2009

• Mid-April - FOP Trout Festival, Hammertown Lake
  1-1/2 miles west of Jackson
  Contact: Sgt. Thomas 'Butch' Aldrich, (740) 286-7575
  
  
• May 21-25 - Memorial Day Weekend, Festival of Flags
  Aetna Park in Downtown Oak Hill
  Contacts: Committee [Days], (740) 682-6301
  or Mildred Bangert [Evenings], (740) 682-7057
  
  
• July 3 & 4 - Jackson County Freedom Fest
  For 5K Race & Parade, Contact: Chamber Executive Director, Randy Heath, (740) 286-2722
  For City-sponsored Events, Contact: Jackson City Recreation Department, (740) 286-3224

• July 4 - Jackson County Fair Board “Fantasy 4th” & “Raffle Extravaganza"
  Contact: Skeeter Pugh, (740) 656-4206, or Carol Landrum, (740) 988-2631
  online at www.fantasy4th.com
  
  
• July 20-25 - Jackson County Fair
  July 17th & 18th -- Harness Racing
  July 20th thru 25th -- Fair Week
  Jackson County Fairgrounds, off State Route 93 in Wellston
  Contact: Carol Landrum, (740) 286-2402 [Daytime]; (740) 988-2631 [Evenings]
  online at www.jacksoncofair.org
  
  
• August 1 - Lake Alma Beach Party Day
  Lake Alma State Park, Wellston
  10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
  Contact: Sandy Brickey, (740) 384-4474 or (740) 596-5253
  
  
• August 1 - Pig Iron Day
  Manpower Park, Jackson
  Contact: Jackson Firefighters Association, (740) 286-2707 or (740) 418-8086
  
  
• September 8-12 - Wellston Coal Festival.
  Downtown Wellston
  Contact: Tom Brenner, (740) 384-5141
  online at www.wellstoncoalfestival.com
  
  
• September 21-26 - Jackson County Apple Festival
  Downtown Jackson
  Contact: Jackson Jaycees, (740) 286-1339
  online at www.jacksonapplefestival.com
  
  
• October 16-18 - Foothills Art Festival
  Canter’s Cave Lodge
  5 miles Northwest of Jackson, Twp. Rd. 223
  Contact: Southern Hills Arts Council, (740) 286-6355
  
  
• Mid-to-Late October - Autumn Halloween Campouts
  Lake Jackson, on October 17th & 18th
  Lake Alma, on October 23rd & 24th
  Contact: Sandy Brickey, (740) 384-4474 or (740) 596-5253
  
  
• Early November - Winter Wonderland Craft Show
  Jackson Area YMCA
  594 E. Main St., Jackson
  Dates & Hours T.B.A.
  Contact: Steve Eisnaugle, (740) 286-7255