Join us on for the 11th Annual Black Bear Festival. Created to celebrate NC Black Bears and educate the public about them in fun and interactive ways, the event takes place each year on the first weekend in June on Plymouth’s historic waterfront on the banks of NC’s Amazon – the Roanoke River.

Schedule of Events:

6:00 am-9:00 am - Bear Tour [Online registration required) - Departs Plymouth Church of Christ - 905 Washington St.
7:30 am - "Run with the Bears" 5K Register at Runtheeast.com - Bear Tunnel on Washington St. at the Comer of Main St.
9:00 am-Until - Vendors are Open - Throughout the Festival
9:00 am-3:00 pm - Fever Auto Group Classic Car Show Awards at 3:00 pm - East Water St.
9:00 am - 4:00 pm - Gods Creation Museum - Free    - Ill West Water St.
9:00 am-4:00 pm  - Port O'Plymouth Museum - Free    302 E Water St.
9:00 am-4:00 pm  - Bear-Ology - NC Black Bear Discovery Center - Free    Ill West Water St
9:00 am-4:00 pm  -  Roanoke River Maritime Museum - Free - 206 West Water St.
9:00 am-4:00 pm - Photography & Fine Arts Show Air conditioned Free - Maritime Museum 206 West Water St.
9:00 am-5:00 pm - Black Bear Theater - 20 min. film about NC's Giant Black Bears - air conditioned S2 - NC Cooperative Extension Bldg 128 East Water Street

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