Upper Cumberland Bigfoot Festival

This is the list of food trucks that have paid their vendor fee as of September 6. Come for Bigfoot, stay for the good eatin’! To see a complete list of vendors, please visit https://ucbigfoot.com/list-of-vendors-food-trucks/

If you or your organization would like to volunteer, just let me know! It takes a village to pull of the festival and we need all the volunteers we can get. Thank you in advance! Let’s all come together and have a great time raising a lot of money for our veterans and first responders!

If you would like more info on being a volunteer, just email us at [email protected]. Thank you!

Last year we debuted a silent auction in the Exhibit Building near the front entrance of the Community Complex. We are so proud of how that turned out and will definitely be bringing it back in 2025! Everyone seemed to really enjoy it, and many walked away with some really good deals!

The hours of operation will be 9:00 a.m. to 12:30. We’ll then close bidding and get the items distributed to their happy new owners! Bidders will be responsible for picking up their items.

This auction, like the festival, will benefit veterans. We will list the items, as we receive them, here on this page, so check back as we get closer to festival time!

There’s plenty of FREE parking available at the Fairgrounds! Blue Life Security will be assisting with parking to ensure that all goes smoothly with the parking process. We will also have plenty of signage to help guide you, as well. Blue Life Security is very excited to assist with parking this year and we sure are proud to have them onboard for this part of the festival! As usual, they will also continue to help with security at the festival. When you see them, please tell them THANK YOU!

See you on October 18, 2025!

The festival is located at 1398 Livingston Rd in Crossville, TN.

Bigfoot Movie Night will take place at the Historic Palace Theatre in downtown Crossville on Tuesday, October 14th at 7:00 pm. Doors open at 6:00 pm. This movie is FREE!!! This is thanks to a sponsorship by Upper Cumberland Federal Credit Union. Concessions will be available and they will be discounted.

The movie will be Harry & the Hendersons!

Make plans now to be at movie night! We can’t wait!

We are so excited to have Resolute Wrestling returning to the Upper Cumberland Bigfoot Festival on October 18th! And yes, we’re told that Bigfoot himself can’t wait to get into the rink and show ’em how it’s done….or will Bigfoot meet his match? I guess we’ll see! Resolute promises a good show and that Bigfoot will be in action against one of their most hated! They have some other fun matches planned, including a championship match! You all do not want to miss this exciting entertainment sponsored by Meteorologist Mark!

While you’re in town for the Bigfoot Festival, swing on over to Oktoberfest and check out their event, as well! Oktoberfest raises money for the Knights of Columbus. Like our festival, they raise money to help our local community. They’ll have amazing food, awesome music, and even imported German beer. To learn more about how you can get your schnitzel, bratwurst, and knackwurst…. and to get your tickets, please visit https://crossvilleoktoberfest.com/!

At the 2024 festival, we collected zip codes for a couple of hours at the main gate. The results were very interesting! We had folks from many states and even one person from Spain! A Bigfoot has been placed on each state from which a festival-goer was from. Word of our festival is getting around!

Check out my interview with Melissa Ellis about the Bigfoot Festival! You just might learn something you never knew about the festival!

In this episode of What’s Up, Crossville?, I sat down with local meteorologist and festival organizer, Meteorologist Mark Baldwin to uncover the incredible community impact of the 4th annual Upper Cumberland Bigfoot Festival. Mark takes us behind the scenes of the festival’s creation, its growing success, and how it gives back to the local area in a BIG way. Plus, we dive into the question on everyone’s mind: Is Mark Baldwin a Bigfoot believer? Tune in for festival highlights, fun stories, and a look at the mystery and magic of Bigfoot in Crossville!

You can find this episode on all major streaming podcast platforms like Spotify, iHeart, Apple Podcasts, Youtube, Amazon, and our official website at https://whatsupcrossville.com/ !

Be sure and keep an eye on https://ucbigfoot.com/uc-bigfoot-merch/ for updates to our merch for 2025! You’ll definitely want to stop by our station near the Main Entrance (across from the big exhibit building) and load up on official UC Bigfoot Merchandise! We’ll have t-shirts, keychains, stickers, and more! Cash or card accepted.

These were items that were offered at the 2024 festival.

For the fourth year in a row, Upper Cumberland Federal Credit Union is the title sponsor of our festival! We are so every appreciative of them!

We have many more sponsorship opportunities under the sponsor tab! Be a part of a wonderful festival that raises money to help our veterans. We’d love to have you come along!

We always have some of the most unique vendors you’ll ever find at any area festivals! We also love our food and drink trucks and can’t wait for you to try their delicious treats! A list of the vendors and food trucks and the products they’ll be offering can be found at https://ucbigfoot.com/list-of-vendors-food-trucks/

If you need some help getting ready for the Bigfoot calling or tree knocking contest I’ve got ya covered with this video! 🙂

Our festival is protected by the best! Blue Life Security has been our trusted partner in security for four years now and we have all the confidence that they’ll keep things safe this year. Thank you, Blue Life Security!