The Apple Butter Festival fills downtown Berkeley Springs on Columbus Day weekend with the kind of mountain-town bustle that suits the place. The centrepiece is the all-day apple-butter-making, but the weekend also brings a parade, music, contests, crafts, antiques, and plenty of home-canned food.
It is folksy in the best sense: more community fair than slick food festival. Book ahead if you plan to stay overnight, because this is one of the town's busy weekends.