The RiffRaff Arts Collective

The RiffRaff Arts Collective Inspiring and empowering the arts and creativity in downtown Princeton, West Virginia and beyond.

๐ŸŽฌโ˜• Hollywood at The Dream Bean today!Weโ€™re honored to play a small part in the magic as a scene from Swipe The Movie is ...
01/02/2026

๐ŸŽฌโ˜• Hollywood at The Dream Bean today!
Weโ€™re honored to play a small part in the magic as a scene from Swipe The Movie is filmed right here in the coffeehouse. Still openโ€”come grab your coffee and catch a glimpse behind the scenes โœจ

12/31/2025

A night made for wandering.
Doors open late.
Music pulling you down the block.
Every step part of the story,
all leading to the moment at midnight. ๐ŸŒ™โœจ
Ring in 2026 at Princetonโ€™s Downtown Countdown.
Find everything you need to plan your night at
www.downtowncountdown.org

๐ŸŽ† Itโ€™s Downtown Countdown Day! ๐ŸŽ†We canโ€™t wait to celebrate the New Year with you tonight! To help everyone arrive smooth...
12/31/2025

๐ŸŽ† Itโ€™s Downtown Countdown Day! ๐ŸŽ†
We canโ€™t wait to celebrate the New Year with you tonight! To help everyone arrive smoothly and keep things running safely, hereโ€™s a quick overview of parking and street closures ๐Ÿ‘‡

๐Ÿšง ๐’๐“๐‘๐„๐„๐“ ๐‚๐‹๐Ž๐’๐”๐‘๐„๐’
โ€ข Mercer Street (8thโ€“9th blocks) will close to traffic at 4:00 PM
โžœ No parking on these blocks or in the Town Square lot

โ€ข The 900 block near the Library will be closed 4:00โ€“8:30 PM ONLY for Early Bird festivities
โžœ ๐“๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐š๐ซ๐ž๐š ๐ซ๐ž๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š๐ญ ๐Ÿ–:๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ ๐๐Œ

๐Ÿš— ๐–๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐š๐ซ๐ค
Parking is available on Mercer Street outside the closure area, in nearby lots, and on surrounding side streets.

๐†๐จ๐จ๐ ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐จ๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง๐œ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ž:
โ€ข 900 Mercer (across from Dannyโ€™s, next to Holler Gallery)
โ€ข 904 Harrison Street
โ€ข 609 Mercer (Faith Family Health lot)
โ€ข 100 Center Street (First United Methodist Church)
โ€ข 1000โ€“1001 Mercer (Post Office & new Southern Highlands location)
โ€ข Side streets (except areas marked No Parking near the fireworks zone)

โ™ฟ ๐‡๐š๐ง๐๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฉ ๐๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ 
Designated handicap parking is available near the center of the festivities at:
โ€ข 735 Mercer Street
โ€ข 801 Mercer Street

๐Ÿ—บ๏ธ ๐๐ซ๐จ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฉ: Check the Downtown Countdown site map to plan your route and walking flow once you arrive. Everything inside the festival area is easy, close, and walkable.

๐Ÿ™ ๐€ ๐…๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐‘๐ž๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ:
Please donโ€™t block driveways or park in residential spaces. Follow posted signage and event staff guidance to help keep the night safe and smooth for everyone.

โœจ Find everything you need to plan your night at ๐Ÿ‘‰ ๐ƒ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง๐ญ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ง.๐จ๐ซ๐ 

Thanks for helping us keep the night welcoming and enjoyable ๐Ÿ’›
We canโ€™t wait to ring in the New Year with you! โœจ๐ŸŽ‰

Itโ€™s the night before the Downtown Countdown, and the excitement is already buzzing through our community. Each year, we...
12/31/2025

Itโ€™s the night before the Downtown Countdown, and the excitement is already buzzing through our community. Each year, we choose someone extra special to serve as our Honorary Button Pusher โ€” someone who helps launch the ball drop and officially usher in the New Year for all of us gathered together.

Itโ€™s our way of celebrating people who lift up this community, inspire our young folks, and remind us how good it feels to come together.

This year, we are thrilled to welcome Coach Tanner and players from the incredible Princeton Senior High School Football team as the Honorary Button Pushers, celebrating their historic championship season. ๐Ÿ†

Several team members will join Coach Tanner, including Alex Cox, Bryce Watkins, Aiden Robinson, Josyah Keatley, and Christian Howard.

This team has filled our town with pride, joy, and the kind of memories people talk about for years. They reminded us what heart, hard work, and belief can do...and thatโ€™s exactly the spirit we want to carry into the New Year.

Join us at the ball drop tomorrow night as Coach Tanner and these young men press the button, light up the sky, and welcome a brand-new year together. Letโ€™s celebrate our champions, our community, and the magic of being here โ€” all of us โ€” in this moment. โœจ๐ŸŽ‰

โœจ ๐–๐š๐ซ๐ฆ, ๐‚๐จ๐ณ๐ฒ ๐‘๐จ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฌ. ๐Œ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐œ & ๐‚๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ. ๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐–๐ž๐ฅ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž. With the cold settling in, weโ€™re especially excited to welcome...
12/30/2025

โœจ ๐–๐š๐ซ๐ฆ, ๐‚๐จ๐ณ๐ฒ ๐‘๐จ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฌ. ๐Œ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐œ & ๐‚๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ. ๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐–๐ž๐ฅ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž.

With the cold settling in, weโ€™re especially excited to welcome you into the warm, cozy venues of Downtown Countdown this New Yearโ€™s Eve.

This yearโ€™s celebration is ๐€๐‹๐‹ ๐€๐‚๐‚๐„๐’๐’, ๐€๐‹๐‹ ๐…๐‘๐„๐„, which means youโ€™re invited to settle into beautiful indoor listening rooms, experience incredible live music and creative activities up close, then step back outside to enjoy the energy on the streets and flow to the next space when youโ€™re ready.

Come warm up, listen deeply, wander freely, and make the night your own. Whether you stay tucked into one favorite room or explore the whole district, thereโ€™s room for you here.

๐…๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž๐ญ๐ž ๐ฌ๐œ๐ก๐ž๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ, plus everything you need to plan your night, at downtowncountdown.org ๐Ÿ’›

12/29/2025

Follow the night as it builds.
A downtown full of music and motion,
all leading to one shared moment.
Midnight. Fireworks. New Year. โœจ๐ŸŽ‡
Join us for Downtown Countdown, Princetonโ€™s community New Yearโ€™s Eve celebration.
Full details at www.downtowncountdown.org ๐ŸŽ†

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Curious about all the layers that come together to make Downtown Countdown what it is?Take a deeper look with this Co...
12/29/2025

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Curious about all the layers that come together to make Downtown Countdown what it is?

Take a deeper look with this Community Forum conversation featuring RiffRaff Co-Founder & event Organizer Lori McKinney and host Brandy Lawrence of WOAY NewsWatch ๐ŸŽฅ

They explore the intention behind the ๐Ÿชฉ13th Annual Downtown Countdown , the community collaboration, the activities, and the behind-the-scenes magic that shapes the experience.

Give it a watch, then make plans to step into it yourself and create some beautiful New Yearโ€™s Eve memories. ๐Ÿงก

Find the full program guide, schedule, and details at downtowncountdown.org ๐Ÿฅณ

๐Ÿ‘‰ Link in comments!

12/27/2025

New Yearโ€™s Eve isnโ€™t just for night owls.
Big smiles. Little confetti.
An early countdown before bedtime,
and a night the whole family can share. ๐Ÿซถโœจ
Downtown Countdown is family-friendly and free to enjoy.
Plan your night at downtowncountdown.org ๐Ÿซถ๐ŸŽ‰

12/24/2025

๐ŸŽ‰ A holiday update for Downtown Countdown โœจ

๐€๐‹๐‹ ๐€๐‚๐‚๐„๐’๐’. ๐€๐‹๐‹ ๐…๐‘๐„๐„.
Every venue, every performance โ€” open to all.

๐ŸŽ„โœจLearn more at downtowncountdown.org

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865-869 Mercer Street
Princeton, WV
24740

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Monday 10am - 6pm
Tuesday 10am - 6pm
Wednesday 10am - 6pm
Thursday 10am - 6pm
Friday 10am - 6pm
Saturday 10am - 6pm

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