Events & Festivities in Hampshire County

    North River Mills Day:   A late Saturday in May

   The Fort Edwards Colonial Feast:  Saturday nearest April 18th.

The Colonial Feast is a community pot luck dinner sponsored by The Fort Edwards Foundation in commemoration of the Battle of Great Cacapehon on April 18, 1756. Everyone is encouraged to bring a colonial style dish and to dress in Colonial attire in support of the work of the Foundation and in honor of those who died during the French and Indian War in Hampshire County. This year the Colonial Feast is on Saturday, April 21, 2001 at the Fire Hall in Capon Bridge, WV. Below are some pictures of past feasts.

    Confederate Memorial Day, 1st weekend in June

  

Confederate Memorial Days commemorates those who suffered and died in Hampshire County during the Civil War. Hampshire County, which was largely southern in its sympathies, was one of the first communities to devote a day to memorializing their lost in the devastating war. The memorial to the Confederate dead in Indian Mound Cemetery is thought to be the first Confederate memorial raised after the war. Today the celebration honors those of both sides who gave their lives in the war and recalls the sacrifice all citizens paid during this period of our history.

 

    Hampshire Heritage Days, 1st weekend after Labor Day

Hampshire County Heritage Days is the largest festival in Hampshire County. It is an opportunity for all our citizens and visitors to delve into the history of our county and to recall the rich heritage left to us by those who settled this county and built our communities. The celebration is always on the first weekend after Labor Day.
 

    

 

We like to remember our history in West Virginia's oldest county. Come visit us.

Hampshire Fest is the replacement for Heritage Days for the foreseeable future. It is the first weekend after Labor Day.