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.
One thing is sure: there's a festival for almost any interest. Go online to the WV official website for the list of upcoming events. Music is a big deal in this Appalachian region, as are arts and crafts. You can find Bluegrass, jazz, classical music, rock, and country bands. Arts and crafts are represented at juried shows and at street parties in downtown areas.
Others flock to antique steam engine shows, wine festivals where you can stomp grapes for next year's vintage, pig roasts, apple butter making demos, and a celebration of the Mothman who has to be seen to be believed. Civil War encampments and battles, cannon firing demonstrations, and authentic handmade reproductions attract history enthusiasts. Don't forget that all routes in WV are scenic, so getting to your destination is a treat in itself.
With so many events to choose from, you might have to go by which ones are nearest you. If you are in the Northern Virginia or DC area, the eastern panhandle is not far away. Pennsylvanians can just cross the state line. The western part of the state is even more mountainous than the rest, so you can add high-excitement white-water rafting to the visit, go hiking or bird-watching, hunt and fish, or just enjoy the scenic overlooks.
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.
For living history, the Mercer County Heritage Festival is tops. During three days, the town of Princeton hosts story tellers, Civil War reenactments, and vendors of authentically-made reproductions, original art, and high-end crafts.
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.
Point Pleasant is the place to find out about the Mothman. This is the WV version of a seldom-seen but convincing apparition that may or may not be real. To learn more, go to the source for documentaries, eye-witness accounts, a pageant, and Mothman Band performances.
Eat roast pig, learn to clog, see apple butter in the making, and listen to Bluegrass at the Camp Creek State Park Festival. Visit Marlinton for the famous roadkill cook-off. Participate in as many of the almost one hundred activities that happen in one day at the Mountain State Forest Festival, the state's oldest annual event, as you can. Make some WV memories this year.
One thing is sure: there's a festival for almost any interest. Go online to the WV official website for the list of upcoming events. Music is a big deal in this Appalachian region, as are arts and crafts. You can find Bluegrass, jazz, classical music, rock, and country bands. Arts and crafts are represented at juried shows and at street parties in downtown areas.
Others flock to antique steam engine shows, wine festivals where you can stomp grapes for next year's vintage, pig roasts, apple butter making demos, and a celebration of the Mothman who has to be seen to be believed. Civil War encampments and battles, cannon firing demonstrations, and authentic handmade reproductions attract history enthusiasts. Don't forget that all routes in WV are scenic, so getting to your destination is a treat in itself.
With so many events to choose from, you might have to go by which ones are nearest you. If you are in the Northern Virginia or DC area, the eastern panhandle is not far away. Pennsylvanians can just cross the state line. The western part of the state is even more mountainous than the rest, so you can add high-excitement white-water rafting to the visit, go hiking or bird-watching, hunt and fish, or just enjoy the scenic overlooks.
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.
For living history, the Mercer County Heritage Festival is tops. During three days, the town of Princeton hosts story tellers, Civil War reenactments, and vendors of authentically-made reproductions, original art, and high-end crafts.
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.
Point Pleasant is the place to find out about the Mothman. This is the WV version of a seldom-seen but convincing apparition that may or may not be real. To learn more, go to the source for documentaries, eye-witness accounts, a pageant, and Mothman Band performances.
Eat roast pig, learn to clog, see apple butter in the making, and listen to Bluegrass at the Camp Creek State Park Festival. Visit Marlinton for the famous roadkill cook-off. Participate in as many of the almost one hundred activities that happen in one day at the Mountain State Forest Festival, the state's oldest annual event, as you can. Make some WV memories this year.
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