Shepherdstown Kicks-Off Second Annual Boo!Fest

Just in time for Halloween, the second annual Boo!Fest in Shepherdstown kicks off tomorrow night starting with a Vampire Ball.

Historic Shepherdstown is hosting a week-long festival dedicated to Halloween. Now entering its second year, Boo!Fest in Shepherdstown will feature a variety of spooky festivities all leading up to a big trick-or-treat event and Halloween concert on October 31st.

Throughout the week, Boo!Fest will have activities ranging from parades, face painting, haunted tours, ghost stories, and films. Classics like, It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, and Miyazaki’s, Spirited Away, will be shown at the Opera House.

Shepherdstown’s assortment of shops have already been “spookified” for the festival, and many of the local restaurants will have Halloween-themed menus.

Boo!Fest events are open to all ages, with special emphasis to children and families.

Author: Liz McCormick

Liz is WVPB's Webmaster/Digital Coordinator and Eastern Panhandle Bureau Chief, based in Shepherdstown, WV on Shepherd University's campus. Liz is a native of Charleston, West Virginia. She received a M.A. in Strategic Communication from American University in 2022 and a B.A. in Communication and New Media from Shepherd in 2014. Prior to her role as webmaster, Liz was WVPB's Eastern Panhandle reporter from 2014-2022, the House of Delegates reporter on "The Legislature Today" from 2015-2017, and she covered K-12/higher education from 2020-2022. Liz has also worked as a technical assistant and associate producer on "The Legislature Today."

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