March

• Main Street Ripley Annual Spaghetti Dinner/Auction-Epworth United Methodist Church
        First Saturday of March
• Community Easter Egg Hunt-Jackson County Courthouse Lawn
       Saturday before Easter

May

• Ripley's On Sale-Believe It or Not!-Jackson County Courthouse Lawn
        Friday and Saturday before Memorial Day

July 

• Mountain State Arts and Crafts Fairs-Cedar Lakes
       First week in July
• Largest small town Independence Day Celebration in the United States
       Jackson County Courthouse Lawn
• Main Street Ripley-Firecracker Two-Miler Race-Prior to the Independence Day Parade
       Calvary United Methodist Church
• Jackson County Junior Fair-Cottageville Juniot Fair Grounds
       Last week of July

August

• Main Street Ripley-Fun Day-A Festival for Children-Jackson County Courthouse Lawn
       August 14, 2004

September

• Main Street Ripley Annual Car and Bike Show-Jackson County Courthouse Lawn
        September 11, 2004

October

• Halloween Block Party-Co-Sponsors Ripley Middle School/Main Street Ripley
       October 26, 2004

November

• Ripley Holiday Parade
        November 20, 2004
• Ripley Merchant Holiday Open House
        November 21, 2004