SAVE THE DATE: October 20-22, 2017
Salt Fork State Park
Cambridge, OH
What is Creature Weekend?
Creature Weekend is a conference dedicated to the exploration and discussion of Cryptozoology. Held annually in Cambridge, Ohio, the conference attracts researchers from all over the USA and features speakers on various cryptozoological topics. Whether you are an experienced researcher, armchair enthusiast, or someone who would like to learn about the exciting field of cryptozoology, Creature Weekend offers something for everyone in a friendly and fun environment. We regularly have workshops that teach beginners and veterans the proper way to collect potential evidence for the existence of Cryptids and offer hikes into the field for a real investigative experience. We also sponsor a Summer Campout that is a family friendly way to share your experiences and best practices in the field with others who share your passion.
What is Cryptozoology?
Cryptozoology is the study of hidden animals, i.e. animals that have yet to be identified by science or thought to have been long extinct. Bigfoot, Dogmen, The Abominable Snowman, The Loch Ness Monster, Thunderbirds and many other mysterious and elusive creatures fall into this category.
QUESTIONS? Contact Harold Pennypacker / EMAIL: [email protected]
**Speakers and Schedule May Be Subject to Change Without Notice
Creature Weekend is a conference dedicated to the exploration and discussion of Cryptozoology. Held annually in Cambridge, Ohio, the conference attracts researchers from all over the USA and features speakers on various cryptozoological topics. Whether you are an experienced researcher, armchair enthusiast, or someone who would like to learn about the exciting field of cryptozoology, Creature Weekend offers something for everyone in a friendly and fun environment. We regularly have workshops that teach beginners and veterans the proper way to collect potential evidence for the existence of Cryptids and offer hikes into the field for a real investigative experience. We also sponsor a Summer Campout that is a family friendly way to share your experiences and best practices in the field with others who share your passion.
What is Cryptozoology?
Cryptozoology is the study of hidden animals, i.e. animals that have yet to be identified by science or thought to have been long extinct. Bigfoot, Dogmen, The Abominable Snowman, The Loch Ness Monster, Thunderbirds and many other mysterious and elusive creatures fall into this category.
QUESTIONS? Contact Harold Pennypacker / EMAIL: [email protected]
**Speakers and Schedule May Be Subject to Change Without Notice
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Check back for Creature Weekend 2017 News and Updates !
2017 CONFERENCE UPDATE (10/23/2017)
WOW! There was a lot of stuff that went on over the weekend, but before I get into all of the great stuff that went on, I feel that I need to get something off of my chest so here goes... THANK YOU EVERYONE who participated in the Creature Weekend 2017 conference this past weekend. 2017 marks the 6th year of this event and would not have been possible without the dedication of our volunteers, support of our vendors, attendees and generosity of our anonymous donors (yes, you know who you are). Thanks to the staff of Salt Fork Lodge who were very attentive and made our stay there enjoyable! Thanks to the Guernsey County Visitors Bureau for their help getting the word out. Thanks to our sponsor "Small Town Monsters" for screening the "Invasion on Chestnut Ridge" and "Mothman of Point Pleasant" movies. Having Jeff Wamsley there to answer our Mothman questions was pretty cool. He is a treasure trove of Mothman Trivia! People were riveted to their seats and they really enjoyed the computer generated graphical reenactments of the cases cited in the movies. Thanks EDSquatch and Vanessa for your hard work and tireless dedication to making the event awesome. You guys rock! Thanks Brian & Terrie Seech and Leah. Once again you folks came through and really did a phenomenal job with the Crypto Auction. Every year, the Crypto Auction gets better and better and this year will be hard to beat. Thanks to Evan, Greg, John Lee and Rich Washington for pitching in whenever something needed to be done. You guys helped the event to run smoothly! Thanks to the Crypto Artists and vendors for your generous donations - Eileen Vanderslice, Casey Whorton, John MacDonald, Tammy H & Thomas Curtain, Rodney & Kathleen, Spectral Wolfpack, Mary and Aaron Dunbar, Brenzart, Eerie Eric, Squatchstik, Bill Konkolesky, Donna Fink & Dianne Beeson, Carrie Kunkle, Jessica Miley, and Guernsey Industries. Thanks to our speakers, Jeff Wamsley, Scott Mardis, Adam Davies, Todd Neiss and Tom Sewid. We consistently received high marks on the quality of the presentations and people have commented that all of the presentations were top notch! Last but not least, Thank You to all of the attendees who came to the event and made it special. We had people travel from Michigan, Arkansas, North Carolina and Florida just to attend our event. The audience was one of the nicest we've had; thanks for sharing your stories around the bonfire! Those creepy stories made it hard to sleep that night. If I have forgotten anyone, please forgive me. The hour is late and my mind is a blur.
WOW! There was a lot of stuff that went on over the weekend, but before I get into all of the great stuff that went on, I feel that I need to get something off of my chest so here goes... THANK YOU EVERYONE who participated in the Creature Weekend 2017 conference this past weekend. 2017 marks the 6th year of this event and would not have been possible without the dedication of our volunteers, support of our vendors, attendees and generosity of our anonymous donors (yes, you know who you are). Thanks to the staff of Salt Fork Lodge who were very attentive and made our stay there enjoyable! Thanks to the Guernsey County Visitors Bureau for their help getting the word out. Thanks to our sponsor "Small Town Monsters" for screening the "Invasion on Chestnut Ridge" and "Mothman of Point Pleasant" movies. Having Jeff Wamsley there to answer our Mothman questions was pretty cool. He is a treasure trove of Mothman Trivia! People were riveted to their seats and they really enjoyed the computer generated graphical reenactments of the cases cited in the movies. Thanks EDSquatch and Vanessa for your hard work and tireless dedication to making the event awesome. You guys rock! Thanks Brian & Terrie Seech and Leah. Once again you folks came through and really did a phenomenal job with the Crypto Auction. Every year, the Crypto Auction gets better and better and this year will be hard to beat. Thanks to Evan, Greg, John Lee and Rich Washington for pitching in whenever something needed to be done. You guys helped the event to run smoothly! Thanks to the Crypto Artists and vendors for your generous donations - Eileen Vanderslice, Casey Whorton, John MacDonald, Tammy H & Thomas Curtain, Rodney & Kathleen, Spectral Wolfpack, Mary and Aaron Dunbar, Brenzart, Eerie Eric, Squatchstik, Bill Konkolesky, Donna Fink & Dianne Beeson, Carrie Kunkle, Jessica Miley, and Guernsey Industries. Thanks to our speakers, Jeff Wamsley, Scott Mardis, Adam Davies, Todd Neiss and Tom Sewid. We consistently received high marks on the quality of the presentations and people have commented that all of the presentations were top notch! Last but not least, Thank You to all of the attendees who came to the event and made it special. We had people travel from Michigan, Arkansas, North Carolina and Florida just to attend our event. The audience was one of the nicest we've had; thanks for sharing your stories around the bonfire! Those creepy stories made it hard to sleep that night. If I have forgotten anyone, please forgive me. The hour is late and my mind is a blur.
2017 CONFERENCE UPDATE (10/19/2017)
Online ticketing and pre-registration is now closed. We will be selling a limited amount of tickets at the door on Saturday, October 21, 2017. The Creature Weekend Registration table opens at 9:00AM. Hope to see you all there!
Online ticketing and pre-registration is now closed. We will be selling a limited amount of tickets at the door on Saturday, October 21, 2017. The Creature Weekend Registration table opens at 9:00AM. Hope to see you all there!
2017 CONFERENCE UPDATE (10/18/2017)
Due to a technical difficulty, the ticketing page was down for a number of hours yesterday. To make up for the inconvenience, we are extending online ticket sales to Thursday, October 19! Sorry for the inconvenience! Get your tickets at http://tinyurl.com/y8g84zl4
Due to a technical difficulty, the ticketing page was down for a number of hours yesterday. To make up for the inconvenience, we are extending online ticket sales to Thursday, October 19! Sorry for the inconvenience! Get your tickets at http://tinyurl.com/y8g84zl4
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2017 CONFERENCE UPDATE (10/17/2017)
Due to a last minute cancellation, we have available two tickets to the previously sold out Friday Night DInner with the Speakers featuring Adam Davies! The dinner is an all you can eat Prime Rib Dinner carving station. With your dinner ticket, you get to hear Adam Davies' presentation and you get a free poster (autographed by all of the speakers). First come, first serve! Get your tickets at http://tinyurl.com/y8g84zl4 |
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2017 CONFERENCE UPDATE (10/16/2017)
Cryptozoologist Adam Davies will be speaking at Creature Weekend! "My first talk, during the dinner on Friday NIght, will include some highlights of my twenty years of international research.I will cover several unique expeditions, including the Congo's legendary Dinosaur, the Mokele-Membe, to the Orang-Pendek in Sumatra, to the Mountains of Western Mongolia in search of the Almas. The presentation will include some unique, never seen before photographs, and my hypothesis on what these creatures might be. My second talk on Saturday, will focus firstly on my two expeditions to Nepal in search of the Yeti, and will include insights into the T.V. programs I made there, History Channels' Abominable Snowman, and Josh Gates' Expedition Unknown on the Travel Channel. I will then move onto my current Bigfoot research in the U.S. Could these creatures be connected?" -Adam Davies The Friday Night Dinner with the Speakers is SOLD OUT. However, you still have an opportunity to hear him speak on Saturday. Purchase your tickets now at <CLICK HERE>. |
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2017 CONFERENCE UPDATE (10/15/2017)
Thanks to EIleen VanderSlice who donated these beautiful glass panels and bowls to the Creature Weekend Crypto Art Auction! Creature Weekend is starting in 6 days. Can't wait! To Purchase tickets <CLICK HERE>. 
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2017 CONFERENCE UPDATE (10/14/2017)
Thanks to Ed & Vanessa Wiland for their donation of these items to the Creature Weekend Crypto Art Exhibit! To Purchase tickets <CLICK HERE>. 
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2017 CONFERENCE UPDATE (10/13/2017)
Another masterful creation by John MacDonald! You can bid on this item at Creature Weekend! We appreciate all of the donations we have been getting for the Crypto Auction! To Purchase tickets <CLICK HERE>. |
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2017 CONFERENCE UPDATE (10/8/2017)
Thanks to Casey Whorton for the donation of this drawing to the Creature Weekend 2017 Crypto Art Auction! |
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2017 CONFERENCE UPDATE (10/7/2017)
Official 50th Anniversary PG Film T-Shirts are now available online until October 16, 2017. We have very limited quantities on these commemorative T-shirts so the only guarantee that you can get a T-Shirt in your size is to order one online. <CLICK HERE> to order your T-shirt or Poster online. ***Please note that the lettering on the T-shirts is slightly different than the Posters.
Official 50th Anniversary PG Film T-Shirts are now available online until October 16, 2017. We have very limited quantities on these commemorative T-shirts so the only guarantee that you can get a T-Shirt in your size is to order one online. <CLICK HERE> to order your T-shirt or Poster online. ***Please note that the lettering on the T-shirts is slightly different than the Posters.
2017 CONFERENCE UPDATE (10/3/2017)
Behold the official Creature Weekend 2017 poster that comes free with your Gold Weekend Pass Ticket or Friday Night Dinner ticket! Both tickets allow you to attend the Friday Night Dinner with the speakers where not only can you enjoy a sumptuous prime rib dinner with your speakers, but you can get your poster signed by all the speakers as well!
Behold the official Creature Weekend 2017 poster that comes free with your Gold Weekend Pass Ticket or Friday Night Dinner ticket! Both tickets allow you to attend the Friday Night Dinner with the speakers where not only can you enjoy a sumptuous prime rib dinner with your speakers, but you can get your poster signed by all the speakers as well!
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2017 CONFERENCE UPDATE (9/8/2017)
Please welcome our latest speaker to Creature Weekend 2017, Tom Sewid. Tom is from the Pacific Northwest and will be talking about his tribe's legends of the creature known as Sasquatch and other Cryptids mentioned in his native american traditions. For more information on Tom, <<CLICK HERE>> |
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2017 CONFERENCE UPDATE (7/18/2017)
Tickets for the 2017 Creature Weekend Conference are going on sale August 1, 2017. However, we are releasing a handful of extremely discounted Gold Weekend Pass tickets from July 19, 2017 to July 31, 2017 or whenever they sell out. We haven't announced all of the events for the conference, so this is your opportunity to get in on the ground floor before the tickets go up in price. <<CLICK HERE>> |
2017 CONFERENCE UPDATE (7/12/2017)
We are happy to announce the speakers for this year's Creature Weekend Conference! <<CLICK HERE>>
We are happy to announce the speakers for this year's Creature Weekend Conference! <<CLICK HERE>>
2017 CONFERENCE UPDATE (7/10/2017)
Creature Weekend is now accepting vendor applications for this year's conference! <<CLICK HERE>>
Creature Weekend is now accepting vendor applications for this year's conference! <<CLICK HERE>>
(7/04/2017)
Happy Fourth of July!
Happy Fourth of July!
2017 CONFERENCE UPDATE (7/1/2017)
The Creature Weekend CryptoArt Exhibit is back! <CLICK HERE TO SEE DETAILS>
The Creature Weekend CryptoArt Exhibit is back! <CLICK HERE TO SEE DETAILS>
2017 CONFERENCE UPDATE (6/30/2017)
This year, we are happy to co-host the first Annual Cambridge CreatureFest! This event will take place on Sunday, October 22, 2017 at 1:00PM at Deerassic Park, just minutes away from Salt Fork State Park! There will be Vendors, Food, Kids' Safe Archery, Cider Press, and Pumpkin Painting.
This year, we are happy to co-host the first Annual Cambridge CreatureFest! This event will take place on Sunday, October 22, 2017 at 1:00PM at Deerassic Park, just minutes away from Salt Fork State Park! There will be Vendors, Food, Kids' Safe Archery, Cider Press, and Pumpkin Painting.
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2017 CONFERENCE UPDATE (6/29/2017)
Bigfoot Lock-In at Deerassic Park (for children ages 8-15). You can drop the kids off at this event hosted by Deerassic Park and attend Creature Weekend's Friday night events! Deerassic Park is just steps away from Salt Fork State Park where the 2017 Creature Weekend Conference is being held this year! |
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2017 CONFERENCE UPDATE (6/28/2017)
CREATURE DOUBLE FEATURE MOVIE SCREENINGS !
Location: Salt Fork State Park, Cambridge, OH
Time: 7:30PM (after conclusion of Creature Weekend Conference)
See SCHEDULE for times and location of other events at Creature Weekend
CREATURE DOUBLE FEATURE MOVIE SCREENINGS !
Location: Salt Fork State Park, Cambridge, OH
Time: 7:30PM (after conclusion of Creature Weekend Conference)
See SCHEDULE for times and location of other events at Creature Weekend
From Small Town Monsters comes one of the most bizarre stories you'll ever encounter! The Chestnut Ridge in Pennsylvania is a region long shrouded in mystery. In the 1960s the small village of Kecksburg, PA was thrust into the spotlight when a purported UFO crashed in a nearby forest. Over the following years events in the region continued to unfurl that would stretch the boundaries of our reality. From Bigfoot-type creatures to unusual aerial events, the Chestnut Ridge played host to the strangest of the strange.
Now it's your turn to journey into the unknown! |
Right after the premiere of the movie, "Invasion", we will be screening "The Mothman of Point Pleasant" which is another documentary by Smalltown Monsters, chronicling the strange events surrounding the appearance of a "Mothman" in a rural West Virginia town.
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2017 CONFERENCE UPDATE (6/27/2017)
We have a lot of exciting events that are new this year. Check out our schedule. Schedule is subject to change, so check back often! <CLICK HERE TO SEE SCHEDULE>
We have a lot of exciting events that are new this year. Check out our schedule. Schedule is subject to change, so check back often! <CLICK HERE TO SEE SCHEDULE>
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2017 CONFERENCE UPDATE (4/12/2017)
We are pleased to announce that Creature Weekend 2017 will be taking place on October 20-22, 2017 in Cambridge, OH. Please check back for more updates!
We are pleased to announce that Creature Weekend 2017 will be taking place on October 20-22, 2017 in Cambridge, OH. Please check back for more updates!
