Marion's hairiest tradition is returning for the season: The Bigfoot Festival will be back on May 18. Two things are certain about spring in Western North Carolina, according to a news release from ...

MARION — Back and ready to captivate us all, the legendary creature known as Bigfoot will serve big, main character energy during the annual WNC Bigfoot Festival on Aug. 23, 2025, from 10 a.m. to 5 ...

In September, folks in McDowell County, N.C. welcomed one and all to the first WNC Bigfoot Festival. The one-day event drew in thousands of Sasquatch enthusiasts to the city of Marion. The festival ...

If you ignored the Bigfoot T-shirts, the Bigfoot artwork and the occasional costumed Bigfoot, the festival seemed like any a small Southern city might hold at the tail end of summer. The day started ...

The annual Bigfoot Festival is tomorrow in Marion (McDowell Co.), and it draws thousands of people, even from other states. It's amazing how popular it's become. We feature the organizer behind it, a ...

MARION, N.C. -- He goes by many different names and is feared by some, but in one North Carolina mountain town, Bigfoot is celebrated. The largely ceremonial proclamation takes effect Sept. 8, the day ...

A North Carolina mountain community that gained national attention last year for a reported Bigfoot sighting is proclaiming the mythical creature its “official animal.” Marion town officials say the ...