Music scene · Marietta

Marietta is a small Ohio River city with a historic downtown and riverboat heritage. Music includes school bands, church choirs, local folk and country cover acts, and community theater productions, with Parkersburg musicians often crossing the river for joint events.

Performances happen in church fellowship halls, the high school auditorium, local bars and restaurants, and community theater spaces. Larger venues are in Parkersburg or the surrounding Mid-Ohio Valley.

In Marietta, local and regional artists perform here, with musicians from the nearby Parkersburg scene occasionally passing through.

Join the school music program or a community theater group, look for open-mic nights at local restaurants, and build contacts in Parkersburg and the Mid-Ohio Valley for more opportunities.