page_title: North Carolina Black Bear Festival
section_title: Fifth anniversary
hierarchical_section_title: North Carolina Black Bear Festival / Fifth anniversary
caption_attribution_description: English: photo of a black bear
context_page_description: The North Carolina Black Bear Festival is a three-day annual event at the beginning of June in Plymouth, North Carolina. The festival raises awareness and educates individuals on the fact that North Carolina has the largest black bears in the world. It has over thirty entertaining and bear-themed activities, such as live music, bear tours, museums, and helicopter rides, to celebrate the incredible animals. The first year it was held, the event received the "Rising Star Award" from the North Carolina Association of Festivals and Events. The festival has gained a great amount of awareness, as it now has up to 30,000 attendees each year.
context_section_description: June 1–2, 2019 marks the North Carolina Black Bear Festival's 5th Anniversary. With a mission of celebrating these magnificent animals, they have added several new experiences. 2019 marks the year of the first mechanical black bear ride at the festival as well as airboat rides, black bear tent theatre, and make your own bear. Each event is themed around black bears and is geared to educate the public on their existence. There are also bear tours, which take participants to a private farm where there are between twenty and fifty bears. There is a firework show to end the night on Saturday.
caption: This is a picture of a black bear in its natural habitat.
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