Top Fall Festivals in the Mountains of West Virginia

Editor’s note, this article contains time-sensitive information from our September/October 2022 issue.

Our readers, in voting this spring, have created a bounty of great suggestions and ideas for the best fall festivals in West Virginia.


September

#1. West Virginia Italian Heritage Festival

9/2-9/4; Clarksburg. The 43rd annual celebration of heritage and tradition. – Learn more

#2. Beckley Kids Classic Festival

9/5-9/11; Beckley. A variety of family-friendly activities throughout the week. – Learn more 

#3. Autumn Harvest Festival and WV Roadkill Cook-Off

9/23-9/24; Marlinton. The 28th annual edition of a West Virginia classic. – Learn more

#4. Mountain Heritage Arts and Crafts Festival

9/23-9/25; Kearneysville – Learn more 

#5 Gauley Fest

9/16-9/18; Summersville – Learn more

#6 (tie) Cranberry Mountain Shindig

9/25; Hillsboro – Learn more

#6 (tie) Treasure Mountain Festival

9/15-9/18; Franklin – Learn more

#8 (tie) Culturefest World Music and Arts Festival

9/8-9/11; Pipestem – Learn more 

#8 (tie) Mothman Festival

9/17-9/18; Point Pleasant – Learn more

#10 (tie) Harvest Moon Arts and Crafts Festival

9/24-9/25; Parkersburg – Learn more

#10 (tie) Oak Leaf Festival

9/1-9/4; Oak Hill – Learn more

#10 (tie) West Virginia Pawpaw Festival

9/2-9/4; Paw Paw – Learn more


October/November

Bridge Day in Fayetteville, West Virginia
Bridge Day in Fayetteville, West Virginia
#1 Bridge Day

10/15; Fayetteville. Since 1980, people have been gathering to take or to witness the 876-foot jump off the New River Gorge Bridge. – Learn more

#2 Taste of Our Town

10/8; Lewisburg. The 36th annual “TOOT” festival will once again benefit Carnegie Hall, a cultural institution of the Greenbrier Valley. Learn more

#3 Mountain State Forest Festival

10/1-10/9; Elkins. The 84th annual event. For 84 years, the festival has emphasized wood products and exhibits. Learn more

#4 (Tie) Bluefield Holiday of Lights

11/24-11/27; Bluefield – Learn more

#4 (Tie) West Virginia Pumpkin Festival

10/6-10/9; Milton – Learn more

#6 (tie) Apple Butter Festival

10/8-10/9; Berkeley Springs – Learn more

#6 (tie) Black Walnut Festival

10/13-16; Spencer – Learn more

#8 Lewisburg Holiday Festival

 11/19-11/20; Lewisburg – Learn more

#9 West Virginia Wine and Jazz Festival

10/1-10/2; Morgantown – Learn more

#10 Blue Ridge Arts and Crafts Festival

10/1; Harpers Ferry – Learn more


>>> Go Back to the Full List of the top 140 Fall Festivals in the Mountains 


The story above first appeared in our September/ October 2022 issue.

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