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Goatman Festival: Louisville’s only cryptid festival celebrating monsters and folklore
The Midwest’s premier cryptid and monster event taking place at the home of the legendary Pope Lick Monster. Enjoy expert cryptozoology celebrity meet and greets, seminars, special tours, vendors, movies, music, and so much more. There is even a haunted attraction featuring the legendary Pope Lick Monster! This is a cryptid event unlike any other you will find and it is only in Kentucky.
GENERAL ADMISSION: FREE!
PARKING: FREE!
Guests & Entertainment
Ron Schildknecht
Director, Author
Tobias Wayland
Mothman Expert, Author
J. Nathan Couch
Goatman Expert, Author
Geraldine Stith
Hopkinsville Goblin Expert
Michael W. Cook
Bigfoot Expert
Whiskey Bent Valley Boys
Live Music, Oct 12
The Descent
Movie, Oct 11
Antlers
Movie, Oct 12
Attractions:
Trackless Train Rides
Ghosts & Monsters: paranormal bus tour
Escape Goatman
Food & art vendors, and more!
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11
7:00PM-11:00PM | ATTRACTIONS, FOOD & VENDORS
7:00PM | JARED HOWELL FREE MAGIC SHOW
8:00PM | MOVIE: LEGEND OF THE POPE LICK MONSTER
8:30PM | MOVIE: THE DESCENT
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12
9:00AM-3:00PM | GHOSTS & MONSTERS BUS TOUR
3:00PM-11:00PM | ATTRACTIONS, FOOD & VENDORS
3:30PM-4:15PM | FREE SEMINAR: GERALDINE STITH
4:30PM-5:15PM | FREE SEMINAR: MICHAEL W. COOK
5:30PM-6:15PM | FREE SEMINAR: J. NATHAN COUCH
6:30PM-7:15PM | FREE SEMINAR: TOBIAS WAYLAND
6:00PM-8:00PM | MUSIC: WHISKEY BENT VALLEY BOYS
8:00PM | LIVE DIRECTOR COMMENTARY OF “LEGEND OF THE POPE LICK MONSTER”
8:30PM | MOVIE: ANTLERS
KENTUCKY CRYPTIDS & MONSTERS
The Goatman Festival is Louisville’s only cryptid festival celebrating monsters and folklore from around Kentucky and BEYOND. Of course, it’s hard not to enjoy a bit of folklore without also exploring the paranormal!
