North Carolina Black Bear Festival
north carolina black bear festival threeday annual june event plymouth north carolina festival celebrates black bear important part north carolina cultural historical natural heritage festival thirty activity live music bear tour museum helicopter ride festival attendee year north carolina black bear festival created tom harrison director washington county travel tourism authority festival created celebrate north carolina largest black bear highest density black bear population globally first year festival given rising star award later awarded top twenty event award well best event southeast festival event association around visitor first year event around visitor state four country event include mechanical ride wildlife museum tour bear farm helicopter ride black bear tent theatre fishing national black bear day celebrated first saturday june founded festival official website