The Saint Albans Area Chamber of Commerce
PHOTO: Chuck Roberts
Saint Albans, West Virginia
New Paragraph
MAIN STREET SAINT ALBANS
Article in West Virginia Executive Magazine
https://wvexecutive.com/main-street-usa-new-life-in-saint-albans/
Our Connection with Saint Albans, Maine
Saint Albans residents Trish and Glenn Roberts and former residents Mark and Beth Gipe Keffer recently visited Saint Albans, Maine while on vacation in New England. They took with them several issues of our chamber newsletter, My Saint Albans, to share around town. Here are a few pictures from our namesake town, along with City Hall Manager Larry Post. Our October newsletter will feature these pictures on the cover!
Joe Dobbs Square on Olde Main Plaza
Mayor Scott James dedicated the new square.
Joe Dobbs' son Dale and daughter Sue and her husband AJ
came to Saint Albans to be introduced to the community
and to thank the mayor and the sign designer, Aaron Brown of 1863WV,
for the beautiful sign and the square dedicated to their father.
Dale looks so much like his dad, and Sue was wearing one of her dad's hats!
It was so nice having them on the square!
Saint Albans Safe Haven Baby Box
On August 12, Saint Albans had a blessing for the new Safe Haven Baby Box installed at the Saint Albans Fire Department. It is the product of our caring community. Thanks to Chapman Technical Group for their $18,000 donation that made this possible. Thanks to all of the community members who also donated and who came out to celebrate this wonderful addition to our town. The founder and CEO of Safe Haven, Monica Kelsey, came to Saint Albans to celebrate with us! As a baby, she was abandoned-- which set her life purpose. There are now 256 Safe Haven baby boxes in America, in 19 states.
Saint Albans Junior High School
Cornerstone and Time Capsule
Take a Walk on the Wild Side
Nature Hike and Activities at City Park
Adopt A Little Corner of Town
RAILS Train Day Festival
Fourth Street Train Depot Historic District
Main Street Festivals
YakFest ArtiGras Fall Y'all and Chili Cook-off
Founders Day Heritage Day Christmas in Saint Albans
Cars and Coffee Halloween Pub Crawl Mountaineer Main Street
Parades
Founders Day SAHS Homecoming Veterans Day Christmas
Saint Albans High School Prom
A Night On Main Street
Festival of Lights
Saint Albans City Park
Each year during the month of December
City of Lights
Saint Albans Businesses and Homes Celebrate Christmas
The Arts
The Alban Arts and Conference Center
The historic Alban Movie House was purchased by the Saint Albans Regional Development Authority in 2008 and was renovated into the Alban Arts and Conference Center. The theater produces six shows a year and hosts the Alban Arts Academy. An amphitheater at Saint Albans City Park is home to outdoor drama. The city celebrates an annual ArtiGras Festival.
History
Saint Albans Historical Society
Saint Albans has eleven sites on the National Register of Historic Places. The Saint Albans Historical Society frequently conducts historic walking tours and the annual Holiday Homes Tour. The archeological site along the Kanawha River is one of the oldest in the United States with points dating back 7,000 years. The Saint Albans Area Chamber of Commerce is supportive of the Historical Society's purpose and goals-- including its annual Founders Day Festival, Morgan's Kitchen Fall Festival, and the wide array of December events in conjunction with Christmas in Saint Albans.
Saint Albans City Parks
City Park
Ravens Park
C Street Park
Roadside Park
Ordnance Park
Baier Street Park
Benedict Circle Park
College Hill's Walk Park
Recreation
Saint Albans rests at the confluence of the Kanawha and Coal Rivers, where boat enthusiasts enjoy a wide range of water activities: pleasure boating, jet skiing, stern wheeling, flatware kayaking, fishing, tubing, and more. The city administers seven parks where residents and visitors can enjoy disc golf, swimming, picnics, playgrounds, seasonal events, and more.
Community Radio
WWSA 96.9 FM
Saint Albans Farmers Market
Open Saturdays 9:00 to 12:00
June to October
First Presbyterian Church Parking Lot
City Wide Yard Sale
The third Saturday of May and September each year
Saturday, May 18, 2024
Saturday, September 21, 2024
No permit needed
Register your address to be on the city yard sale list by emailing it to: chamber@mysawv.com