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Get Your Printable Activity Schedule Here |
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Friday, June 3, 2022 |
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All Museums are open on Friday, normal
hours 10 AM to 4 PM |
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Pontoon Boat Rides
on the River
5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Departs Dock Behind the
Port O' Plymouth Museum
Free, But must sign up for time.
Come early. Subject to Fillup |
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Saturday, June 4, 2022 |
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Festival Opens
10:00 AM
302 East Main St, Festival
Park |
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Featured Event
Air Show:
Free Admission
Tentatively 12:30 PM to 1:15 PM
Across the River: |
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Skydiving Bears |
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Bandits Flight
Formation Team |
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US Army
Golden Knights |
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Tethered Hot Air
Balloon Rides
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
3-5 minute rides
Located near the Port
O'Plymouth
Museum parking lot
$15 per person |
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Biplane Rides
20 minutes flight over the
Roanoke River Delta.
9:00 AM Until
Cost $349 total for two people
(reservations required)
Must drive to the Plymouth
Airport 1069 Plymouth Airport Road, Plymouth, NC
Register Here |
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National
Black Bear Day
Celebration |
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| Main Music Stage |
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Pick-Up Locations:
Friday Afternoon: 5:00pm
Friday Afternoon: 6:15pm
Saturday Morning: 5:30am
Saturday Morning: 6:30am
Sunday Morning: 5:30am
Departs from the Plymouth Church of Christ
905 Washington St. (Hwy 32 South)
Plymouth, NC
Pick-Up Locations:
Saturday Morning: 10:00am
Saturday Afternoon: 1:30pm
Saturday Afternoon: 5:00pm
Saturday Afternoon: 6:15pm
Departs from the Maritime Museum
204 W. Water St.
Downtown Plymouth, NC |
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Refuge
Black Bear Tours
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Bear Tours - The tour will take you on a journey on the
refuge with the greatest potential for seeing the black
bears that have come to call Pocosin Lakes their home,
with unique opportunities to see an array of wildlife
and the beauty of nature. |
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Reservations Required.
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Tickets go on sale May 2nd at 9:00am |
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Cost $45 |
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Register Here |
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Friday Afternoon: 5:00pm
Friday Afternoon: 6:15pm
Saturday Morning: 5:30am
Saturday Morning: 6:30am
Saturday Morning: 10:00am
Saturday Afternoon: 1:30pm
Saturday Afternoon: 5:00pm
Saturday Afternoon: 6:15pm
Sunday Morning: 5:30am |
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5K Run
with the Bears |
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The "Run With The Bears 5K" will be a tour of the
historical and river districts of the Washington County
seat of Plymouth.
Click here to register |
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Bear Necessities Paddle
June 4th at 9:30am.
Hosted by Native Girl
Kayaking
This will be an “up &
back” paddle on Conaby Creek, departing form Bear Track Landing
on East Main St. in Plymouth on Saturday, Overflowing Parking is
available next door at Riverside Baptist Church. The cost is $20
if you bring your own kayak or canoe. For $50 you can rent a
kayak, paddle and PFD.
Registration and payment is being handled through
Native Girl Kayaking |
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Baby Bear
Dress-Up Contest
Prior Registration
Required
Download Registration Form Here
9:30 AM
Dress like a bear contest
for ages under 2 and 2-4
Small Stage between
Main Music Stage and the River |
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Music Stage Schedule |
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Spare Change
Top 40 Variety
10 AM - 12 PM |
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Amber Babb
Ember Fire Arts
12 PM - 12:30 PM
Professional Fire
Performer, born and raised in North Carolina! Specializing in
fire hula hooping , fire staff, fire poi, fire breathing and
fire eating! |
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Triple Wide Band
12:30 PM - 2 PM |
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Amber Babb
Ember Fire Arts
2:15 PM - 2:45 PM
Professional Fire
Performer, born and raised in North Carolina! Specializing in
fire hula hooping , fire staff, fire poi, fire breathing and
fire eating! |
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Rhythm Express
R&B / Top 40
3 PM - 5:30 PM |
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Amber Babb
Ember Fire Arts
5:45 PM - 6:15 PM
Professional Fire
Performer, born and raised in North Carolina! Specializing in
fire hula hooping , fire staff, fire poi, fire breathing and
fire eating! |
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Sarah Hardison
Christian
6:30 PM - 6:55 PM |
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The Original Rhondels
Beach Music / Top 40
7 PM - 9 PM
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Port O' Plymouth
Museum
10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
302 E Water St, Plymouth |
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Bear-Ology
Black Bear Museum
10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
111A West Water St, Plymouth |
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God's Creation
Wildlife Museum
10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
111B West Water St, Plymouth |
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Maritime Museum
Roanoke River Lighthouse
10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
West Water Street
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Airboat Rides
11:00 AM - 5 PM
Departs Dock Behind Port
O'Plymouth Museum
$30 per person |
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Black Bear
Presentation by
State Biologist
10:30 AM to 11:30 AM
2:30 PM to 3:30 PM
Bear-Ology Black Bear Museum
111A West Water Street
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Colleen Olfenbuttel and Chris Turner will be our
featured speakers at our festival. Colleen has served as
the statewide Black Bear and Furbearer Biologist for the
North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC)
since 2007. She is a Certified Wildlife Biologist® and
has been working in the wildlife profession for 20
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| Black Bear Theater |
10 AM to 5 PM
Admission $2 |
Location: NC Cooperative
Extension Building
128 East Water St. |
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| 25 minute film about North
Carolina’s coastal giant black bears and why we have the
world’s largest black bears and highest density on the
planet. |
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Special Thanks to the Daughters of the American
Revolution, Brick House Landing Chapter. |
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Children's Bear Train
10:00 AM - Until
$2
Catch the Train in the
Festival Park |
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Water Slides (Free)
Times: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Location: Adjacent to the
Bear Tunnel
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Can You Out Run
a Bear? Race
10 AM - Until
Test Track! Whether
you are 3 or 83, you can walk or run and find out if you can out
run a black bear and if not, what wild animal can you out run?
This is a fun, free, 40 yard dash. We will check your speed and
award you with a sticker with a picture of the animal you out
ran.”
Location: Sticker Station
on the hill
behind the vendors. |
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Ed's Dinosaurs
Live Show
10:00 AM -10:30 AM
11:00 AM – 11:30 AM
2:30 PM – 3:00 PM
5:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Under the Tent at Port
O’Plymouth Museum
Parking Lot |
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Joy the Clown
10 AM - 4 PM
Location: Bear Cub
Entertainment Tent
Balloon twisting,
face-painting and entertainment shows will take place under the
Entertainment Tent
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Bear Towne Market
Open 10am – 5pm
Explore this Vendors Alley
under the Pergolas on Washington Street between Main Street and
the River.
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Pontoon Boat Rides
on the River
11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Departs Dock Behind the
Port O' Plymouth Museum
Free, But must sign up for time.
Come early. Subject to Fillup |
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Download Registration Here |
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Classic Car Show
Registration
10:00am to 11:30am
Judging at 1:00pm
Awards at 3:00pm
Dash plaques for first 40 cars registered
Awards for: Top 20 in show, Top 1st-3rd pre 2000 and Top
1st-3rd post 2000, Top 1st-3rd bikes, Best engine, Best
interior, Best custom, Best paint, Best in show and the
coveted Black Bear Fest, Bear’s Choice Award!
Contact: 287-8233 to Enter |
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Shark Tooth
Fossil Dig
10:00 AM - Sunset
Next to Port O' Plymouth
Parking Lot |
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Black Bear
Photography
Instruction
with Mark Buckler
11:00 AM - 12:00 Noon
Across the street from
Bear-Ology Black Bear Museum,
111A West Water St.
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Mark is a renowned photographic instructor who has been
invited to teach workshops or give presentations
nationwide. Mark’s highly acclaimed images have received
numerous international, national, regional and local
awards. He conducts photography workshops across the US
each year. Mark’s highly acclaimed images have received
numerous international, national, regional and local
awards. His fine art prints have been featured in many
exhibitions and can also be found in several galleries.
Mark’s photos have appeared in dozens of magazines and
other publications. He will be sharing some of his
skills and knowledge about bear photography in this free
seminar! |
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Lazy River
Tubing
$5
11:00 AM - 5 PM
On dock behind Port O'
PLymouth Museum |
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Helicopter Rides
All Day
516 East Main St
There are only two ways to see and appreciate the
natural beauty of the expansive Roanoke River Delta- by
water or by air. At the NC Black Bear Festival it will
be possible to get a "God's Eye View" of this natural
wonder. There are over 50 miles of shore line within 5
miles of Plymouth! This is the lower part of the largest
intact hardwood bottomland east of the Mississippi
River. For $40 you will experience a breath taking helicopter ride over Historic Downtown Plymouth,
the Roanoke River Delta and see where it flows into the
Albemarle Sound.Don't miss this amazing opportunity.
“No minimum age. Maximum of 3 passengers at a time.
Total weight of 3 passengers cannot exceed 600 lbs.
Maximum of 300 lbs. per seat. Accept cash, credit or
debit.” |
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Foam Party - Free
Beginning at 6 PM
Followed by:
The Slime Time Final!!
Games - $2 to $5
Nominate a Target - $20
Viewing Free
Fun for the Entire Family!
Towel and/or Extra Clothes
Suggested
Located West of Port O'
Plymouth Museum on Water Street |
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Laser and
Fireworks Show
"Reflections on the Roanoke"
9:15 PM
Viewing from anywhere on the
waterfront |
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Sunday, June 5, 2022 |
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NC Black
Bear
Bass Tournament
For the 4th year, the Eastern NC
Bass Challenge will be the official bass tournament of the North
Carolina Bear Fest which takes place in Plymouth, NC. This event
will take place on Sunday, June 5. Registration and check-in
will begin at 4:30 am and last until 5:45 am.
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