Things To Do


SATURDAYS UNTIL THANKSGIVING: 90-Minute Walking Tour of Charles Town with local historian, Jim Surkamp. Free! Start 5 pm at DISH - An American Bistro, 213 West Washington Street. Call 304-728-8464 to reserve your tour spot .

NOW: Table Games at Charles Town Races & Slots under its NEW NAME: "Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races" Click Here for information.

AUGUST 2010

August 21 - November 7 (Saturdays & Sundays): Ranger Tours @ Harpers Ferry National Battlefield Park. Click Here for Information.

August 19 - 21: 17th Annual Afriican American Cultural Heritage Festival, Charles Town. For information: 304-725-9610.

August 21: Paddle & Brew Tour, by River & Trail Outfitters. Click Here for Information.

August 22: Antietam Creek Kayak & Brunch, by River & Trail Outfitters. Click Here for Information.

August 23 - 29: 58th Annual Jefferson County Fair. For Information: 304-724-1411.

August 28 & 29: White Water Rafting on the North Branch of the Potomac! 6 foot waves! Continuous Class II & Class III+ action! Click Here for Information.

SEPTEMBER 2010

September 4: United States Marine Band Concert, "Free Country", 6 pm. Harpers Ferry National Historical Park. Click Here for Information.

September 10 - 12: "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" by The Old Opera House, Charles Town. Click Here for Information.

September 11: Paddle, Wine & Concert Tour, by River & Trail Outfitters. Click Here for Information.

September 16 - 19: "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" by The Old Opera House, Charles Town. Click Here for Information.

September 18: CHARLES TOWN HERITAGE DAY, Downtown Charles Town (Music, 1786 Dinner & Dance, Charles & President George Washington. Storyteller Ilene Evans as Harriet Tubman, Craft Fair, Miner Treason Trial Play & LOTS MORE!) Click Here for Information.

September 18: THE WASHINGTON HOMES TOUR 10am to 5 pm. Tour Happy Retreat (Charles Washington's home), Harewood (Samuel Washington's home), Claymont (Bushrod Corbin Washington's home - Grand-nephew of Pres. Washington) & Beallair (Col. Lewis Washington's home - another Grand-nephew of Pres. Washington!) Click Here for Information.

September 18: Paddle & Brew Tour, by River & Trail Outfitters. Click Here for Information.

September 24 - 26: 35th Annual Fall Mountain Heritage Arts & Crafts Festival, Charles Town/Harpers Ferry. Click Here for Information.

September 26: Antietam Creek Kayak & Brunch Tour, by River & Trail Outfitters. Click Here for Information.

OCTOBER 2010

October: Half-Day Canoe & Half-Day Biking Combo Tour through Fall Foliage, by River & Trail Outfitters. Click Here for Information.

October 2: Mr. Lincoln Returns to Harpers Ferry, 1 pm & 3 pm in Historic Harpers Ferry. Jim Getty as Abraham Lincoln.
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park.

October 2: Paddle & Brew Tour, by River & Trail Outfitters. Click Here for Information.

October 5: Manuel Barrueco, 8 pm, Shepherd Univertisy, Shepherdtown, WV. Click Here for Information.

October 10: Paddle & Wine Tour, by River & Trail Outfitters. Click Here for Information.

October 16: West Virginia Breeders Classic XXIV @ Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races. Click Here for Information.

October 19: Chiara String Quartet, 8 pm, Shepherd University, Shepherdstown, WV. Click Here for Information.

October 22-24: "Desperate Affection" by The Old Opera House, Charles Town. Click Here for Information.

October 29-31: "Desperate Affection" by The Old Opera House, Charles Town. Click Here for Information.

October 30 & 31: Confederate Forces Living History Weekend @ Antietam National Battlefield.
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NOVEMBER 2010

November 13 & 14: Over The Mountain Studio Art Tour, Berkeley & Jefferson Counties in WV. Click Here for Information.

November 26 - 28: "Christmas In Shepherdstown". Call 304-876-2786 for Information.

December 4 & 5: Captain Flagg's U.S. Quarter Master City: Approach of Peace, Yuletide, 1864. Saturday, 12 - 8 pm. Sunday, 11 am - 4 pm.
Harpers Ferry National Historical Parl. Click Here for information.

DECEMBER 2010

December 4 & 5: Holiday Gala Concert @ Shepherd University, Shepherdstown, WV. Click Here for Information.

December 2-5: Irving Berlin's "White Christmas" by The Old Opera House, Charles Town. Click Here for Information.

December 3-5: "Christmas In Shepherdstown". Call 304-876-2786 for Information.

December 3-5: "Old Tyme Christmas in Harpers Ferry." Click Here for Information.

December 4: Christmas Parade in Charles Town, 2 pm.

December 4: Memorial Illumination (over 23,000 luminaries spead over Antietam National Battlefield in honor of
those killed or injured on September 17, 1962) @ Antietam National Battlefield. 6 - 11:45 pm. Click Here for Information.

December 9: Canadian Brass Quartet, 8 pm at Shepherd University, Shepherdstown, WV. Click Here for Information.

December 9 - 12: Irving Berlin's "White Christmas" by The Old Opera House, Charles Town. Click Here for Information.

December 10 - 12: "Old Tyme Christmas in Harpers Ferry." Click Here for Information.

December 12: Parade of Horses, 2 pm in Charles Town. For Information call 304-728-7455.