A novel way to make memories in the Mountain State is to plan week-end excursions during the autumn months. West Virginia fall festivals will entice you all over the state. Many last for two or three days, so you need a mini-vacation to not miss a thing. Others are one-day extravaganzas or smaller town celebrations that youngsters of all ages will enjoy.
You will find things of interest no matter what you like or who you're planning for. Check out the calendar of special events posted on the official WV website. If you like music, you'll find bluegrass, country, jazz, rock, and classical. There are many arts and crafts demos and sales all over the state.
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 fairs, fests, and shows that you might want to pick them by geography. If you live in Northern Virginia, there's a lot going on in the eastern panhandle. If you're in Pennsylvania, you're just across the border from lots to see and do. The Western part of the state is the most mountainous (it's almost impossible to not be in the mountains in WV), if you want to take in a festival and also get extreme whitewater rafting, hiking, of fishing.
Events go on all through the spring, summer, and fall; September is full of them. Culturefest 2014 is three-days of music, ethnic food, art, and dance. It's probably the main reason most people visit Pipestem, WV.
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.
The Nicholas County Potato Festival is an example of small-town revelry in downtown Summersville. There's a pet pageant, a Fireman's Parade, and activities like Corn Hole contests. Later in the month, the near-by Kirkwood Winery has two days of live music, crafts, and the opportunity to stomp some grapes in a large pit.
The Mothman flits around Point Pleasant, according to locals who attest to seeing the elusive - whatever. The Mothman Festival has documentaries on the local haunt, a pageant, and live entertainment by the Mothman Band. To learn more, go to the source for three days in mid-September.
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.
You will find things of interest no matter what you like or who you're planning for. Check out the calendar of special events posted on the official WV website. If you like music, you'll find bluegrass, country, jazz, rock, and classical. There are many arts and crafts demos and sales all over the state.
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 fairs, fests, and shows that you might want to pick them by geography. If you live in Northern Virginia, there's a lot going on in the eastern panhandle. If you're in Pennsylvania, you're just across the border from lots to see and do. The Western part of the state is the most mountainous (it's almost impossible to not be in the mountains in WV), if you want to take in a festival and also get extreme whitewater rafting, hiking, of fishing.
Events go on all through the spring, summer, and fall; September is full of them. Culturefest 2014 is three-days of music, ethnic food, art, and dance. It's probably the main reason most people visit Pipestem, WV.
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.
The Nicholas County Potato Festival is an example of small-town revelry in downtown Summersville. There's a pet pageant, a Fireman's Parade, and activities like Corn Hole contests. Later in the month, the near-by Kirkwood Winery has two days of live music, crafts, and the opportunity to stomp some grapes in a large pit.
The Mothman flits around Point Pleasant, according to locals who attest to seeing the elusive - whatever. The Mothman Festival has documentaries on the local haunt, a pageant, and live entertainment by the Mothman Band. To learn more, go to the source for three days in mid-September.
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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