West Virginia Bigfoot Festival

Introducing the 2026 West Virginia Bigfoot Festival!

Hosted at Nicholas County Veterans Memorial Park.

Festival Schedule:

Friday-Speakers Barn
3 Opening Ceremony
3:30-4:30 RPG
4:45-5:45 Daniel Benoit
6-6:30 Daniel Smith
6:45-7:45 Mike Familant
8:15-9:30 Campfire Stories with Willy and Jeff from Mountain Monsters and Diamond Jim Boardwine

Friday-Music Stage
3:30 Bigfoot Calling Contest
4:00-5:30 Ben Jamn
6-8 Raelyn Nelson Band

Friday-throughout Park
Bounce House Fun
River Animal Hunt
Bigfoot Gem Mining
Bull Town Historic Society Demonstrations

Saturday-Speakers Barn
10am Opening Ceremony
10:30-12:30 Mireya Mayor
12:45- 1:45 Ken Gerhard
2:00-2:45 Marc Myrcell
3:30-4:30 Aleksandor Petokov
5-6 Les O’Dell
6:15-7:30 Mireya Mayor
8:00 Campfire Stories with Turtleman

Saturday-Music Stage
12-1:30 Thomas Danley
2-3:30 Shawn Benfield
3pm -Bigfoot Calling Contest
4-5:30 Tesa Marie
6-8 The Travelers

Saturday-throughout Park
10AM Gauley River Cloggers in picnic pavilion
Beard Contest
APW Wrestling Exhibition
River walk Animal Hunt
Chain Saw Carving
Bigfoot Gem Mining
Bounce House Fun
Bull Town Historic Society Demonstrations

Sunday-Speakers Barn
12-1pm Charlie Raymond
1:15- 2:15 Sasquatch Fishing Outfitters
2:30-3:30 David Elvin Wickham
4:00-5 Jim Boardwine
5:30-6:30 Sherri Brake
6-7 Campfire Stories with RPG from Expedition Bigfoot

Sunday-Music Stage
11am -Join us for Church at the Music stage
12-1:45 Persuaded
2:3:30 Johnny Spolarich
3:30 Bigfoot Calling Contest
4-6pm Micah Kesselring

Sunday-throughout Park
River Walk Animal Hunt
Library Story Time
Chainsaw Carving
Carved Pumpkin Contest
Bounce House Fun
Bigfoot Gem Mining
Bull Town Historic Society

More about the festival here.