MOLASSES FESTIVAL HAS BIG CROWD - One Of The Best Parades (09/29/2002) There may have been a record crowd at the 35th annual West Virginia Molasses Festival yesterday. Beautiful fall weather allowed regional residents to enjoy one of the best parades ever along U. S. 33-119 at Arnoldsburg. Muriel Price, Parade Marshal Ella Elliott, Calhoun Belle Queen Flora, Wood Festival 2002 - Sarah Lynch CHS 2002 Homecoming Queen - Leah Harold Calhoun Red Devil Marching Band Crowd lines US 33-119 at Arnoldsburg The highlight of the Molasses Festival is the squeezin' and preparing of molasses.