Chamber Events

This is our major event each year. The Catfish Festival is a July Fourth event, celebrating the birth of a great nation, as well as our signature claim to fame – the catfish. As the once-proclaimed “Catfish Capital of the World,” Butler County is proud of its Green River heritage. Though the days of the steamboats are long past, we still revel in the catfish, a favored local meal.

The Green River Catfish Festival is highlighted by, of course, fried catfish, but also come for the fishing tournament, the carnival, the pageants, the music and the fellowship. This year we would like to have all the Businesses to decorate their business not just their windows.  The winner will receive a cook out from the Chamber Of Commerce Board of Directors.  The July Fourth fireworks show is a must-see. The GRCF is held annually at Charles Black City Park in Morgantown.

Beginning each January, the Chamber hosts a monthly luncheon for its members. Along with the meal, the hour-long event features a program, often a speaker from a business or civic organization. The luncheons are an extension of the networking and community building the Chamber is committed upon.

This late-October event closes out the festival season for the community, as local residents and vendors turn out to celebrate the traditional time of agricultural harvest. Highlights include food and crafts vendors, along with a Halloween costume contest for the kids.  It is always held the Saturday before Halloween.