Your Weekend Guide to Wheeling

This weekend in Wheeling, West Virginia brings 1 live events across the city — from community. 1 events are free. Here's what's on.

Wheeling's Capitol Theatre is hallowed ground for country music — the longtime home of the Wheeling Jamboree, the live radio barn dance that began broadcasting in 1933 and stands second only to the Grand Ole Opry in seniority. The restored 2,500-seat theater still hosts concerts, comedy, and the Wheeling Symphony. WesBanco Arena adds touring shows downtown by the Ohio River, while summer brings a heritage blues festival to the waterfront. Oglebay Resort's Winter Festival of Lights, one of the largest holiday light shows in the country, draws visitors from across the region from November through January.