Woolly Worm Festival

What is the Woolly Worm Festival?

The Woolly Worm Festival is one of the largest and most unique festivals in America and includes about 175 craft vendors, food, live entertainment, and rides.

This two-day family event is held in the quaint mountain town of Banner Elk North Carolina on every third weekend in October and draws more than 20,000 attendees a year.

Shop for Woolly Worm memorabilia, souvenir shirts, and hand-crafted items that will become mementos you treasure for ever. There really is something for everyone!

Need to know

E-tickets can be purchased in advance online.

Did you know?

Since 1978, local residents have celebrated the coming of the snow season by deciding which worm will have the honor of predicting the severity of the coming winter! The winning worm is the one who makes it through the heats of hard-fought races up a three-foot length of string. The lighter brown a segment is, the milder that week of winter will be. The darker black a segment is, the colder and snowier the corresponding week will be!

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