2025 Woollybear Festival
Schedule
Sun Oct 05 2025 at 09:00 am to 05:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
5495 Liberty Ave, Vermilion, OH | Vermilion, OH
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A Fuzzy Forecast of Fun! ππΆThe 2025 Woollybear Festival returns Sunday, October 5th!
Presented by the Vermilion Chamber of Commerce & FOX 8
Get ready, Vermilion! Ohioβs quirkiest and most beloved one-day bash is BACK, and fuzzier than ever! πΎπ€οΈ
Join us for the 53rd Annual Woollybear Festival, where woollybear caterpillars take center stage as we celebrate the heart, humor, and legacy of Dick Goddard, the legendary Fox 8 meteorologist, animal advocate, and founder of this whimsical tradition.
π This Yearβs Highlights Include:
π Woollybear 500 Caterpillar Race β the most adorable race youβll ever cheer for!
πΎ Animal Look-a-Like Costume Contest β dress your pets like woollybears and strut your fluff!
π Kids Costume Contest β with the crowning of the 2025 Woollybear King & Queen!
π The Famous Woollybear Parade β floats, bands, critters, and community pride!
π€ Live Entertainment
πΊ FOX 8 Personalities β meet your favorite faces from the forecast!
βοΈ FOX 8βs Official Winter Weather Prediction β what will the woollybear say?
π Food & Craft Wonderland β savor local bites, local merchants and handmade treasures from local vendors.
βDick Goddard wasnβt just a broadcasting icon, he was my friend. He believed in kindness above all else.
βBe kind to all animals, great, small, furry, and even the crawling little bugs.β Thatβs the spirit he left us, and itβs what the Woollybear Festival is all about. Weβre proud to carry his legacy forward, with love, laughter, and a whole lot of Woollybear wackiness.β
~Sandra Coe, Executive Director, Vermilion Chamber of Commerce
ποΈ Sunday, October 5, 2025
π Downtown Vermilion, OH
ποΈ Learn more: woollybearfestival.com
π§ [email protected] | π 440-967-4477
π² Follow the Woollybear Festival on Facebook at Woollybear Festival
Letβs make this the kindest, warmest, and most joy-filled festival yet, just the way Dick wouldβve wanted. ππ
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Where is it happening?
5495 Liberty Ave, Vermilion, OH, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays: