GOLDENSEAL's "Folklife*Fairs*Festivals" calendar is prepared three to six months in advance of publication. The information was accurate as far as we could determine at the time the magazine went to press. However, it is advisable to check with the organization or event to make certain that the date or location has not been changed. The phone numbers given are all within the West Virginia (304) area code. Information for events at West Virginia State Parks and other major festivals is also available by calling 1-800-CALL-WVA.
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March 14-15 9th Annual SistersFest
Sistersville (455-5907)
Web: www.sistersfest.com
March 14-16 George Washington’s Bathtub Celebration
Berkeley Springs (1-800-447-8797)
Web: www.berkeleysprings.com
March 15 Irish Festival
Pipestem (466-1800)
March 15-16 Potomac Highlands Regional Maple Festival
New Creek (788-1834)
March 15-16 W.Va. Maple Syrup Festival
Pickens (924-5096)
Web: www.smilingcountry.com/pickenswv/maplefest.htm
March 28-30 Upper Potomac Spring Dulcimer Festival
Shepherdstown (263-2531)
Web: www.dulcimerfest.org
April 5-6 Wildwater River Festival
Webster Springs (847-5449)
Web: www.websterwv.com/whitewater.html
April 18-20 W.Va. Sustainable Fair
Elkins (269-7681)
April 19 70th Feast of the Ramson
Richwood (846-6790)
Web: www.richwoodwv.com
April 19 Pickens Ramp Dinner
Pickens (924-5415)
April 25-26 International Ramp Cook-Off & Festival
Elkins (636-2780)
Web: www.randolphcountywv.com
April 25-27 Dogwood Arts & Crafts Festival
Huntington (696-5990)
April 25-27 Glass Fest
Weston (269-1030)
April 25-27 Spring Mountain Festival
Petersburg (257-2722)
April 26 Helvetia Ramp Dinner
Helvetia (924-6435)
Web: www.helvetiawv.com
May 1-3 Frontier Gathering
Kanawha State Forest (755-2990)
May 2-4 Engines & Wheels Festival
North Bend State Park (643-2931)
Web: www.northbendsp.com
May 2-4 Scottish Heritage Festival & Celtic Gathering
Bridgeport (842-3457)
Web: www.scots-westvirginia.org
May 2-4 Spring Fest
Franklin (358-3884)
May 3 Cheat River Festival
Alright (329-3621)
Web: www.cheat.org
May 3 Heritage Farm Spring Festival
Huntington (522-1244)
May 3-4 Steam & Gas Engine Show
Point Pleasant (675-5737)
Web: www.wvfarmmuseum.org
May 5-11 New River Birding & Nature Festival
Oak Hill (1-800-927-0263)
May 7-10 Mullens Dogwood Festival
Mullens (732-8000)
May 9-11 14th Annual Bluegrass Festival
North Bend State Park (643-2931)
Web: www.northbendsp.com
May 10-11 Mother’s Day Founder’s Festival
Webster (265-5549)
May 11 100th Observance of Mother’s Day
Grafton (265-1589)
Web: www.mothersdayshrine.org
May 13-17 Bend Area Gospel Jubilee
Ripley (373-2286)
May 14-18 W.Va. Strawberry Festival
Buckhannon (472-9036)
Web: www.wvstrawberryfestival.com
May 16-17 Buffalo Heritage Days
Buffalo (937-2755)
May 17 Matewan Massacre Reenactment
Matewan (426-6512)
May 17-18 Elizabethtown Festival
Moundsville (845-2552)
Web: www.wvpentours.com
May 20 Berkeley County Heritage Day
Martinsburg (267-4713)
May 22-24 Three Rivers Festival
Fairmont (363-2625)
May 22-26 Dandelion Festival
White Sulphur Springs (1-800-833-2068)
May 23-25 32nd Vandalia Gathering
State Capitol Complex/Charleston (558-0162)
Web: www.wvculture.org/vandalia
May 23-26 Spirit of Grafton Celebration
Grafton (265-3950)
Web: www.spiritofgrafton.com
May 24-25 W.Va. Wine & Arts Festival
Martinsburg (263-0224)
May 26 Webster County Woodchopping Festival
Webster Springs (226-3888)
Web: www.woodchoppingfestival.com
June 4-7 Calhoun County Wood Festival
Grantsville (354-6671)
June 6-8 Rail Trail Festival
Cairo (643-2931)
June 7 Mountain Music Festival
Caretta (875-3418)
June 7 Pattyfest 2008
Morgantown (864-0105)
Web: www.pattyfest.org
June 12-15 Ronceverte River Festival
Ronceverte (647-5855)
June 13-15 Hatfield McCoy Reunion Days
Matewan (426-4522)
June 13-15 Spring Mountain Heritage Arts & Crafts Festival
Harpers Ferry (1-800-624-0577)
Web: www.jeffersoncounty.com/festival
June 19-22 West Virginia State Folk Festival
Glenville (462-5000)
Web: www.wvfolkfestival.org
June 20-22 Hometown Mountain Heritage Festival
Ansted (658-5065)
June 20-22 Mid-Ohio Valley Multi-Cultural Festival
Parkersburg (424-3457)
Web: www.movmcf.org
June 20-22 Old Central City Days Festival
West Huntington (528-5697)
Web: www.oldcentralcity.com
June 20-24 W.Va. Coal Festival
Madison (369-9118)
June 21-22 W.Va. Spring Wine Festival
Crab Orchard (252-9750)
Web: www.danielvineyards.com
June 26-29 Music in the Mountains Bluegrass Festival
Summersville (872-3145)
June 26-29 St. Albans Riverfest
St. Albans (722-2865)
June 27-29 Little Levels Heritage Fair
Hillsboro (1-800-336-7009)
June 28 Lavender Fair
Alum Bridge (269-7681)
Web: www.lapaixherbfarm.com
June 28-29 Living History Days
Point Pleasant (675-5737)
Web: www.wvfarmmuseum.org
July 3-5 Gassaway Days
Gassaway (364-5111)
Web: www.braxtonwv.org
July 3-6 Mountain State Art & Craft Fair
Cedar Lakes/Ripley (372-8159)
July 3-6 Point Pleasant Sternwheel Regatta & River Festival
Point Pleasant (675-6788)
July 10-13 42nd Annual Pioneer Days
Marlinton (1-800-336-7009)
July 11-12 Benedum Festival
Bridgeport (1-800-368-4324)
July 11-13 John Henry Days
Talcott (466-1729)
July 12-13 Meadow River Festival
Rainelle (438-6047)
July 17 Alpine Lake Bluegrass Festival
Terra Alta (789-2481)
July 19-20 Roundhouse Rail Days
Martinsburg (264-4842)
July 25-27 Upper Ohio Valley Italian Heritage Festival
Wheeling (233-1090)
July 26-27 Cowen Historical Railroad Festival
Cowen (226-3222)
July 30-August 3 Appalachian String Band Music Festival
Camp Washington Carver/Clifftop (558-0162)
Web: www.wvculture.org/stringband/
July 31-August 2 West Virginia Blackberry Festival
Clarksburg (622-3206)
August 1-3 Multifest
Charleston (421-1585)
August 4-9 Cherry River Festival
Richwood (846-6069)
August 8-10 Logan County Arts, Crafts & Antique Festival
Logan (752-1324)
August 8-10 Mahrajan Lebanese Festival
Wheeling (233-1688)
August 8-16 State Fair of West Virginia
Fairlea (645-1090)
August 11-16 Town & Country Days
New Martinsville (455-4275)
August 16 Jackson County Bluegrass Festival
Ripley (372-3229)
August 16 Swiss National Holiday
Helvetia (924-6435)
August 17-20 Jefferson County African American Cultural & Heritage Festival
Ranson (725-9610)
August 21-24 Appalachian Festival
Beckley (1-877-987-3847)
August 29-31 W.Va. Italian Heritage Festival
Clarksburg (622-7314)
August 29-September 1 Stonewall Jackson Heritage Arts & Crafts Jubilee
Weston (1-800-296-1863)
August 30-31 Apple Butter Weekend
Blennerhassett Island (420-4800)
August 30-September 1 Paden City Labor Celebration
Paden City (337-9080)
August 31-September 8 Oak Leaf Festival
Oak Hill (465-5617)
September 5-7 W.Va. Black Heritage Festival
Clarksburg (623-2335)
September 6-7 16th Annual Mule & Donkey Show
Sutton (364-8364)
September 9-14 Lincoln County Fall Festival
Hamlin (346-5315)
September 11-12 Heritage Port Sternwheel Festival
Wheeling (232-4134)
September 12-14 Monarch Butterfly Festival
Wellsburg (737-4411)
September 13 Braxton MonsterFest
Flatwoods (765-3300)
September 13-14 Hilltop Festival
Huntington (259-2701)
September 18-21 CultureFest 2008
Pipestem (320-8833)
September 18-21 Golden Delicious Festival
Clay (587-4455)
September 20-21 Country Roads Festival
Ansted (658-5282)
September 20-21 Grape Stomping Wine Festival
Summersville (872-7332)
September 20-21 Harvest Moon Arts & Crafts Festival
Parkersburg (424-7311)
September 20-21 Mothman Festival
Point Pleasant (675-9726)
September 20-21 Treasure Mountain Festival
Franklin (249-5117)
September 25-27 W.Va. Molasses Festival
Arnoldsburg (655-7371)
September 25-28 Preston County Buckwheat Festival
Kingwood (379-2203)
September 26-28 Annual Leaf Peepers Festival
Davis (1-800-782-2775)
September 26-28 Fall Mountain Heritage Arts & Crafts Festival
Harpers Ferry (1-800-624-0577)
September 26-28 St. George Greek Festival
Huntington (522-7890)
September 27 Harvest Festival Day
Cass (456-4300)
September 27 W.Va. Roadkill Cook-Off
Marlinton (1-800-336-7009)
September 27-October 5 Mountain State Forest Festival
Elkins (636-1824)
October 2-5 W.Va. Pumpkin Festival
Milton (634-5857)
October 3-4 Pine Bluff Fall Festival
Shinnston (592-1189)
October 3-4 Southern W.Va. Italian Festival
Bluefield (589-3317)
October 3-5 Oglebayfest
Wheeling (243-4066)
October 4 October Sky Fall Festival
Coalwood (297-2999)
Web: www.homerhickam.com/festival.htm
October 4-5 Country Fall Festival
Point Pleasant (675-5737)
October 11 Bergoo International Cook-Off
Webster Springs (667-9111)
October 11 Oktoberfest
Bramwell (248-8004)
Web: www.bramwelloktoberfest.com
October 11-12 Apple Butter Festival
Berkeley Springs (1-800-447-8797)
Web: www.berkeleysprings.com
October 9-12 W.Va. Black Walnut Festival
Spencer (927-5616)
Web: www.wvblackwalnutfestival.org
October 10-12 26th Lumberjack Bluegrass Jamboree
Mullens (294-4000)
Web: www.twinfallsresort.com
October 16-19 Mountain State Apple Harvest Festival
Berkeley County (263-2500)
Web: www.msahf.com
October 18 Bridge Day
New River Gorge (465-6517)
Web: www.fayettecounty.com
October 26-November 2 Fiddlers Reunion
D&E College/Elkins (637-1209)
Web: www.augustaheritage.com
GOLDENSEAL requests its readers' help in preparing this listing. If you would like your festival or event to appear in the 2008 "Folklife*Fairs*Festivals," please send us information on the name of the event, dates, location, and the contact person or organization, along with their mailing address, phone number, and Web site, if available. We must have this information by January 15, 2008, in order to meet our printing deadline. GOLDENSEAL regrets that, due to space limitations, Fourth of July celebrations are no longer included in the listing.