If you're looking for ways to make memories with vacation days or week-ends, consider visiting the Mountain State in the autumn, when the leaves are turning and the air is crisp. West Virginia fall festivals fill the months with music, dance, art, crafts, and more for your enjoyment. Some events last two or more days, so you can schedule a mini-vacation to take in everything. Others are one-day events, some of them small town celebrations and others huge events.
There is sure to be events of interest to all. Whether you like Bluegrass music or jazz, rock or classical, you can find it in WV. Arts and crafts shows and demonstrations draw thousands to the area each year. There are both juried shows and local handiwork booths at street fairs.
The calendar lists everything from Civil War reenactments to street fairs. You can eat roast pig, taste wine, stomp grapes, find out about the Mothman, buy an authentically-made Civil War reproduction, and learn how to make apple butter. You will find hundreds of artisans at craft shows in some of the most scenic parts of the state.
There are so many events that you'll have to pick and choose. Maybe geography will help. Those who live in the DC area are within easy driving distance of the eastern panhandle of WV. People in Pennsylvania or Maryland can just cross the state line for fun and educational experiences. The western counties are even more mountainous than the eastern part of the state, so visitors can add in extreme whitewater rafting, hunting and fishing, and hiking if they want to go for a special event and stay a few days.
The month of September is crammed full of special events, which actually go on from April to Christmas. Early in the month is Culturefest 2014, a three-day celebration of ethnic food, music, art, and dance. It's held in the charming town of Pipestem on September 4th through the 7th, all day every day.
Living history is the focus of the Mercer County Heritage Festival in Princeton. This is also a three-day event. It features storytellers, Civil War reenactments and cannon firing demonstrations, many vendors, and craft demonstrations and sales.
Small-town revelry is found at the Nicholas County Potato Festival in downtown Summersville. Enjoy a per pageant, the Fireman's Parade, and activities like a Corn Hole tournament. This town is near the Kirkwood Winery, which later in the month hosts a wine tasting with two-days of craft exhibits, live music, and the chance to stomp grapes in a big pit.
The Mothman Festival celebrates a something-or-other which inhabits the area around Point Pleasant. This legend is told in a pageant, in documentaries shown during the three-day fest, and in music presented by the Mothman Band. There's a museum, as well, to help visitors learn even more about the area and its secrets.
Enjoy a pig roast, see apple butter in the making, buy an authentically hand-made Civil War Reproduction, see hundreds of juried crafts and art exhibits, learn to clog, and see antique steam engines. Attend a roadkill cook-off (a major annual draw) and try to cram almost one hundred activities into one day at the Mountain State Forest Festival, the oldest and one of the biggest events of all.
There is sure to be events of interest to all. Whether you like Bluegrass music or jazz, rock or classical, you can find it in WV. Arts and crafts shows and demonstrations draw thousands to the area each year. There are both juried shows and local handiwork booths at street fairs.
The calendar lists everything from Civil War reenactments to street fairs. You can eat roast pig, taste wine, stomp grapes, find out about the Mothman, buy an authentically-made Civil War reproduction, and learn how to make apple butter. You will find hundreds of artisans at craft shows in some of the most scenic parts of the state.
There are so many events that you'll have to pick and choose. Maybe geography will help. Those who live in the DC area are within easy driving distance of the eastern panhandle of WV. People in Pennsylvania or Maryland can just cross the state line for fun and educational experiences. The western counties are even more mountainous than the eastern part of the state, so visitors can add in extreme whitewater rafting, hunting and fishing, and hiking if they want to go for a special event and stay a few days.
The month of September is crammed full of special events, which actually go on from April to Christmas. Early in the month is Culturefest 2014, a three-day celebration of ethnic food, music, art, and dance. It's held in the charming town of Pipestem on September 4th through the 7th, all day every day.
Living history is the focus of the Mercer County Heritage Festival in Princeton. This is also a three-day event. It features storytellers, Civil War reenactments and cannon firing demonstrations, many vendors, and craft demonstrations and sales.
Small-town revelry is found at the Nicholas County Potato Festival in downtown Summersville. Enjoy a per pageant, the Fireman's Parade, and activities like a Corn Hole tournament. This town is near the Kirkwood Winery, which later in the month hosts a wine tasting with two-days of craft exhibits, live music, and the chance to stomp grapes in a big pit.
The Mothman Festival celebrates a something-or-other which inhabits the area around Point Pleasant. This legend is told in a pageant, in documentaries shown during the three-day fest, and in music presented by the Mothman Band. There's a museum, as well, to help visitors learn even more about the area and its secrets.
Enjoy a pig roast, see apple butter in the making, buy an authentically hand-made Civil War Reproduction, see hundreds of juried crafts and art exhibits, learn to clog, and see antique steam engines. Attend a roadkill cook-off (a major annual draw) and try to cram almost one hundred activities into one day at the Mountain State Forest Festival, the oldest and one of the biggest events of all.
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