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North Carolina Black Bear Festival
The North Carolina Black Bear Festival is a three-day annual June event in Plymouth, North Carolina. The festival celebrates American black bear, black bears as an important part of North Carolina's Cultural heritage, cultural, historical and natural heritage. The festival has over thirty activities, such as live music, bear tours, museums, and helicopter rides. The festival has up to 30,000 attendees each year. History The North Carolina Black Bear Festival was created in 2015 by Tom Harrison, director of Washington County, North Carolina, Washington County Travel & Tourism Authority. The festival was created to celebrate that North Carolina has the largest black bears and the highest density black bear population globally. In its first year, the festival was given the "Rising Star Award" and later was awarded the "Top Twenty Event Award" as well as "Best Event" from the Southeast Festival & Events Association. There were around 7000 visitors the first year; in 2018 the event h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plymouth, North Carolina
Plymouth is the largest town in Washington County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 3,878 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Washington County. Plymouth is located on the Roanoke River about seven miles (11 km) upriver from its mouth into the Albemarle Sound in North Carolina's Inner Banks region. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town of Plymouth has a total area of , of which is land and 0.26% is water. Climate Demographics 2020 census As of the 2020 United States census, there were 3,320 people, 1,522 households, and 678 families residing in the town. 2010 census As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 3,878 people living in the town. The racial makeup of the town was 68.3% Black, 28.9% White, 0.4% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 0.1% from some other race and 0.9% of two or more races. 1.2% were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 2000 census As of the census of 2000, there were 4,107 people, 1,623 househo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
