Culture calendar Wintergreen, Virginia; Nashville, Indiana; Crossville, Tennessee
September–October 2026 Bigfoot Festivals in Virginia, Indiana and Tennessee
Plan autumn Bigfoot weekends in Wintergreen, Nashville and Crossville, with dates, venues and links to current event information.
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Three autumn weekends bring Bigfoot speakers, festival stalls and folklore to Virginia, Indiana and Tennessee. These are public culture events, not evidence of an undiscovered animal. Dates below come from resort and tourism listings; check the organizers before traveling.
Wintergreen, VA — Blue Ridge Bigfoot Fest, Sep. 26
Wintergreen Resort lists Saturday, September 26, 2026, for its third Blue Ridge Bigfoot Festival. Admission is free; food and drink are sold separately, as are scenic chairlift tickets. The resort advertises speakers, live music, artisans and Bigfoot-themed activities.
FestivalNet lists noon–7 p.m. at 39 Mountain Inn Loop, Wintergreen Resort, VA 22967. Check the resort’s full schedule: individual activities may start earlier or finish later than that listing.
Nashville, IN — Indiana Bigfoot Conference, Sep. 25–26
Brown County’s visitors listing puts the Indiana Bigfoot Conference at Seasons Lodge Event Center, 560 Indiana 46, Nashville, IN, on Sep. 25–26, 2026. Friday: doors / vendors 4:00 p.m. (free to the public), Town Hall 5:00–7:00 p.m., Meet & Greet dinner with speakers 7:30–9:30 p.m. (limited tickets). Saturday: doors 8:00 a.m., speakers 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Organizer site pointer: indianabigfootconference.com.
Check the conference organizer for current ticket availability, speakers and lodging information. A previous season’s sold-out status does not establish availability today.
Crossville, TN — Upper Cumberland Bigfoot Festival, Oct. 17–18
Visit Cookeville’s 2026 event listing is the clear net-new peg: Center Hill Events takes over the Upper Cumberland Bigfoot Festival beginning in 2026, expanding to a two-day weekend — October 17–18, 2026, at 1391 Livingston Road, Crossville, TN 38571, timed roughly Oct. 17 10:00 a.m. through Oct. 18 3:00 p.m. Live music, vendors, food trucks, crafts, contests, Bigfoot fun — tourism copy, not taxonomy.
The linked tourism listing confirms the weekend and venue, but does not settle every daily activity, admission price or ticket condition. Check Center Hill Events before booking. The older festival site includes prior-year material; do not assume its 2025 program or pricing applies to 2026.
More autumn events
- Mohican Bigfoot Festival
- Point Pleasant Mothman Festival
- Nelsonville Bigfoot Festival
- Honobia Bigfoot at the 40
- South Carolina and West Virginia calendar
- Texas Bigfoot Conference
Image credit
Cover: conceptual illustration of an autumn folklore market, not a photograph of any event listed here.
A holding from the Monstrum Athenaeum library.
Artwork: Conceptual illustration — Monstrum Athenaeum
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