The 2025 Edition of the South Carolina Bigfoot Festival is ready to make its return to Westminster, South Carolina, on October 10th and 11th of this year! Since 2019 this festival has celebrated the most famous cryptid creature of all time with many fans hailing from all over the United States. It has been recognized as a Top 5 and Top 10 Fall festival in South Carolina for two years running now. This is a free event except for what you may purchase from vendors. Guests of the South Carolina Bigfoot Festival range from the curious to the fullfledged believer. Whatever category you fall into, there is something for you in Westminster in October. This year, the South Carolina Bigfoot Festival Committee is opening at noon on Friday, October 10th, instead of the usual 4 {: } 0 0 \mathrm { p m } opening time on the Friday of the event. Crowds have now surged to 35 thousand in attendance as of 2024 and the new opening time should allow even more people to show up.
What should you expect at the South Carolina Bigfoot Festival? The number one response is “fun”. There will be craft vendors, food vendors, music acts, bigfoot researchers giving
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The musical aspect of the festival is varied. This year at 7:00pm, October 10th, the Main Stage will open with a salute to the 90’s! “Rock the 90’s”, a tribute band out of Warner Robbins, Georgia, will take the stage and perform some of the greatest hits from the 1990’s! This will be the time to pull out the flannel, black boots, rock concert t-shirts and sing and dance your way back in time! On Saturday, at 11:00am, local bluegrass favorite Tugalo Holler will bring some original, traditional, and faith related music to the Main Stage. Tugalo Holler is a taste of what makes the Upstate of South Carolina special and a place to call home.
author, an IT “Whiz-Kid”, an avid hunter and fisherman, a first responder, and others who have spent hundreds, if not thousands, of hours studying and searching for Bigfoot. They have been on some of the top Bigfoot shows on television, provided professional advice and support to movies and shows, spoken around the world, and had eyewitness encounters. You won’t want to miss any of these! For more information, visit www. scbigfootfestival.com or our FaceBook page. (@page.)Other information can be obtained by emailing the SCBF Committee at scbigfootfestival@hotmail.com.
