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Sep. 13—The 2023 crowd gathered for the festival. Photo: Chris Rizer, Main Street Point Pleasant POINT PLEASANT, WV— The Mothman has haunted the region going back decades, providing ...
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. [ 27 ] According to the event organizer Jeff Wamsley, the average attendance for the Mothman Festival is an estimated 10–12 thousand people per year. [ 27 ]
The Annual Mothman Festival was founded by Jeff Wamsley and Carolin Harris in 2002 as an attempt to drive tourism to the area and is celebrated in the month of September. [5] The festival has been credited with creating an "economic boom" for the local community each year and features merchandise vendors, guest speakers, food, live music and ...
May 1, 2024 at 6:00 AM. ... Joining the likes of other festivals based on creepy legends, the Mothman Festival’s origins date back to 1966 when the first claimed sightings of a red-eyed, winged ...
October 31, 2024 at 2:28 PM. ... the legend of Mothman is integral to the community. The Mothman Festival is held every September and includes guest speakers, a street fair, bus tours, live music ...
The town is host to a Mothman Museum, and every year, it holds a Mothman Festival that features tours, pageants, balls, films, music, and other events to celebrate what they consider "one of Point Pleasant's largest tourist attractions." [27] A 12-foot-tall metallic statue of the creature stands in Point Pleasant. [28]
Syfy. Release. April 24, 2010. (2010-04-24) Mothman is a 2010 television film directed by Sheldon Wilson and starring Jewel Staite and Connor Fox. The film premiered on Syfy on April 24, 2010, and was released on DVD on October 25, 2011. The film features the song "Fuel" by Surfact in the end credits and on the DVD menu.
Mothman was again spotted in Ashland in March 1938 and more recent sightings in Pikeville were reported in 2008. A large Mothman sculpture stands along Main Street Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2007 in Point ...