The 16th Annual WV Chestnut Festival

Travel to Rowlesburg, WV on October 13th to attend the 16th Annual West Virginia Chestnut Festival, a full day celebration of the  American Chestnut Tree and the Science of Restoration.   

9:00 am - 11:00 am enjoy a full breakfast at the River City Cafe in the Szilagyi Center (donation requested)

9:30 am - 4:00 pm head to the park for roasted chestnuts, chestnut tree seedlings for sale, honey products, chestnut furniture for sale, art and craft vendors, ox-roast sandwiches and the Avian Conservation Center of Appalachia Bird Exhibit.  Cannon Hill Historic Site will be open for self-guided tours.  

Visit the Szilagyi Center World War II museum, Preston County Sports museum, B&O Centenary Bridge Exhibit and art studios.  

12:00 pm-2:00pm the meeting of the WV Chapter of the American Chestnut Foundation will be in the Szilagyi center.  The public is welcome.  3:00pm to 4:30 pm will be the Chestnut Technical Session.

5:30 pm - 7:30 pm is the Gala Banquet.  Tickets are available at the door before the banquet.  

The Speaker will be Mark Double, Festival Scientific Chair with an Update on WV Chapter's Chestnut Plantings.