Wooly Worm Festival 2022

Make your plans to attend this year. Yes you can join in the fun at our countys biggest event of the year. According to local folk The worm is said to forecast the weather for the coming winter season. The festival celebrates the supposed weather-predicting abilities of the woolly worm also called woolly bear which is a caterpillar or larvae of the isabella tiger moth.

Woolly Worm Festival

All items must be handcrafted no reselling will be permitted.

Wooly worm festival 2022. The weekend event is held along main street which is closed off and filled with venders who set up booths. Ages 16 up. It is with deep sadness that the 2020 Woolly Worm Festival of Banner Elk has been canceled began a press release posted online by the Avery County Chamber of Commerce.

Races continue until the final winner becomes the official winter forecaster for North Carolina High Country. We think its the perfect time to share some tips that will make your experience a good one while at the festival and getting to the festival. With the current Covid 19 closures we cannot ask already struggling businesses for donations.

Lee County Woolly Worm Festival. Group winners race against one another. Winners at Camargo Woolly Worm Festival competitions.

Woolly Worm Festival