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Gallery 2025

Highlights From This Year’s Festival

Take a look back at some of the best moments from the 2025 National Black Bear Festival. From live music and waterfront views to family activities and wildlife experiences, this gallery captures the energy, community, and unforgettable memories that make this event so special.

Children in pageant dresses and adults pose with trophies and a bear mascot at a beauty pageant event.
A woman kayaks on a river toward other kayakers and boats, with trees lining the riverbank in the background.
Crowd walking through a busy outdoor street market with tents, flags, and food stalls on a sunny day.
Fireworks light up the night sky over a dock with a boat and people gathered near the water.
A colorful hot air balloon with a bear design is behind yellow tape labeled "BEAR-ICADE" on a grassy field.
Crowd watching colorful fireworks in the night sky at an outdoor event, seated on lawn chairs.
Fireworks light up the night sky above a brightly lit riverboat docked by a grassy shore.
A brightly lit paddlewheel riverboat reflects on calm water at night, with a lit industrial area in the background.
Six girls in pageant sashes and crowns on a cake float for the Black Bear Festival in Plymouth, NC.
Two people guide a large, realistic bear costume out of a camouflage tent at an outdoor event.
A white and red paddleboat cruises along a river with trees lining the water under a blue sky.
A riverboat with blue lights docks at night, reflecting on the water under a cloudy sky.
A teal vintage truck and a blue classic car with its hood open parked on a sunny street with an American flag.
A boat pulls a floating "Bear Town" sign with a bear paw on a river, trees in the background.
A man on an ATV pulls kids riding in barrel train carts at an outdoor event on a sunny day.
Large inflatable black bear arch at NC Black Bear Festival entrance, with crowds and a bear statue nearby.
A wooden bear sculpture and a chainsaw rest on a wooden beam outdoors, with more carvings in the background.
A man wearing ear protection uses a chainsaw on a log outdoors near green farm equipment.
A performer in costume entertains children under a tent with inflatable yellow decorations and chairs.
Child with face paint holds a balloon animal outdoors, wearing a red shirt and sunglasses on their head.
Smiling girl with a spiderweb face paint sits in a stroller holding a pink balloon animal outdoors.
Golden fireworks burst and reflect over a calm lake at night, lighting up the dark sky and water.
Vintage Ford trucks parked at a car show, with people walking and an American flag in the background.
A skydiver with a yellow parachute makes a heart-shaped smoke trail against a blue sky.
A colorful hot air balloon tethered to a pickup truck at a grassy field, with trees in the background.
Person in a green kayak wearing a life jacket, waving while paddling on a calm body of water.
People walk through an outdoor market on a sunny day, carrying bags and wearing casual clothing and hats.
A red classic car with its hood open is parked near a crane holding an American flag.
A group rides a pontoon boat on a lake while kids in blue shirts stand on a dock under a sunny sky.
Smiling person holding a black bear plush at an outdoor festival, talking to another person in a bright shirt.
A man in colonial-era costume stands outdoors at a street fair, with colorful banners in the background.
People gather at a festival entrance with a large inflatable black bear, seen through an orange-striped barrier.
A man in an orange shirt sits on a stool at a busy outdoor fair with food stands and crowds.
A giant inflatable black bear archway at the NC Black Bear Festival in Plymouth, with people nearby.
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