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Freshwater Folk Festival

Saturday, September 6, 2025 from 10am-3pm

Held on the grounds of The White Sulphur Springs National Fish Hatchery, The Freshwater Folk Festival is a delightful mixture of live music, tasty food and fun hands-on educational activities built around the Festival mission which promote understanding, appreciation and conservation of freshwater resources and to celebrate the local natural history and culture of White Sulphur Springs and Greenbrier County. The displays, demonstrations, educational exhibits and activities will be offered by such groups and experts as the US Fish and Wildlife Service, the Hanging Rock Raptor Observatory, Project Healing Waters, Roy Moose with Snakes of West Virginia and Jessica Levine's Art-and-the-Environment Activities. Throughout the entire day, the big tent will be the site for all kinds of exhibits about wildlife, streams, the hatchery, science and everything outdoors.

Live Animals: fish, axolotls, snakes and more!

Educational Exhibits: fishing demonstrations, an observation beehive and lots more outdoor fun!

Music/Event Schedule:

  • 10:00am-12:00pm -  The Band: Common Ground
  • 12:00pm-2:00pm -  Jim Snyder with Samuel James & Bob Riggleman
  • 2:00pm-3:00pm -    Nature Presentations

It promises to be a day of fantastic fun for the whole family!  And...it's FREE!!! (but donations are welcome and much appreciated)  The event will take place rain or shine.

Freshwater Folk Festival

400 E Main St.
White Sulphur Springs, WV

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