Mothman Festival flies into the Mountain State

POINT PLEASANT, WV (WVNS) — The 2024 Mothman Festival makes a return to the Mountain State in 2024 with a wide variety of guest speakers and entertainment.

According to the Mothman Festival’s Facebook page, the 2024 Mothman Festival will be on Saturday, September 21, 2024 and Sunday, September 22, 2024 in Point Pleasant, West Virginia.

Admission for the festival is free, however there are some areas at the festival with an admission fee, such as the Mothman Museum and hayride tickets. The Mothman Festival will feature a wide variety of guest speakers, entertainment, and other activities for attendees to enjoy.

The Mothman Festival is open during the day, with many vendors opening around 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 21, 2024 and closing around 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. There are also some guest speakers and events, or food vendors, that do not close until around 8:00 p.m. On Sunday, September 22, 2024, the Mothman festival is open from 10:00 a.m. to approximately 5:00 p.m.

The Mothman Festival’s Facebook page and website stated that guest speakers/special guests at the event will include:

• William “Willy” McQuillian and Jeff “Jeffro” Headlee: AIMS Co-Founders/Mountain Monsters cast members. Located on the grassy lot beside the Counter Point Store, around 400 Main Street, Point Pleasant, West Virginia. (9:00 a.m. Saturday, September 21, 2024 and 9:00 a.m. Sunday, September 22, 2024)
• Neal Parks: Award-winning author and illustrator Paranormally Speaking. Located at UMC Community Center 624 Main Street, Point Pleasant, West Virginia. (12:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 21, 2024)
• Mike Miller: Terror in the Woods – Bigfoot Encounters. Located at UMC Community Center 624 Main Street, Point Pleasant, West Virginia. (1:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 21, 2024)
• Sherri Brake: Haunted America – Focusing on the Haunts of Ohio and West Virginia. Located at UMC Community Center 624 Main Street, Point Pleasant, West Virginia. (2:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 21, 2024)
• Russell Acord: A star of the Discovery Channel’s Expedition Bigfoot. Located at UMC Community Center 624 Main Street, Point Pleasant, West Virginia. (3:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 21, 2024)
• James A. Willis: West Virginia’s Strange and Spooky Neighbors – Tales of ghosts, cryptids, monsters, UFOs, and other odd things that lurk near the boarder of West Virginia. Located at UMC Community Center 624 Main Street, Point Pleasant, West Virginia. (4:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 21, 2024)
• Eric Mintel: Host of the hit TV show Eric Mintel Investigates: Encounters and Evidence of Bigfoot, the Beast of Bray Road, and more. Located at UMC Community Center 624 Main Street, Point Pleasant, West Virginia. (5:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 21, 2024)
• Matthew Tannam-Elgie: The Lost Mothman film – A journey into Doug TenNapel’s unfinished Mothman movie. Located at UMC Community Center 624 Main Street, Point Pleasant, West Virginia. (6:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 21, 2024)
• Joe Perdue and Ron Lanham: Mothman Investigation Workshop. Located at UMC Community Center 624 Main Street, Point Pleasant, West Virginia. (1:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. on Sunday September 22, 2024)
• Steve Ward: The Shaver Mystery. Located at UMC Community Center 624 Main Street, Point Pleasant, West Virginia. (3:00 p.m. on Sunday September 22, 2024)
• Linda Sigman: Meet and Greet with Mothman eyewitness near the Mothman statue (10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 21, 2024)
• Faye Leport: Meet and Greet with Mothman eyewitness near the Mothman statue (10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 21, 2024)

Entertainment at the Mothman Festival will include:

• Highway 7: Located at Point Pleasant Riverfront Park on the Ohio River at 4th and Main Street (12:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 21, 2024)
• Dog Days: Located at Point Pleasant Riverfront Park on the Ohio River at 4th and Main Street (1:30 p.m. on Saturday, September 21, 2024)
• Dragons Eye: Located at Point Pleasant Riverfront Park on the Ohio River at 4th and Main Street (3:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 21, 2024)
• Scott James: Kentucky Lap Fiddler, located at Point Pleasant Riverfront Park on the Ohio River at 4th and Main Street (4:30 p.m. on Saturday, September 21, 2024)
• Dalchord: Located at Point Pleasant Riverfront Park on the Ohio River at 4th and Main Street (6:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 21, 2024)
• Nobody’s Fool: Located at Point Pleasant Riverfront Park on the Ohio River at 4th and Main Street (7:30 p.m. on Saturday, September 21, 2024)
• Thoz Guyz: Located at Point Pleasant Riverfront Park on the Ohio River at 4th and Main Street (1:30 p.m. on Sunday, September 22, 2024)
• PPHS Rock Ensemble: Located at Point Pleasant Riverfront Park on the Ohio River at 4th and Main Street (12:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 22, 2024)

According to a post on the Mothman Festival’s Facebook page, the event map is subject to change without notice. There may also be other events and entertainment at the festival that are not listed.

Bringing cash is encouraged to avoid long ATM lines at the Mothman Festival, as the number of people in the area for the event often overrun the cell phone and internet towers. Long lines are also expected at the festival, and arriving early will offer better parking options, according to a post on the Mothman Festival’s Facebook page.

Mothman Hayride tickets can be found at the Info Tent beside the post office on the morning of Saturday, September 21, 2024, however they are first come/first serve/cash only, with exact change preferred.

Further information and details about the Mothman Festival can be found on the Mothman Festival’s Facebook page, or their website .

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