The Mothman Festival is a yearly festival, held in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, around the West Virginia Cryptid, Mothman. 1
History
The inaugural Mothman Festival, organized by Jeff Wamsley, took place in 2002. Since then it has become a big source of tourism for Point Pleasant, alongside the Mothman Museum.
The Mothman Festival began after brainstorming creative ways to attract visitors to Point Pleasant. The group organizing the event chose the Mothman to be the center of the festival due to its uniqueness, and as a way to celebrate its local legacy in the town.
In 2023, the festival hosted over 15,000 guests. 1
Popular culture
The film Mothman follows a reporter covering the 10th Mothman Festival 1
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Mothman Festival is cryptid festival in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, USA, according to the structured record cited below. This entry was generated automatically from that record and has not yet been reviewed by a person familiar with the tradition. 2
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