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The Swiss Mountain Retreat and the communities of Helvetia and Pickens will celebrate homecoming in the hardwoods!
Visit a Swiss town to enjoy music, an old-fashioned ox roast and horseshoe contests. Begins at 11 a.m. each day.
Parking is free, camping welcome, bring a lawn chair and sit back and listen to back to back mountain music. Enjoy hayrides, arts and crafts, cheese and honey making expos, quilting demo, our wonderful area foods and refreshments. The festival will be held on Hilltop above Helvetia Swiss Village at Grandpa John's Hilltop Farm. This year, the Swiss Mountain Retreat will host the first annual "Jones Family Memorial" Horseshoe competition in fond memory of our lost Miner Jesse Jones.

Attractions and Upcoming Events

Oktoberfest Fall Music Festival

CANCELED FOR 2006 Starting at 3:00 on Friday, September 30th through 4:00 on Sunday, October 2nd, the West Virginia'

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Oktoberfest Helvetia Fall Music Festival & Wool Fair

Music, Wool and Fiber Artists, Crafts, Cheese Making, Sheep Shearing, Horseshoes, Hayrides, Foods and Beverages. Visitors and Exhibitors welcome.
Some of the performers will be: Helvetia Star Band, Falling Branch, String Band, Nightcrawlers, East Run Band, Fred Burky'

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Helvetia - Fasnacht Festival

A swiss celebration to drive Old Man Winter away. (Always held the Saturday before Ash Wednesday).
1:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Open Mic, food, and beverages. Star Band (Red) Hall.
5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Buffet - Greetings - Hutte Restaurant.
8:00 p.m. - 8:15 p.m. Lampion (candlelight)

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Helvetia - First Saturday Square Dance

Adults $5, Age 12 and under are $1. Starts at 8:00 p.m.

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Helvetia Fair

Saturday: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Exhibits open at the Community Hall
2:00 p.m. Alpine Parade
2:30 p.m. Swiss folk dancing & singing, Alp horns, yodeling, and Fahnenschwingen (swinging of the Swiss flag) in the Meadow
4:00 p.m. Field day events
5:00

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