Woolly Worm Festival 2024 Banner Elk. Event in banner elk, nc by woolly worm festival on saturday, october 19 2024 with 9.7k people interested and 332 people going. The 47th annual woolly worm festival hosted by the avery county chamber of commerce and banner elk kiwanis!

Join us on october 19 & 20, 2024 in banner elk, north carolina for woolly worm races, craft and food vendors, live entertainment, children’s activities, and so much more. Join the fun and quirky tradition of racing woolly worms to predict the winter weather in north carolina’s high country.