| Things To Do: 15 Events Found; Nov 25, 2009 - Nov 25, 2010
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Winter Festival of Lights | Oglebay Resort, Wheeling
13 Nov 2009 - 3 Jan 2010 (annual)
The Winter Festival of Lights at Oglebay Resort claims to be America's largest light show. Every year animated displays illuminate 300 acres of a six-mile drive. Perennial favourites include the animated Snowflake Tunnel and Polyhedron Star. |
Fasnacht Festival |  Helvetia
Feb 2010 (annual)
Helvetia's Fasnacht Festival is an ancient Swiss celebration whose purpose is to drive Old Man Winter away. In its Helvetian incarnation, this involves a jazz touranment, a lamp parade and a masked dance at the community hall. |
West Virginia Maple Syrup Festival |  Pickens
Mar 2010 (annual)
The West Virginia Maple Syrup Festival is a packed weekend in Pickens that honours that all-purpose American nectar, maple syrup. Events include a five kilometre run, perhaps so that you can stuff your face with impunity later at the pancake feed? |
West Virginia Strawberry Festival |  Buckhannon
May 2010 (annual)
Strawberry lovers unite in the small West Virginian town of Buckhannon to honour the harvest of the sweet red fruit which carries its seeds on its skin. The fun includes parades down Strawberry Lane, carnival rides and street parties. |
Vandalia Festival |  Cultural Center, Charleston
May 2010 (annual)
The Vandalia Festival is a celebration of folk life held in and around the Cultural Center and the State Capitol Complex of Charleston, West Virginia. It features concerts, craft demonstrations, kids' activities and dancing. |
West Virginia Spring Wine Festival |  Daniel Vineyards, Crab Orchard
Jun 2010 (annual)
Fine wine, good music and great food - the West Virginia Spring Wine Festival at Daniel Vineyards is a bon viveur's dream come true. It includes live musical acts, regional food, crafts and award-winning wines to sample and purchase. |
Lavender Fair and More |  La Paix Herb Farm, Alum Bridge
Jun 2010 (annual)
La Paix Farm's Lavender Fair presents demonstrations of lavender distillation and how to craft lavender wands and soap. Stalls offer gourmet food, healthy living products and environmental information. If you're feeling lucky, you can even enter the Lavender Cookie Contest... |
Battle of Laurel Hill Reenactment |  Belington
Jul 2010 (annual)
The vivid Battle of Laurel Hill Reenactment remembers one of the first battles of America's Civil War, near Belington in West Virginia. Thousands of spectators watch cannons fire and listen to cultural music as history repeats itself. |
Appalachian String Band Music Festival | Clifftop
Jul - Aug 2010 (annual)
This international gathering of musicians and friends in Clifftop, West Virginia presents five days of Appalachian string music. The event includes contests, concerts, workshops, square dances, camping and hymn-singalongs. |
Jefferson County African American Culture and Heritage Festival | Ranson
Aug 2010 (annual)
The town of Ranson commemorates black educators throughout West Virginian history. Events include a celebratory banquet, a parade, music, food, a health fair and history exhibits. |
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