Food

There are several delicious food and beverage businesses in the Grassroots District! 

Jimmies Restaurant is the essential eatery on Mercer Street, and will serve their delicious menu of burgers, fries, salads, milkshakes and more. 

Sophisticated Hound Brewing Co. will be open and celebrating their fifth year anniversary serving yummy pizzas, sandwiches, craft beer, wine and more. 

Wild Roots Coffeehouse will serve delicious beverages and pastries at their location.

Blue Ridge Bee Company serves delicious hand-dipped ice cream in homemade waffle cones, and a variety of farm fresh foods, honey & WV made products. 

In addition, a variety of wonderful vendors will serve burgers, funnel cakes, doughnuts and much more.


 

LOCATION   

The event takes place in and around Dick Copeland Town Square in the Mercer Street Grassroots District. A good location to GPS is 869 Mercer Street. The road will be closed between 5th Street and Bee Street.   

PARKING  

The street will be closed to traffic between Bee Street and 6th Street, and there is no parking within those boundaries. Parking is available anywhere else on Mercer Street, and side streets, as well as in parking lots at 904 Harrison Street and at New River Community & Technical College (1001 Mercer Street). 

ADMISSION  

Admission to the event is Free!   

The ferris wheel is free, and there are many free activities throughout the site.   

Enjoy an unlimited, all day pass to the waterslides, put put, maze and large bounce house for $10.  

VENDORS  

There will be a wide variety of retail, artisan, informational and food vendors present. If you would like to be a vendor, find information and an application HERE. 

RESTROOMS

See the map above for locations of portable toilets. A handicap unit will be located beside Sophisticated Hound Brewing Company. Princeton Public Library also has handicap accessible, indoor public restrooms.  

SCHEDULE  

Stay tuned for a 2024 schedule. 

WEATHER

THIS EVENT IS RAIN OR SHINE! WE HAVE MULTIPLE INDOOR VENUES, SO THE FUN WILL CONTINUE NO MATTER WHAT THE WEATHER!