Welcome to Shepherdstown, WV - we hope you'll enjoy your visit! Please visit our Shepherdstown GardenFest page for information about all of our garden-related exhibits, demonstations, markets, tours and music on Saturday, May 18 and Sunday, May 19.  Thanks to our sponsors of this first GardenFest, the Shepherdstown Business Association, the Shepherdstown Visitors Center, the Rotary Club of Shepherdstown, and the Jefferson County Convention & Visitors Bureau.  Celebrate spring in Shepherdstown!

Historic Shepherdstown, the oldest town in the state of West Virginia, nestled in the lower Shenandoah Valley - is only 90 minutes from the Washington/Baltimore metropolitan areas but miles away from the stress and rushed lifestyle of the city. Stroll along German Street, filled with more than a dozen fine dining and casual restaurants, unique locally-owned shops offering everything from baby clothes to local arts and crafts, and an independent movie theater. You're sure to find the perfect spot to stay, eat and shop here - all uniquely Shepherdstown.

Enjoy the performing arts? Come to the acclaimed Contemporary American Theater Festival and classical music performances at Shepherd University, or listen to live music at local restaurants and pubs. Love the great outdoors? The C&O Canal is less than a mile away, with biking and hiking along the Potomac River; several outfitters in Harpers Ferry offer rafting and tubing adventures. Is history your passion? Shepherdstown is only five minutes from Antietam Battlefield, site of the bloodiest battle of the Civil War, and many of our well-preserved buildings were standing when General George Washington called local troops to join him in Boston for the Revolutionary War. Throughout the year, events like the Mountain Heritage Arts and Crafts Festival, the Over-the-Mountain Studio Tour and Christmas in Shepherdstown showcase the best that the area has to offer.

Stop by the Shepherdstown Visitors Center to buy your 'Best of Shepherdstown' raffle ticket soon! The array of prizes from local businesses is valued at more than $2000, and tickets are $5 each for 3 for $10. The winner will be drawn at the Shepherdstown StreetFest on June 29th; you don't need to be present to win.  Tickets are also available at Dickinson and Wait Craft Gallery and the Thomas Shepherd Inn.