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October

Name, town, and the date note from the source. Nothing here is a standing booking for a future year unless the note says that year was posted.

Bigfoot at the 40 Festival & Conference (Honobia Bigfoot Festival)

Honobia, OK · Bigfoot in Oklahoma

2026 edition ran Oct 2-4; usually the first weekend of October

Held at Christ's 40 Acres; camping on site; remote area with very limited services. Formerly known as the Honobia Bigfoot Festival & Conference.

approximate town center, not the exact venue

Official site

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Bigfoot Festival Green Valley Lake

Green Valley Lake, CA · Bigfoot in California

2026 edition Oct 10 (2nd annual)

San Bernardino Mountains; Jim Reid Park.

approximate town center, not the exact venue

Official site

Hunt for Bigfoot Scavenger Hunt

Cascade, ID · Bigfoot in Idaho

2026 edition (2nd annual) ran Oct 31-Nov 1; Halloween weekend

Town-wide scavenger hunt starting at Bigfoot Brew Coffee (220 S Main St) with over $2,000 in prizes; a hunt rather than a speaker festival.

approximate town center, not the exact venue

Official site

Maine's Bigfoot Festival

Stratton, ME · Bigfoot in Maine

2026 edition (2nd annual) was Oct 17-18

Hosted by the Maine Bigfoot Foundation in Stratton/Eustis; free general admission.

approximate town center, not the exact venue

Official site

Source

Nelsonville Bigfoot Festival

Nelsonville, OH · Bigfoot in Ohio

Inaugural edition Oct 2-4, 2026

New in 2026 on Historic Public Square; recurrence not yet confirmed.

approximate town center, not the exact venue

Official site

Source

Ouachita Bigfoot Festival & Conference

Mena, AR · Bigfoot in Arkansas

2026 edition listed for Oct 9; one local post suggests it ran around Oct 12 - confirm exact dates

Held at The Blue Zipline & Farm, 142 Polk Rd 185, near Mena in the Ouachita National Forest. No standalone official site found; listing pages only.

approximate town center, not the exact venue

Official site

Source

South Carolina Bigfoot Festival

Westminster, SC · Bigfoot in South Carolina

2026 edition was Oct 9-10; usually the second weekend of October (2027: Oct 8-9)

Free Main Street festival using the old Southern Railway depot and Retreat Street Park; speakers, costume and calling contests, live bands. Sources disagree on the edition number (7th vs 8th) - confirm before quoting.

approximate town center, not the exact venue

Official site

Source

Spirit of the Forest Bigfoot Festival

Celina, OH · Bigfoot in Ohio

2026 edition was Oct 23-24; late October

Mercer County Fairgrounds; free admission.

approximate town center, not the exact venue

Official site

Source

Texas Bigfoot Conference

Jefferson, TX · Bigfoot in Texas

2026 edition was Oct 16-17; usually the third weekend of October

Held at the Jefferson Tourism & Visitor Center; Caddo Lake area.

approximate town center, not the exact venue

Official site

Source

Upper Cumberland Bigfoot Festival

Crossville, TN · Bigfoot in Tennessee

2026 edition was Oct 17-18; mid-October

Cumberland County Fairgrounds.

approximate town center, not the exact venue

Official site

Source

West Virginia Bigfoot Festival

Summersville, WV · Bigfoot in West Virginia

2026 edition was Oct 9-11; usually early-to-mid October

Nicholas County Veterans Memorial Park; organized by the West Virginia Bigfoot Museum.

approximate town center, not the exact venue

Official site