Bigfoot in Kentucky
102 mapped reports in the TidyTuesday extract of the BFRO database (#12 of 49 states with reports). A row is a submitted report, not a confirmed animal.
One profile per state. 'stats' are computed from sightings_seed.csv (4,045 mapped BFRO reports, 1869-2021, from the TidyTuesday 2022-09-13 extract). These are mapped reports in that extract, not all reports ever made and not confirmed sightings. Class A = clear sighting, Class B = sound/tracks/obscured view, Class C = secondhand or less reliable (BFRO definitions). Festivals, creatures and museums are pulled from festivals.json, regional_creatures.json and research.json.
Mapped reports
- Class A (clear sighting report): 62
- Class B (sound, tracks, or an obscured view): 40
- Class C (secondhand): 0
- Years: 1950–2018. Since 2010: 25.
- Busiest decade: 2000s (31). Busiest month: August (17).
- Seasons: spring 12, summer 31, fall 36, winter 23.
- Counties with at least one mapped report: 54.
Top counties: Lawrence County (9); Pike County (5); Harlan County (5); Madison County (4); Powell County (4).
Regional names
No regional nickname is attached to Kentucky in this package.
Festivals
- Red River Gorge Bigfoot Festival · Stanton · 2026 edition was May 30; usually late May/early summer
- Southeastern Kentucky Bigfoot Conference · London · Last confirmed edition Sept 6, 2025, 9 AM-6 PM; no 2026 date posted as of Nov 1, 2026
- Carter County Bigfoot Fest · Olive Hill · 2026 edition (2nd annual) was Sept 12, 10 AM-8 PM