Friday and Saturday 10 am to 4 pm

Come watch how sheep are sheared and then see the various processes involved in preparing wool including carding, spinning and weaving. School tours are welcome on Friday. Regular admission applies.

Friday 6 to 10 pm, Saturday 9 am to 4 pm, Sunday 1 to 4 pm

This weekend workshop will cover the History of Powderhorns and Scrimshaw; Powderhorn Construction; and Scrimshaw and Engraving. Powderhorn kits can be purchased for $15 (un-engraveable) or $30 engraveable, and scrimshaw kits for $10. Practice material will be available as well as other items such as cow horn boxes and containers at variable prices starting at $10.

Education Annex [lower parking lot] (Min 5 Max 25) PFMF Members $22.50, Non-members $25 Register on-line www.prickettsfort.org/shop

Friday 7 to 9 pm

Prickett’s Fort State Park Amphitheater

Come enjoy an evening of free music by John Lilly in the park’s outdoor amphitheater. John Lilly is a multi-talented acoustic music performer from Charleston, West Virginia, specializing in Americana, country roots, and traditional folk music. He writes new songs that sound as old as the hills, and performs older songs like they were made yesterday.

Saturday 10 am to 1 pm, Sunday 1 to 4 pm

Learn to make lace with a thread and shuttle. Tatting is an 18^th century form of lacemaking that originated in Europe. Open to anyone who wants to get started or build their skills.

Visitor Center (Min 2 Max 10) PFMF Members $40, Non-members $44 Register on-line www.prickettsfort.org/shop

Two Saturdays 9 to 11 am
Learn to use a hand spindle and spindle wheel in this two day workshop. Students will learn fiber preparation (washing, picking and carding), how to choose fibers and tools, and how to ply yarn. Open to ages 10 and up. Workshop fee includes a hand spindle kits to take home. Fort (Min 1 Max 6) PFMF Members $22.50, Non-members $25 Register on-line www.prickettsfort.org/shop

Sunday 12 noon to 4 pm

Half price admission for fathers.

Wednesday 10 am to 4 pm

On June 20, 1863, West Virginia became the 35^th state to enter the Union. Come and celebrate West Virginia Statehood with half-price park admission.

Friday 7 to 9 pm

Prickett’s Fort State Park Amphitheater

Come out to the park to hear some free music by this husband and wife duo from North Carolina. NIKKI TALLEY’s fiery stage performance, hauntingly seductive and raw gritty lyrics, are lifted by a voice that harkens back to the Appalachian roots from which she was born, and shores up on the edges of contemporary southern rock, country, blues, and jazz that has her audiences stomping and clapping for more. She tours full time with her husband and fellow musician Jason Sharp. 

Two Saturdays 9 to 11 am
Learn to use a hand spindle and spindle wheel in this two day workshop. Students will learn fiber preparation (washing, picking and carding), how to choose fibers and tools, and how to ply yarn. Open to ages 10 and up. Workshop fee includes a hand spindle kits to take home. Fort (Min 1 Max 6) PFMF Members $22.50, Non-members $25 Register on-line www.prickettsfort.org/shop

Monday 10 am to 4 pm

Half price admission for veterans and active military.

Friday 7 to 9 pm

Prickett’s Fort State Park Amphitheater

Join us for an evening of great music that crosses all the lines of blues, country, rock, swing and traditional. The GinSangers features award-winning songwriters Connie Townsend and Dave Parker and band with Jeff Broschart on drums, Roy Turner on bass and guitarist Seth Maynard.

Saturday

For more information call (304) 599-6155 or (304) 366-4715.

Friday 7 to 9 pm

Prickett’s Fort State Park Amphitheater

Join us at 7 pm for the final free concert of the summer. The Joe Grkman Band includes three generations of the Grkman family.  The group features traditional Slovenian polkas and waltzes along with their original "GRKMANIA" style Slovenian button box accordion music.

Friday and Saturday 7 pm

Prickett’s Fort State Park Amphitheater

An evening showcasing the work of New Mystics Arts local and national Emerging Playwrights. Tickets $10. Purchase by calling New Mystics Arts and Education Center (304) 363-9400.

Saturday 10 am to 4 pm

Bring the family and learn about the prehistory of West Virginia. Display, demonstrations and hands-on activities for kids. Regular admission applies. Offered with support from the Council for WV Archaeology.

Sunday 2 pm

Archaeologists Stephen and Kim McBride will give a general overview of forts within the defensive system of the French & Indian War, Lord Dunmore's War, and the Revolutionary War, present some guidelines for research on forts, and present results of research on variations on the physical structure of forts, with more detailed examples from the Greenbrier Valley. Kim McBride is Co-Director of the Kentucky Archaeological Survey at the University of Kentucky. Stephen McBride is the Director of Interpretation and Archaeology at Camp Nelson Civil War Heritage Park. They wrote Frontier Forts in West Virginia published by WVDCH in 2003. The lecture is free and open to the public.

Saturday, 9 am to 12 noon

Learn techniques for silk, cotton, linen and wool. Ideal for embroiderers, rug hookers and/or hand spinners. Materials required: Threads to dye. Materials provided: dye, mordant, additional fibers Fort Min 1 Max 15 PFMF Members $22.50, Non-members $25

Friday

Prickett’s Fort State Park Amphitheater

Join the West Virginia Storytelling Guild for a one day storytelling festival in the park. Schools are invited to participate in special workshops and telling for students. Friday evening, a public storytelling event will begin at 7 pm in the outdoor amphitheater. Tickets are required for all events. Details will be posted at www.prickettsfort.org or www.wvstorytellers.org.

Saturday 10 am to 4 pm

Join acclaimed local basket weaver, Helen Efaw to learn this unusual pattern using fall colors. The class is designed for the beginning weaver as well as the advanced beginner in the art of basket weaving. Learn the design and techniques of basket making to create your basket to display in your home or as a special gift for your friends and relatives. Bring a brown bag lunch.

Visitor Center (Min 8) PFMF Members $54, Non-members $60

Register on-line www.prickettsfort.org/shop

Saturday 10 am to 4 pm, Sunday 1 to 4 pm

Enjoy a fall weekend that focuses on 18^th century foods including demonstrations and displays about wild game, food production, harvest, preservation, cooking, customs and manners. Shop the Antiques Fair in the Visitor Center. There is no charge to shop, but regular admission is required for the historic attractions and festival.