40th Annual Woolly Worm Festival Banner Elk, NC
Date of Event
October 21, 2017
9:00AM
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October 22, 2017
4:00PM
Event Location
Downtown Banner Elk
185 Azalea Circle
Banner Elk, NC 28604
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Event Type: Crafts, Family/Kids, Fine Arts, Food/Wine Festival,
Description of Event:
Since 1978, the residents of the village nestled between the Carolina’s largest ski resorts have celebrated the coming of the snow season with a Woolly Worm Festival.
They set aside the third weekend in October to determine which one worm will have the honor of predicting the severity of the coming winter; and they make that worm earn the honor by winning heat after heat of hard-fought races - up a three-foot length of string.
The Woolly Worm races begin around 10:00 a.m. Each heat consists of 25 worms and races continue all day until the grand final around 4 p.m. The winning worm on Saturday is declared the official winter forecasting agent. The Sunday worm races are for prestige, fun and small prizes.
In addition to the Woolly Worm Races, the festival features crafts, food vendors, live entertainment and much more. Last year’s festival attracted an estimated 25,000 fans, 140 vendors and around 1,000 race entrants.
And the more than 25,000 people who attended the Festival last year certainly are glad that he did. Because racing Woolly Worms is a total blast!
The Woolly Worm Festival is sponsored by the Avery County Chamber of Commerce and the Kiwanis Club of Banner Elk and a portion of the proceeds go to support children’s charities throughout the county and small business and tourism. For more information phone 828-898-5605
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