PHOTOS: WNC Bigfoot Festivals in Marion, NC
Downtown Marion, N.C. was packed with people at the WNC Bigfoot Festival in 2019. Last year, the Bigfoot Festival and all the other outdoor events in Marion were canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now that restrictions are loosening, organizers are making plans for the 2021 event. John Bruner of Bigfoot 911 told The McDowell News that the 2021 WNC Bigfoot Festival will be held Friday, Sept. 17 and Saturday, Sept. 18.
This photo shows Marion Mayor Steve Little and John Bruner with Bigfoot 911 at the last WNC Bigfoot Festival, held in 2019. The 2021 WNC Bigfoot Festival is scheduled for Friday, Sept. 17 and Saturday, Sept. 18 in Marion, N.C.
The WNC Bigfoot Festival in Marion, N.C. is arguably McDowell County’s biggest event. These festival-goers enjoyed the downtown activities in 2019.
One of the many Bigfoots (Bigfeet?) that can be found at the WNC Bigfoot Festival in Marion, N.C.
Lynda Bivens of Morganton stands next to the tall Sasquatch statue in the middle of Marion during N.C.'s WNC Bigfoot Festival in 2019.
Downtown Marion, N.C. was crowded with thousands of people who came to the second annual WNC Bigfoot Festival in 2019. City Manager Bob Boyette said at the time he heard crowd estimates of 40,000 to 50,000. Marion is the county seat of McDowell County, which had 45,756 residents in 2019, according to Census estimates.
Scott Hollifield, editor of The McDowell News, was a Bigfoot stand-in for a day, helping promote the WNC Bigfoot Festival in Marion, N.C.
Marion's WNC Bigfoot Festival, a celebration of the alleged half-human, half-ape hairy creature, has become the town's biggest event. Here, Mayor Steve Little stands outside his office with a proclamation declaring Bigfoot the official animal of Marion.
Mica Town Brewing in Marion had a countdown to the WNC Bigfoot Festival in 2019 and offered its special Blue Ridge Beast beer.
The 2018 Bigfoot Festival in Marion, N.C. drew national attention to the town and McDowell County. In this photo, John Bruner with Bigfoot 911 and Mayor Steve Little pose for a photo at the courthouse with “Sasquatch” as he or it is declared the official animal of Marion.
Ethel and Maude found Bigfoot at the 2018 Bigfoot Festival in downtown Marion to draw inspiration for their fall variety show at Old Fort Elementary School.
Bigfoot 911 set up a display of the group's investigative research at Marion's 2018 Bigfoot Festival.
Many different kinds of Bigfoots trampled around downtown Marion during the 2018 Bigfoot Festival, meeting locals and visitors interested in the mythical creature.
Thousands of folks from around the country trekked to downtown Marion, N.C. on in 2018 for the first-ever WNC Bigfoot Festival.
