2026 edition was June 20 at 13th & Walnut St; recurrence and 2027 date not yet posted
Downtown Murphysboro festival built on the 1973 Big Muddy Monster reports: vendors, a Big Muddy Monster search party, documentary screenings (Creature from Big Muddy; The Pond Creek Monster) and cryptid speakers including Kevin Lee Nelson and Chad Lewis. The City of Murphysboro hosts the 1973 police case file at https://murphysboro.com/the-big-muddy-monster/.
2026 edition was June 20-21 (Father's Day weekend)
Busta Park hub with a Sasquatch Village, Bigfoot 5K, Littlefoot Kids Run and car show; 2026 featured presenter Shane Corson of the Olympic Project at the Cutter Theatre.