Read. Create. Grow. Join us for BookBuds Storytime, a weekly story-and-craft adventure ideal for ages 1–6, but all are welcome. Each session features a new tale and a fun, take-home craft to spark imagination and learning.

Read. Create. Grow. Join us for BookBuds Storytime, a weekly story-and-craft adventure ideal for ages 1–6, but all are welcome. Each session features a new tale and a fun, take-home craft to spark imagination and learning.

Celebrate creativity as a family at our Pop Art Party! This colorful, high-energy event invites visitors of all ages to explore bold colors, playful designs, and hands-on making inspired by the world of Pop Art.

You love their posters, and now you can learn hand-carving techniques from the artists themselves! Join Emily and Betsy Sokolosky of Basecamp Printing Co. for this hands-on workshop that invites participants to explore the playful spirit of Andy Warhol through printmaking.

Read. Create. Grow. Join us for BookBuds Storytime, a weekly story-and-craft adventure ideal for ages 1–6, but all are welcome. Each session features a new tale and a fun, take-home craft to spark imagination and learning.

Drop in for a live science demo packed with bold experiments, colorful reactions, and big discoveries. Science Unleashed! runs weekends on the museum floor and is perfect for curious kids ages 4–12.

You love their posters, and now you can learn hand-carving techniques from the artists themselves! Join Emily and Betsy Sokolosky of Basecamp Printing Co. for this hands-on workshop that invites participants to explore the playful spirit of Andy Warhol through printmaking.

Drop in for a live science demo packed with bold experiments, colorful reactions, and big discoveries. Science Unleashed! runs weekends on the museum floor and is perfect for curious kids ages 4–12.

Direct from Off-Broadway and London’s West End, the internationally acclaimed A Taste of Ireland Company returns with its flagship production — ‘A Taste of Ireland — The Irish Music & Dance Sensation’ — touring the USA in 2026. Laugh, cry, and jig into the night with a production that is Celtic, for this generation.

Drop in for a live science demo packed with bold experiments, colorful reactions, and big discoveries. Science Unleashed! runs weekends on the museum floor and is perfect for curious kids ages 4–12.

School may be out, but the Clay Center is open! Join us for a full day of discovery across our hands-on science and art exhibits. Perfect for families looking for an engaging and educational day off.

Wonder Labs are designed for curious minds of all ages, these interactive STEAM experiences combine science, engineering, art, and creativity through fun, family-friendly experiments. Perfect for families looking for educational things to do together.

Drop in for a live science demo packed with bold experiments, colorful reactions, and big discoveries. Science Unleashed! runs weekends on the museum floor and is perfect for curious kids ages 4–12.

Drop in for a live science demo packed with bold experiments, colorful reactions, and big discoveries. Science Unleashed! runs weekends on the museum floor and is perfect for curious kids ages 4–12.

The West Virginia Symphony Orchestra has grown tremendously from when it started in 1939 as a partnership with local chemical plants in Charleston, WV.

Memento Mori: Paintings by Robert Singleton closes on March 15, 2026. This exhibit invites viewers into a quiet, luminous reflection on life, loss, and the space between darkness and light.

Drop in for a live science demo packed with bold experiments, colorful reactions, and big discoveries. Science Unleashed! runs weekends on the museum floor and is perfect for curious kids ages 4–12.

Join us for Homeschool Days, an experience where students and parents partake in a series of educational programming designed to spark creativity and imagination.

Packed with high-energy dance numbers and catchy songs, Matilda JR. is a joyous girl power romp. Children and adults alike will be thrilled and delighted by the story of the special little girl with an extraordinary imagination.

Let's dive deep into the sea and find out what the Wild Kratts are up to! Featuring our Wild Kratts Ocean Adventure exhibit, we welcome you to join in our activities that are ocean themed! From creating coral reefs, learning about tiny creatures of the sea, and even testing out your knowledge of our ocean in our Sea Creature Trivia game!

Drop in for a live science demo packed with bold experiments, colorful reactions, and big discoveries. Science Unleashed! runs weekends on the museum floor and is perfect for curious kids ages 4–12.

Drop in for a live science demo packed with bold experiments, colorful reactions, and big discoveries. Science Unleashed! runs weekends on the museum floor and is perfect for curious kids ages 4–12.

Packed with high-energy dance numbers and catchy songs, Matilda JR. is a joyous girl power romp. Children and adults alike will be thrilled and delighted by the story of the special little girl with an extraordinary imagination.

Packed with high-energy dance numbers and catchy songs, Matilda JR. is a joyous girl power romp. Children and adults alike will be thrilled and delighted by the story of the special little girl with an extraordinary imagination.

Drop in for a live science demo packed with bold experiments, colorful reactions, and big discoveries. Science Unleashed! runs weekends on the museum floor and is perfect for curious kids ages 4–12.

Wonder Labs are designed for curious minds of all ages, these interactive STEAM experiences combine science, engineering, art, and creativity through fun, family-friendly experiments. Perfect for families looking for educational things to do together.

Drop in for a live science demo packed with bold experiments, colorful reactions, and big discoveries. Science Unleashed! runs weekends on the museum floor and is perfect for curious kids ages 4–12.

Drop in for a live science demo packed with bold experiments, colorful reactions, and big discoveries. Science Unleashed! runs weekends on the museum floor and is perfect for curious kids ages 4–12.

The West Virginia Symphony Orchestra has grown tremendously from when it started in 1939 as a partnership with local chemical plants in Charleston, WV.

Good Business: Andy Warhol’s Screenprints examines why screenprints are an essential part of Warhol’s body of work. Facilitating experimentation and mass distribution, prints can be simultaneously challenging and accessible.

Drop in for a live science demo packed with bold experiments, colorful reactions, and big discoveries. Science Unleashed! runs weekends on the museum floor and is perfect for curious kids ages 4–12.

Meredith Willson's six-time, Tony Award-winning musical comedy THE MUSIC MAN follows fast-talking traveling salesman, Harold Hill, as he cons the people of River City, Iowa, into buying instruments and uniforms for a boys' band that he vows to organize – this, despite the fact that he doesn't know a trombone from a treble clef

Currently regarded by many as one of the most legendary violinists of our time, Karen Briggs has developed an impressive career as an early elite in the evolution of the contemporary violin. Experience her powerful, moving performance on April 3 as part of the Cecil I. Walker Jazz Series.

Enjoy Discovery Day Camps at the Clay Center!

From the Emmy Award-winning team behind Netflix’s Life on Our Planet series comes a new behind the scenes talk focusing on the series’ biggest stars: the Dinosaurs.

Get ready for a festive night of music, food, and community at Jazz & Jambalaya on April 11, 2026, at the Clay Center in Charleston!

Enjoy admission to the Clay Center for just $2 per person on the first Sunday of each month with a valid SNAP or WIC card and photo ID.

The current cast members of the Emmy-nominated TV show Whose Line Is It Anyway? are proud to present their new improv tour: WHOSE LIVE ANYWAY?

Join us for Homeschool Days, an experience where students and parents partake in a series of educational programming designed to spark creativity and imagination.

The West Virginia Symphony Orchestra has grown tremendously from when it started in 1939 as a partnership with local chemical plants in Charleston, WV.

The West Virginia Symphony Orchestra has grown tremendously from when it started in 1939 as a partnership with local chemical plants in Charleston, WV.

Enjoy admission to the Clay Center for just $2 per person on the first Sunday of each month with a valid SNAP or WIC card and photo ID.

The boots are back! KINKY BOOTS will lift your spirits to high-heeled heights! Celebrated with six Tony Awards®, including Best Musical, a Grammy Award® for Best Musical Theatre Album, and London’s Olivier Award for Best Musical, this big-hearted musical hit will have you strutting out of the theater saying “Yeah!”

The West Virginia Symphony Orchestra has grown tremendously from when it started in 1939 as a partnership with local chemical plants in Charleston, WV.

The West Virginia Symphony Orchestra has grown tremendously from when it started in 1939 as a partnership with local chemical plants in Charleston, WV.

Wild Kratts: Ocean Adventure®!, an interactive exhibit based on the popular PBS Kids series, will close at the Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences of West Virginia on May 10, 2026.

Enjoy Discovery Day Camps at the Clay Center!

New Orleans’ own Hot 8 Brass Band has epitomized the sound of New Orleans street music for over a decade. Their performances pulse with the funk, soul, and high-octane energy that has made New Orleans music beloved worldwide. The Cecil I. Walker Jazz Series with the Hot 8 Brass Band is like no other on May 21.

Murder and blackmail are on the menu when six mysterious guests assemble at Boddy Manor for a night they’ll never forget!

Enjoy admission to the Clay Center for just $2 per person on the first Sunday of each month with a valid SNAP or WIC card and photo ID.

“Jazz Group of the Year” nominee The Lao Tizer Band makes their debut in the Cecil I. Walker Jazz Series on June 11. Celebrating their new album AMPLIFY, the group delivers a high-energy, all-star performance you won’t want to miss.

The Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences of West Virginia is delighted to welcome fans of adventure, romance, and sheer cinematic magic to The Princess Bride: An Inconceivable Evening with Cary Elwes.

Multi-Grammy award-winning band and Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame inductees Chicago announced today that they will be performing in Charleston, WV, at the Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences of West Virginia on June 20, 2026.

One of the most popular and most recorded singers of the past thirty years, music icon Vince Gill today announced a portion of his upcoming tour dates.