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Upcoming Events

October 2026

11Sunday

Fiesta Hispana — Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month

1:00–6:00 PMJackson Square, ClarksburgConexión Hispana WV

A celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month in Clarksburg, with music, dancing, crafts, food, and an afternoon of community spirit. Everyone is welcome.

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17Saturday

3rd Annual Filipino American Festival of West Virginia

12:00–6:00 PMSlack Plaza, City Center, CharlestonFree admission

A full day of Filipino culture and community: the Raise Your Flag Parade, traditional dance and music, DanceSport and karaoke contests, food and craft vendors, and exhibits on Filipino history in America. Hosted by the Filipino American Association of West Virginia, whose proceeds go toward establishing the state’s first Filipino American Community Center.

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November 2026

05Thursday

Taco: Authenticity, Food, and Culture

4:00–5:30 PMHodges Hall 202, MorgantownWVU Humanities Center

Dr. Ignacio M. Sánchez Prado of Cornell University reads from Taco, using the dish as a way into questions of authenticity, tradition, memory, and migration. Free and open to the public; registration is required, and there are free tacos for those who register.

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Working With

Partners

WVU Humanities Center

The university’s hub for humanistic inquiry, bringing scholars and artists together around a yearly theme — currently authenticity — through public lectures and events.

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The Art Museum of WVU

Exhibitions and public programming drawn from the university’s collections, free and open to the community year-round.

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West Virginia & Regional History Center

The state’s archive of manuscripts, photographs, newspapers, and oral histories — the source of many of the historical photographs on this site, and a model for the archive we are building.

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WVU Program for Native American Studies

Teaching and research on the Indigenous nations whose land West Virginia was long before it had a name, through a minor and a programme of public events.

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WVU Human Rights Film Series

A recurring series of free screenings and discussions on human rights, hosted on campus by the Native American Studies program.

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