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Multifest bringing family friendly festival to downtown Charleston

By Autumn Shelton, WV Press

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The state’s largest and longest-running multicultural festival, Multifest, is returning to the Capital City this summer. 

Now in its 33rd year, the family friendly festival will take place in downtown Charleston at the Haddad Riverfront Park from Aug. 3 through Aug. 6. This year, the festival will feature four nights of free concerts on the Schoenbaum Stage with some of music’s biggest names. 

On Thursday, the iconic Washington,…