West Virginia Blackberry Festival
This great 3-day food festival has lots of wonderful blackberry dishes and other foods, arts & crafts, 5K run, fireworks, games, and loads of free entertainment! Ample parking available. For more info, call 304-622-3206 or visit www.wvblackberry.com
Free Outdoor Concert: GRKMANIA
Pricketts Fort State Park Amphitheater Come out and enjoy an evening of entertainment with the ever popular Polka band GRKMANIA. The Joe Grkman Band includes three generations of the Grkman family. The group features traditional Slovenian polkas and waltzes along with their original GRKMANIA style Slovenian button-box accordion music. Free and open to the public.
Free Outdoor Concert: Nikki Talley
Pricketts Fort State Park Amphitheater Come out and enjoy an evening of entertainment the little lady from Ashville, North Carolina, Nikki Talley. Nikki is an energetic mountain girl with big vocals and raw gritty lyrics, her voice harkens back to Appalachian roots. Free and open to the public.
Cacapon State Park – BIG BAD WOLF
The "big bad wolf" is a widely known term, but in actuality wolves are more afraid of us than we are of them. Join Ironwood Wolves, a small, USDA licensed educational facility, as they tackle the myths associated with these fascinating creatures. Hear discussions about behavior, family life, reproduction, diet, myth vs fact and the wolfs important role in the ecosystem. The presence of an educational animal is part program. This family friendly activity will take place in the Cacapon State Park conference center at the Lodge. Call for program times or email for program. There is no charge to attend.
Holiday Open House In White Shulphur Springs
"It's a Vintage Christmas in the Spa City," as Main Street White Sulphur Springs lights up for the town’s annual Holiday Open House. This year the event will be held on Saturday, November 20 from 5:00 – 8:00 pm. Downtown businesses featuring gift items, holiday décor, food, home accessories and more will be open and offering refreshments.
Apple Butter Festival-Berkeley Springs
Annually since 1974, the Apple Butter Festival fills the park and streets of downtown Berkeley Springs on Saturday and Sunday of Columbus Day weekend in October. The traditional harvest festival is kicked off by a nostalgic hometown parade on Saturday morning followed by two days worth of family-friendly games and contests, music, country food, fine arts and local crafts. Undisputed star of the festival is the spicy apple butter stirred in giant copper kettles in the middle of the square. With no admission fee and activities for all ages, this is the perfect day or weekend experience for everyone from grandma to the kids.