things You May Have Missed at Cheat Fest 2014

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              Memories of Ken Ellie Sanders expressed extreme gratitude for the proceeds generated to help her with expenses following the loss of her husband Ken.  Friends of Ken Sanders are thankful for support from Liquid Logic, PS Composites, FOC, and all those who donated by purchasing t-shirts, river gear or […]

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SustainU & the 2015 Festival Tees! (100% Recycled, USA Made, How do they do it!?)

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A little bit about where the 2015 Festival T-Shirts are coming from (Pre-order yours now) As this year’s festival coordinator, I am thrilled to share that Friends of the Cheat is partnering with SustainU to produce the Fest T-Shirts. Below are the results of a recent conversation I had with the company’s founder, Chris Yura. […]

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Announcing: This Year’s Festival Water Level

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Yesterday the Friends of the Cheat office received a call from an eager festival-goer inquiring about the water level of the Cheat. While we would LOVE to know what kind of water we will have festival weekend a month out (holy smokes, CF is almost one month away!) it’s pretty impossible to say. We always […]

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Cheat Fest – Fly Casting Demo with Jack Bell

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Cheat Festival is more than just great music. This Cheat Fest, join WV local Jack Bell down by the river for a fly casting demo that is sure to impress! Saturday afternoon at 2:00 pm, Jack Bell will share his expertise and showcase his talents on our own Cheat River. Jack has been fly fishing […]

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Get your Cheat Fest Tickets Now!

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Counting the days until May 2nd?? Well, how about you go ahead and get your tickets now!! Pre-sale tickets cost $15 and will be available through April 26th.  More importantly, when you get your tickets early the FOC staff sleeps better at night. Click Here to Buy Tickets Online  (and other cool stuff, like T-Shirts!!) Pre-ordered shirts will […]

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Cheat Fest 2015 Line-Up

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Click here to pre-order your tickets & fest tee now Learn more about the fantastic musicians who are donating their time  Drum-roll please…………….and, the 2015 Cheat Festival Line-up is:

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