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! ๐๐ถThe 2025 Woollybear Festival returns Sunday, October 5th!
Presented by the Vermilion Chamber of Commerce & FOX 8
Get ready, Vermilion! Ohioโs quirkiest and most beloved one-day bash is BACK โ and fuzzier than ever! ๐พ๐ค๏ธ
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 โ the legendary Fox 8 meteorologist, animal advocate, and founder of this whimsical tradition.
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๐ This Yearโs Highlights Include:
๐ Woollybear 500 Caterpillar Race โ the most adorable race youโll ever cheer for!
๐พ Animal Look-a-Like Costume Contest โ dress your pets like woollybears and strut your fluff!
๐ Kids Costume Contest โ with the crowning of the 2025 Woollybear King & Queen!
๐ The Famous Woollybear Parade โ floats, bands, critters, and community pride!
๐ค Live Entertainment โ Todd Meany & Ace Molar Band!
๐บ FOX 8 Personalities โ meet your favorite faces from the forecast!
โ๏ธ FOX 8โs Official Winter Weather Prediction โ what will the woollybear say?
๐ Food & Craft Wonderland โ savor local bites, local merchants and handmade treasures from local vendors.
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โDick Goddard wasnโt just a broadcasting icon โ he was my friend. He believed in kindness above all else.
โBe kind to all animals โ great, small, furry, and even the crawling little bugs.โ Thatโs the spirit he left us, and itโs what the Woollybear Festival is all about. Weโre proud to carry his legacy forward โ with love, laughter, and a whole lot of Woollybear wackiness.โ
โ Sandra Coe, Executive Director, Vermilion Chamber of Commerce
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๐๏ธ Sunday, October 5, 2025
๐ Downtown Vermilion, OH
๐๏ธ Learn more: woollybearfestival.com
๐ง [email protected] | ๐ 440-967-4477
๐ฒ Follow the Woollybear Festival on Facebook at Woollybear Festival
Letโs make this the kindest, warmest, and most joy-filled festival yet โ just the way Dick wouldโve wanted. ๐๐
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Where is it happening?
5495 Liberty Ave, Vermilion, OH, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
