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Rocket Fest at Pipestem Resort State Park - October 17, 2025
October 17, 2025 All day
Come out to Pipestem Resort State Park and be part of the first ever “Rocket Fest at Pipestem.” Special guests at the park will include October Sky Rocket Boy, New York Times bestselling author Homer Hickam and fellow McDowell County Rocket Boy Roy Lee Cooke.
The day will start at 6 a.m. with WTNJ 105.9 FM morning show “Your Morning Cup with Bob” broadcasting from the McKeever Lodge Lobby.
From 9:30am until 11:30 a.m. Homer and Roy Lee will have two question and answer sessions for high school students in the Faulconer Room of McKeever Lodge. An additional session, open to the community and home school students will be held at 2 a.m. in the Faulconer Room.
At 5pm, join Homer and Roy Lee at Pipestem’s Championship Golf Course on the patio of Mulligans for a rocket launch. Fat Bottom Coolers, Greenbrier Valley Brewing Company and the Pipestem Foundation will be showcasing the newly released GVBC beverage, Oktober Sky Oktoberfest 2025 which is a classic German Märzen style beer. During this open to the community gathering, Mulligans Clubhouse will be full with live music and fun from 6:00PM – until 8 a.m.
Also, starting at 5 p.m., The Bluestone Dining Room at McKeever Lodge will feature the COALWOOD WAY BUFFET in honor of our two Coalwood Special Guests. The buffet will feature comfort foods from the Appalachian mountains including West Virginia Meatloaf, Southern Fried Chicken,West Virginia Trout, Sterling Drive Inn Submarine, Mash Potatoes, Fried Green Tomatoes, Mountain Mama Creamy Mac & Cheese Country vegetables, Company Cornbread, and Rocket Boys Banana Pudding. The buffet will be served until 9 a.m.
For more information, contact Scott Hill, Activities Coordinator at Pipestem Resort State Park.
