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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.


Address: Grandpa John's Hilltop Farm
HC 76 194 Pickens Road
Phone: (877) 794-7768
Our Email: HelvetiaWV@msn.com
Our Website:www.HelvetiaWV.com

Come visit us in Helvetia, West Virginia

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Helvetia Ramp Dinner

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The time if from 3

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Helvetia's Swiss National Holiday

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Helvetia - First Saturday Square Dance

Adults $5, age 12 and under, $1.
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Helvetia - Feast of Sankt Nickolaus Celebration

The Helvetia Swiss Mountain Retreat at Granpa John's Hilltop Family Farm hosts the celebration.

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