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Last Friday night we held our final Point Park Concert of 2024. We are thankful that we were able to hold all three concerts outside this year. If you’ve never attended a concert at the Point Park in Parkersburg, you are missing out. The summer night skies, and boats floating in the river make for a beautiful setting. In addition to the venue, all three bands treated the crowds with iconic songs from some well-known bands. We heard from Fleetwood 2 The Max (Fleetwood Mac tribute), Epic Eagles (Eagles tribute), and Right Now (Van Halen tribute). Each created a fun, nostalgic experience for the audience.

We look forward to holding these concerts every year, however we would not be able to host them if it weren’t for the support of our sponsors. This group of sponsors are community businesses and organizations that are a staple of the concerts every year. We are so thankful that they see the joy the concerts bring to the community and the value they bring to downtown Parkersburg, and that they want to continue to support the concerts year after year. A huge thank you to those sponsors for their commitment.

* Chair sponsors – Maka Mia Pizza (Vienna location) and WVU Parkersburg

* Concert sponsors – Sprigg’s Distributing Co. (June), Jan Dils Attorneys at Law (July), and WVU Medicine Camden Clark (August)

* Event sponsors – CAS Cable, Grogg’s Home Services, Parkersburg Area Community Foundation, The Ross Foundation, and United Bank

* In-kind sponsors – The City of Parkersburg and Z106 Classic Rock.

The planning for the 2025 concert series will start within the next month. If you have any suggestions of who you would like to see or if there is a group you enjoyed in the past and you would like for us to bring back, please email jessica@downtownpkb.com.

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Jessica Strickler is the events and marketing manager for Downtown PKB.