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Hay Creek Festival
September 8, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
One event on September 9, 2023 at 10:00 am
One event on September 10, 2023 at 10:00 am
Step back in time 200 years and experience the rural history of the Hay Creek Valley & the Joanna Furnace Iron Works at the 47th annual Hay Creek Festival. Held the weekend after Labor Day on September 8, 9, & 10, 2023, families will enjoy this one-of-a-kind living history experience on the 26-acre Joanna Furnace ironmaking site. The event takes place from 10 am to 5 pm daily.
Visitors will see….
Demonstrating early American craftsmen & tradesmen
Civil War & WWII Encampments
Open fire cooking & beehive baking presentations
Antique engines, tractors & cars, PLUS sawmill, threshing & shingle mill demonstrations.
Hands-on activities for children including completing our Day at Joanna chores list. An archaeology adventure activity is also available!
Homemade foods including Mable’s kettle-cooked soups (Chicken Corn Noodle, Ham & Bean, Vegetable Beef), chicken pot pie, sausage & turkey sandwiches, corn pie, hamburgers, hot dogs, French fries, baked goods, homemade bread, funnel cake, freshly presses apple cider from the Cider Mill and more!
Ongoing tours of the Historic Joanna Furnace Iron Works
Shop in our Creekside Craft Market and purchase homemade wood items & furniture, jewelry, pottery, home decor items, antiques and so much more.
Early American & Folk Music throughout the day.
Admission: $10 Adults, $2 Age 6 – 12, Free age 5 & under.
Historic Joanna Furnace is located 3 miles N. of Morgantown on Rt. 10. (follow signs to parking area)
Free Parking
No Pets Allowed