New River Gorge Bridge Day 2024 Calendar. Held annually on the third saturday of october, it’s the one day when base jumpers are legally allowed to leap off the new river gorge bridge, and spectators can walk across this iconic structure. Held annually every third saturday in october on the new river gorge bridge in fayette county, west virginia, this is the only day each year thousands of spectators can walk across the.
It started with the fayette station road, originally called the gentry road, which was 1909. Out on the new river gorge bridge, we celebrate everything that’s great about the mountain state with wv’s largest festival.