Oglebayfest
Wheeling - October 1-3 , 2021 oglebay . com / oglebayfest
The largest arts and crafts festival in the Greater Wheeling Area , Oglebayfest offers live music , gourmet food and celebration . It attracts the best artisans and crafters from the tri-state region with high standards coordinated by the Oglebay Institute . Don ’ t miss this one-stop event to enjoy the changing leaves in West Virginia ’ s Northern Panhandle .
West Virginia Pumpkin Festival
Milton - October 7-10 , 2021 wvpumpkinpark . com
Originally designed to help farmers with the raising and selling of pumpkins , the West Virginia Pumpkin Festival has been celebrating the glory of autumn and the harvest since 1986 . This festival brings crowds from all directions to enjoy fall fun and all things pumpkin flavored .
ACE Adventure Resort ’ s Nightmare in the Gorge Haunted Attraction
Oak Hill - October 8-9 ; 15-16 ; 22-23 ; 29-30 , 2021 aceraft . com / event / nightmare-in-the-gorge
With a fictional plot fit for a horror classic , ACE Adventure Resort ’ s Nightmare in the Gorge is sure to satiate thrill seekers in the Mountain State . Escape the 6,000-square-foot haunted maze , and afterward , enjoy the rest of ACE Adventure Resort ’ s top-notch amenities .
Mountain State Apple Harvest Festival
Martinsburg - October 15-17 , 2021 msahf . com
The Mountain State Apple Harvest Festival celebrates the apple industry , a valued part of the heritage of West Virginia ’ s Eastern Panhandle . Held every third weekend in October at the Berkeley County Youth Fairgrounds , it has become a treasured homecoming with festivities spanning over three days .
Bridge Day
Fayetteville - October 16 , 2021 officialbridgeday . com
Every third Saturday in October , thousands of people gather on the New River Gorge Bridge to watch daredevils BASE jump into the gorge below . West Virginia ’ s largest single-day festival , Bridge Day is the only day each year thousands of spectators can walk across the bridge .
Asylum After Dark
Weston - September 25-November 1 , 2021 trans-alleghenylunaticasylum . com
While the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum is open most of the year for historic and paranormal tours and events , things get spooky starting in September . Guests can enjoy a range of seasonal activities at this National Historic Landmark , including a haunted house , flashlight tours , ghost hunts , zombie paintball and the Asylum Ball , complete with an indoor costume contest and party .
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