Calendar

Historic Harpers Ferry West Virginia reenactment

Event Calendar

Every month offers a variety of exciting events in Jefferson County. From craft fairs and street festivals to civil-war re-enactments and food festivals – Jefferson County has it all. Check out these events so you don’t miss a thing.

For more information on events in our towns, click below:

Historical Walking Tours of Harpers Ferry, WV - Available All Year

Thomas Hall at St. Peter's Church (Church Social Hall/Rectory)

(Directly behind the Church)

110 Church Street, Harpers Ferry, WV.

(732) 801-0381

Tours available by reservation only

 Monday through Saturday

Starting anytime between      

10:00 AM through 3:00 PM

Available on some Sundays

At 2:00 PM


***Please call for reservations***

or email to:

RickGMail@comcast.net

(Call to request other starting times!)

$36.00 per person, 8 to 12 years old $15.00

(Cash and checks gladly accepted.)

More Information



April 29-May 4

Tues-Fri: 10am-6pm Saturday: 10am-3pm

Book Sale, Shepherdstown Public Library


May 2

11am-5pm

Solo Exhibition by Artist Doug Kinnett, Firehouse Gallery

6pm Annual Bourbon Dinner featuring Devil’s Due Distillery, Bavarian Inn Resort & Brewing Company 

8pm Deane Kern and Eric Selby, Barn of Harpers Ferry


May 3

4pm Steak Night, Tee Dawgs BBQ

8pm Michelle and Jason Hannan, Barn of Harpers Ferry

8pm Little River Band, The Event Center at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races


May 4

10am-2pm 2024 Grad Event, Betts and Coops Boutique

5-10pm Racing Event Buffet at Skyline Terrace, Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races

6pm Braham Noodles LIVE, White Horse Tavern

8pm Traditional Ghost Tour, Jefferson County Courthouse

 8pm Ginada Pinata, Shepherdstown Opera House

8pm Star Wars Day, Barn of Harpers Ferry

8pm New Way Drive, Barn of Harpers Ferry

9pm Dave Attell, The Event Center at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races


May 5

12-4pm, Spring/ Mother’s Day Vendor Event

Locust Hill Golf Course


May 11

9am-3pm, Annual Herb Fair & Bake Sale, Harpers Ferry Gazebo

9:30am, Beckett’s Beehive 5k Walk/Run, Shepherd University 

2pm, Walking Tour: In the Footsteps of Abolitionists

Jefferson County Museum

8pm Jay White’s Sweet Caroline, The Event Center at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races


May 12

10am Mother’s Day Brunch Buffet at Skyline Terrace, Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races 

2pm Mother’s Day Paint Party- Express Your Bear Self, Abolitionist Ale Works


May 17-18

6-8:30pm Introduction to Kettle Dying, Badgerhound Studio and Gallery 


May 17-19 

Makers 3: Pottery, Basketry, and Jewelry, Evolve Shepherdstown


May 18

5-10pm

Racing Event Buffet at Skyline Terrace, Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races

7:30pm The Friends Go Fishing, Frank Arts Center’s Shipley Recital Hall on Shepherd University

8pm Jamie Lissow, The Event Center at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races


May 18-19

11am-4pm Farming in the City: Food in the Backyard, Harpers Ferry National Historical Park


May 19

10am Bakerton Flea Market, Bakerton Market

1pm Highland Cow and Wood Paint Event, Devil’s Due Distillery

3pm The Friends Go Fishing, Zion Episcopal Church, Charles Town


May 24

8pm The Wildflowers, The Event Center at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races


May 25

11am-4pm Defend and Protect: Arming the American Soldier, Harpers Ferry National Historical Park


May 25-26

11am-5pm Memorial Day Tribute & Craft Show, 

Devil’s Due Distillery


May 27

11am-12pm John Brown Monuments and Mythology, 

Harpers Ferry National Historical Park


May 30

6pm Annual Bavarian Brothers Brewing Beer Dinner, 

Bavarian Inn Resort & Brewing Company


May 31

6-9pm Trunk Show Launching Updo by Missy with Studio M Boutique, Charles Washington Hall

8pm Randy Houser, The Event Center at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races


Ongoing:

Book Club Events Four Seasons

Hollywood Casino Horse Races Wed-Sat with a post time of 7pm

Hollywood Casino Events Center

Live Music The Barn of Harpers Ferry

Ghost Tours of Harpers Ferry harpersferryghost.20m.com 

Shepherdstown Ghost Tours 115 E. German Street smalltownghosttours.net

Shepherdstown Mystery Walks ShepherdstownMysteryWalks.com

Charles Town Ghost Tours charlestownghosttours.com

Charles Town’s Haunted History Walks charlestownshauntedhistorywalks.com 

Cool Spring Nature Preserve Charles Town, potomacaudubon.org/calendar/

Old Tyme Session The Barn of Harpers Ferry, 6-10pm every Wednesday

Bolivar-Harpers Ferry Library events throughout the month bolivarharpersferrylibrary.com

Charles Town Library events throughout the month ctlibrary.org 

Shepherdstown Library events throughout the month sheplibrary.org


Farmers Markets

Shepherdstown Farmers Market

South King Street, Sundays 9am-1pm

Charles Town Farmers Market 

100 block of South Samuel Street

Saturdays 9am-12pm

Events subject to change.