A yearly fall festival since 1974.
A yearly "Fall Fest" to celebrate the season and enjoy the apple butter made on the town square. Crafters, artists, painters, home cooked goodies, musical entertainment and a walk thru history.
Several spas are available for a fee. The town is known for its springs that George Washington would visit. See the attached document. Reservations for 12 have been made at the Berkley Springs Inn Restaurant for 1pm on October 6th.
Please advise Mary McGraw by October 1st if you would like to be included. Many vendors will be selling Food on the festival grounds so other options are available for a meal. A Museum Tour is available as well as other historic sites and landmarks.
Berkley Springs is 96 miles from the location where we meet. Drive time is approximately 90 minutes.
Beginning time: 9:30am. Meet at the Park n’ Ride behind Long Gate Shopping Center on Montgomery Road We will car pool so please contact Mary if you are willing and able to drive. Waivers will be available to sign that morning.
Ending Time: The festival closes at 5pm on Saturday. Attendees can leave when they are ready.
Minimum 5 Maximum 20 registrants
Registrations due September 30, 2018
History - The Story of Berkeley Springs
A fountainhead of warm mineral waters frequented by Native Americans long before Europeans arrived in the New World, are at the heart of the mountain spa community of Berkeley Springs in West Virginia’s Eastern Panhandle. First noted as Medicine Springs in 1747 on a map drawn by Thomas Jefferson’s father, the waters for many centuries have drawn visitors seeking health and relief from the stress of everyday life.
George Washington first visited in 1748 and made the area his favorite getaway through the 1760s. In 1776, Washington’s family and friends drew up a plat of 134 lots, named the streets, and incorporated The Town of Bath, invoking the muses of the renowned English spa. Yet the magic of the springs prevailed, and the town and surrounding area are known around the world by their name — Berkeley Springs.
The waters flow at a constant 74°F from the base of Warm Springs Ridge. You may still drink freely and fill your jugs at the public tap guaranteed by the Virginia law establishing the town in 1776. You can wade in the ancient stone pools in one of the country’s smallest state parks. The town has endured cycles of notoriety, fashion, war and modern progress, but remains today the Country’s First Spa, a noted art town and friendly haven surrounded by West Virginia’s splendid outdoors.