Molena Bigfoot Fest

Molena Bigfoot Fest fills downtown Molena, a small city in Pike County, with an entire day of food, music, shopping and family fun for seekers, families, makers, musicians, food vendors and cryptid fans. The schedule includes The Bigfoot Hunt, a Vendor Bigfoot Judging and three entertainment blocks. Bigfoot Lane is a special festival area highlighting vendors with Bigfoot, Sasquatch and cryptid-inspired merchandise, and featured speaker Neal Ryder, who is connected to the famous Elkins Creek Cast, has spent years documenting unusual encounters, sightings and observations and shares them through books, podcasts and speaking engagements.

Our take: Arrive by 9 a.m. if you want to register for The Bigfoot Hunt, an hour before the festival opens.