If you want your event listed in the Community Calendar, write to the Hurricane Breeze at PO Box 310, Hurricane, West Virginia 25526, or phone 304-562-9881. If you have email, send it to [email protected] and mark your subject line “Community Calendar.” There is no charge for posting an event in the calendar.

MAY 15 – 17

• Paddles With Purpose Pickleball Tournament will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Nitro Athletic Complex. For more information, call Recovery Point at (304) 523-HOPE (4673).
• The First Annual Appalachian Gold Barrel Rush will be held at the Winfield Riding Club in Winfield.

MAY 15 – 16

• There will be a rain or shine yard sale at the Buffalo Church of God activities building (Route 62 and Church Street).

MAY 15

• The Putnam County Library will be hosting a homeschool field day beginning at 11 a.m. at Valley Park in Hurricane.
• The 2026 Putnam County Senior Prom will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. at the John Henson Senior Center in Hurricane. Music and refreshments provided.

MAY 16 – 17

• The First Baptist Church of Nitro, 2200 2nd Avenue, Nitro, will be celebrating their 125th anniversary. Picnic on Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m.; 11 a.m. special worship service and dinner to follow on Sunday morning. On Sunday evening, the Martin Luther King Jr. Chorus will be performing at 6 p.m.

MAY 16

• There will be a bicycle swap meet starting at 9 a.m. at Ridenour Park in Nitro. Meet up at the bike trail.
• Valley Outdoors, 3034 Mount Vernon Road, Hurricane, will be celebrating their fifth anniversary with their first live in-person and national simulcast auction from 6 to 9 p.m.
• Faith In Motion, 3495 Teays Valley Road Ste B, Hurricane, will be offering puppy yoga at 10 a.m. Entry fee is $20. For registration information, call (304) 760-9664.
• The Putnam County Democratic Women’s Club will be holding their monthly luncheon at noon at Sleepy Hollow Golf Club. The cost of the luncheon will be $22 per person. To RSVP, call 304-727-2218 or email [email protected]
• Endless Pawsabilities LLC, 3572 Hurricane Creek Road, Hurricane, will be holding their 5th annual crawfish boil starting at 2 p.m.
• There will be an American Cross Blood Drive from noon to 5 p.m. at the Forrest Burdette United Methodist Church, Putnam Avenue, Hurricane. Call 1-800-733-2767 or visit RedCrossBlood.org and enter: hurricanecom to schedule an appointment.
• Cops N Rodders Classic Car Club will be holding a cruise-in from 5 p.m. to dusk at the Putnam County Bank parking lot behind the Hurricane McDonalds.

MAY 17

• Fraizers Bottom Methodist Church, located at 1 Church Lane, Fraizers Bottom, will have a Song and Praise Service beginning at 6 pm.

MAY 19

• There will be a ribbon cutting ceremony at noon for the new Poca Senior Center, at Valley Cakes and Cafe, 2887 Charleston Road Poca. Ladies’ tea and women’s health workshop from 1 to 2 p.m.
• There will be a free family night at Meeks Mountain Trails, with the emphasis being on polinators. Meet up at the big red barn at Hurricane City Park at 6 p.m. Register by going to https://runsignup.com/Race/WV/Hurricane/PollinatorPowerAFamilyNightAtMeeksMountain
• The Hurricane Civic Chorus will offer its spring concert, “Music for the Way Home,” at 7:00 p.m., at Forrest Burdette United Methodist Church, Putnam Avenue, Hurricane.

MAY 20

• There will be a homeschool show and tell event at 10 a.m. at the Eleanor Library. Presentations are to be 5 minutes long.
• Black & Co. will be discussing employee benefits at 9 a.m. at Area 34, 971 State Route 34, Teays Valley. To register, call the Putnam County Chamber at (304) 757-6510.

MAY 22

• There will be a hiring event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Diamond Electric, 159 Eleanor Industrial Park Drive, Eleanor.
• There will be a gentle hatha slow and hold flow yoga session at 6:30 p.m. at River Ridge Church, 1 Saturn Way, Hurricane.

MAY 23 AND 25

• The Buffalo Welcome Center, located along Rt. 62 in the Buffalo Historic Square, will be open on Saturday and Monday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

MAY 23

• Amanda Smith and Relative Acoustically will be performing from 6 to 9 p.m. at Emma Rae’s Steakhouse, 1101 Hospital Drive, Hurricane.
• The first ever Renaissance Faire will be held at Valley Park in Hurricane starting at 10 a.m. Admission is $10 for ages 18 and above; $5 for ages 11-18; and ten and under get in free.

MAY 28

• The Night Market at Valley Park will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Local vendors and live entertainment. This month’s theme is Derby Night.
• The Putnam County Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Putnam County Bank on Hurricane Creek Road. To RSVP, call 304-757-6510.

MAY 29 – 30

• The 7th Herd Immunity Livestock Show will be held at the Winfield Riding Club in Winfield. Open to youth in Putnam, Cabell, Jackson, Lincoln, Roane, and Mason Counties.

MAY 29

• WV Birth to Three and the Putnam County Family Support Center will be hosting Stomp, ROAR, Let’s Explore from 4 to 6 p.m. at Eleanor Park. Games, activities, and prizes for every child who attends.
• There will be a Paint and Praise Ladies Night from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Teays Valley Church of God, 185 Connection Point, Scott Depot. The cost is $35 per person. To register, go to the church’s Facebook page or call (304) 757-9222.
  Putnam County Solid Waste Authority will host a homeschool science class at Hurricane City Park from 10 a.m. to noon.