Last weekend in September through first week in
October
This festival is an eight-day celebration of the
timber industry—one of West Virginia's biggest
industries—in the small town of Elkins. The 60th
annual festival was held in 1996, but the event
actually has its origins in the 1930 three-day "fall
homecoming" held to call attention to the area's
scenic attractions. The festival was suspended
during World War II. Today attendance tops
100,000.
A highlight of the festival is the crowning of Queen
Silvia, who wears an elaborate embroidered velvet
gown. Usually the governor crowns the queen, but
in 1936, President Franklin D. ROOSEVELT did the
honors. After his address, a pageant was
presented that was based on the ancient Egyptian
myth of creation.
Events today salute the timber industry but also
include non-timber events. Hence, there are
forestry and wood-products exhibits and
lumberjack contests along with a horseshoe
tournament, live musical entertainment, a
motorcycle race, arts and crafts exhibits, and a
mammoth buckwheat cake and sausage feed.
Buckwheat cakes are a local favorite. There are
additionally several parades, including a fireman's
parade with antique and modern fire equipment.Last weekend in September through first week in
October
This festival is an eight-day celebration of the
timber industry—one of West Virginia's biggest
industries—in the small town of Elkins. The 60th
annual festival was held in 1996, but the event
actually has its origins in the 1930 three-day "fall
homecoming" held to call attention to the area's
scenic attractions. The festival was suspended
during World War II. Today attendance tops
100,000.
A highlight of the festival is the crowning of Queen
Silvia, who wears an elaborate embroidered velvet
gown. Usually the governor crowns the queen, but
in 1936, President Franklin D. ROOSEVELT did the
honors. After his address, a pageant was
presented that was based on the ancient Egyptian
myth of creation.
Events today salute the timber industry but also
include non-timber events. Hence, there are
forestry and wood-products exhibits and
lumberjack contests along with a horseshoe
tournament, live musical entertainment, a
motorcycle race, arts and crafts exhibits, and a
mammoth buckwheat cake and sausage feed.
Buckwheat cakes are a local favorite. There are
additionally several parades, including a fireman's
parade with antique and modern fire equipment.Last weekend in September through first week in
October
This festival is an eight-day celebration of the
timber industry—one of West Virginia's biggest
industries—in the small town of Elkins. The 60th
annual festival was held in 1996, but the event
actually has its origins in the 1930 three-day "fall
homecoming" held to call attention to the area's
scenic attractions. The festival was suspended
during World War II. Today attendance tops
100,000.
A highlight of the festival is the crowning of Queen
Silvia, who wears an elaborate embroidered velvet
gown. Usually the governor crowns the queen, but
in 1936, President Franklin D. ROOSEVELT did the
honors. After his address, a pageant was
presented that was based on the ancient Egyptian
myth of creation.
Events today salute the timber industry but also
include non-timber events. Hence, there are
forestry and wood-products exhibits and
lumberjack contests along with a horseshoe
tournament, live musical entertainment, a
motorcycle race, arts and crafts exhibits, and a
mammoth buckwheat cake and sausage feed.
Buckwheat cakes are a local favorite. There are
additionally several parades, including a fireman's
parade with antique and modern fire equipment.

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Last weekend in September through first week in
October
This festival is an eight-day celebration of the
timber industry—one of West Virginia's biggest
industries—in the small town of Elkins. The 60th
annual festival was held in 1996, but the event
actually has its origins in the 1930 three-day "fall
homecoming" held to call attention to the area's
scenic attractions. The festival was suspended
during World War II. Today attendance tops
100,000.
A highlight of the festival is the crowning of Queen
Silvia, who wears an elaborate embroidered velvet
gown. Usually the governor crowns the queen, but
in 1936, President Franklin D. ROOSEVELT did the
honors. After his address, a pageant was
presented that was based on the ancient Egyptian
myth of creation.
Events today salute the timber industry but also
include non-timber events. Hence, there are
forestry and wood-products exhibits and
lumberjack contests along with a horseshoe
tournament, live musical entertainment, a
motorcycle race, arts and crafts exhibits, and a
mammoth buckwheat cake and sausage feed.
Buckwheat cakes are a local favorite. There are
additionally several parades, including a fireman's
parade with antique and modern fire equipment.

Last weekend in September through first week in
October
This festival is an eight-day celebration of the
timber industry—one of West Virginia's biggest
industries—in the small town of Elkins. The 60th
annual festival was held in 1996, but the event
actually has its origins in the 1930 three-day "fall
homecoming" held to call attention to the area's
scenic attractions. The festival was suspended
during World War II. Today attendance tops
100,000.
A highlight of the festival is the crowning of Queen
Silvia, who wears an elaborate embroidered velvet
gown. Usually the governor crowns the queen, but
in 1936, President Franklin D. ROOSEVELT did the
honors. After his address, a pageant was
presented that was based on the ancient Egyptian
myth of creation.
Events today salute the timber industry but also
include non-timber events. Hence, there are
forestry and wood-products exhibits and
lumberjack contests along with a horseshoe
tournament, live musical entertainment, a
motorcycle race, arts and crafts exhibits, and a
mammoth buckwheat cake and sausage feed.
Buckwheat cakes are a local favorite. There are
additionally several parades, including a fireman's
parade with antique and modern fire equipment.Last weekend in September through first week in
October
This festival is an eight-day celebration of the
timber industry—one of West Virginia's biggest
industries—in the small town of Elkins. The 60th
annual festival was held in 1996, but the event
actually has its origins in the 1930 three-day "fall
homecoming" held to call attention to the area's
scenic attractions. The festival was suspended
during World War II. Today attendance tops
100,000.
A highlight of the festival is the crowning of Queen
Silvia, who wears an elaborate embroidered velvet
gown. Usually the governor crowns the queen, but
in 1936, President Franklin D. ROOSEVELT did the
honors. After his address, a pageant was
presented that was based on the ancient Egyptian
myth of creation.
Events today salute the timber industry but also
include non-timber events. Hence, there are
forestry and wood-products exhibits and
lumberjack contests along with a horseshoe
tournament, live musical entertainment, a
motorcycle race, arts and crafts exhibits, and a
mammoth buckwheat cake and sausage feed.
Buckwheat cakes are a local favorite. There are
additionally several parades, including a fireman's
parade with antique and modern fire equipment.Last weekend in September through first week in
October
This festival is an eight-day celebration of the
timber industry—one of West Virginia's biggest
industries—in the small town of Elkins. The 60th
annual festival was held in 1996, but the event
actually has its origins in the 1930 three-day "fall
homecoming" held to call attention to the area's
scenic attractions. The festival was suspended
during World War II. Today attendance tops
100,000.
A highlight of the festival is the crowning of Queen
Silvia, who wears an elaborate embroidered velvet
gown. Usually the governor crowns the queen, but
in 1936, President Franklin D. ROOSEVELT did the
honors. After his address, a pageant was
presented that was based on the ancient Egyptian
myth of creation.
Events today salute the timber industry but also
include non-timber events. Hence, there are
forestry and wood-products exhibits and
lumberjack contests along with a horseshoe
tournament, live musical entertainment, a
motorcycle race, arts and crafts exhibits, and a
mammoth buckwheat cake and sausage feed.
Buckwheat cakes are a local favorite. There are
additionally several parades, including a fireman's
parade with antique and modern fire equipment.