Mothman Festival 2023! Full Festival and Hay Ride! I Finally Made it Back!

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  • @Lockbar
    @Lockbar9 ай бұрын

    I think its safe to say 75% of the visitors to this event know who Jacob is.....some day there will be a Carpetbagger Festival somewhere.

  • @BigChrisfilm

    @BigChrisfilm

    9 ай бұрын

    We met him at the Electric Chair. There were def alot of people who knew who he was.

  • @alexgeorge501

    @alexgeorge501

    9 ай бұрын

    I'll gladly fly out to attend that!

  • @RamblingVlogger

    @RamblingVlogger

    9 ай бұрын

    @@alexgeorge501I second that!

  • @wonderingdave2487

    @wonderingdave2487

    9 ай бұрын

    I would go to that festival

  • @marciamarier8726

    @marciamarier8726

    9 ай бұрын

    You are so right someday there should be a meet-up a carpetbagger Festival something Go Jacob go 0:31

  • @wingflex5367
    @wingflex53679 ай бұрын

    Wow, nice person at 3:09 flipping Jacob the bird. Some people are so friendly

  • @matthewsteven6071

    @matthewsteven6071

    9 ай бұрын

    dove down here to find this

  • @KrazyJoesConcessionStand2
    @KrazyJoesConcessionStand29 ай бұрын

    I desperately need to attend this one of these years

  • @madebykemo

    @madebykemo

    9 ай бұрын

    I’ll join you. Looks like a great time every year.

  • @greggseiter1412
    @greggseiter14129 ай бұрын

    Jacob recognized as a celebrity on the hay ride ! YES !!!

  • @PaulieEsther
    @PaulieEsther9 ай бұрын

    LOL I'll bet the loser in the blue truck giving you the finger is still stuck in traffic on that bridge. 😅

  • @TheCarpetbagger

    @TheCarpetbagger

    9 ай бұрын

    Interesting what some people choose to contribute to the world

  • @mcwatersd
    @mcwatersd9 ай бұрын

    I can't believe how the Mothman festival has grown . It seems to be a real going concern . Looked awesome and the hay ride seemed like a lot of fun . Thanks for taking us along . Keep Safe ❤Keep Well❤

  • @robylove9190
    @robylove91909 ай бұрын

    The Mothman festival has really grown! Thanks for taking us along ❤

  • @cindylifestyleandmore
    @cindylifestyleandmore9 ай бұрын

    Thank you for sharing your Mothman festival. Fun event to visit one day!👍😊

  • @CedarCryptid
    @CedarCryptid9 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much for letting me be in your video, that was absolutely one of the biggest highlights of my trip to the festival this year! ^u^ I hope you had a great time there!

  • @kyuubicat5

    @kyuubicat5

    9 ай бұрын

    Love your suit it’s adorable!!

  • @CC-qx7hk

    @CC-qx7hk

    9 ай бұрын

    Oh wow I never considered crypto furries but people should def do more of that

  • @CedarCryptid

    @CedarCryptid

    9 ай бұрын

    @@kyuubicat5 Thank you so much! He was a lotta work to build, but well worth it

  • @kyuubicat5

    @kyuubicat5

    9 ай бұрын

    @@CedarCryptid definitely

  • @DizzyGamerOfficial

    @DizzyGamerOfficial

    9 ай бұрын

    You are so adorable, lil Cedar :3 ❤

  • @elsiegon7118
    @elsiegon71189 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much for another great video. And 🎉Fu too ..3:11 to the one that gave us the finger while u first started crossing the bridge. I love how you always provide good 411 about your adventures ❤❤Lol. I watched Shawshank redemption yesterday after seeing your awesome video!!!😂

  • @ConRodsAndRustedBods
    @ConRodsAndRustedBods9 ай бұрын

    The peoples reaction in the background while you were screaming and scabbing in the electric chair was absolutely hilarious. 🤣

  • @MissouriPenny
    @MissouriPenny9 ай бұрын

    Jacob you look so happy lately....love your channel long time ......😊❤😊❤😊

  • @larryrose20
    @larryrose209 ай бұрын

    Jacob, glad to see you back in my home state of WV. Glad you didn't have a heart attack after getting shocked in the electric chair. You look like you had a great time in Point Pleasant, Your videos are awesome!

  • @amyallen5854
    @amyallen58549 ай бұрын

    Awesome video!! It was so cool getting to meet you yesterday! Thank you for taking the time to stop and get a pic with me and my kiddos. ❤

  • @kimberlylyerly2207
    @kimberlylyerly22079 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much for sharing your day at Mothman with us! 🤗 I have been looking so forward to this video. I hope to make it there one year! 😊

  • @user-he3fl1de2p
    @user-he3fl1de2p9 ай бұрын

    Love your excitement. Also love how humble you are when you are recognized. Keep doing what you do.

  • @karenstone4805
    @karenstone48059 ай бұрын

    Thank you Jacob for the wonderful video as always,it was great to see you again and also thanks for filming our Mothman tie dyesy husband's original design

  • @ShelleeGraham
    @ShelleeGraham9 ай бұрын

    5:28 Thank you for helping us learn the origins of the MOTHMAN. Very interesting 🧐 indeed.

  • @lnterpolantics
    @lnterpolantics9 ай бұрын

    So nice to see Papa let the Ghouls go on a little vacation to see Mothman

  • @danielwestbrook6407
    @danielwestbrook64079 ай бұрын

    Your face when she turned on the electric chair thought you’d have a accident so funny

  • @TheCarpetbagger

    @TheCarpetbagger

    9 ай бұрын

    I almost did, did not realize it would actually electrocute me

  • @groovyghostnotes
    @groovyghostnotes9 ай бұрын

    spotted myself at 27:57 lol

  • @dianneC1979
    @dianneC19799 ай бұрын

    What a great time. Hope you made it ok through everything. Some cool merch. 😊 Thanks for taking us along. Some of us would never be able to get out to see things like this. We appreciate you, Carpetbagger. 🎉

  • @HyprFoci
    @HyprFoci9 ай бұрын

    Thank you for your donations for a worthy cause, and for taking more shots at the Snow Trooper and not me 😂😂

  • @Thecorgially
    @Thecorgially9 ай бұрын

    They really go out for Moth Man. Lots of fun.

  • @jennycat0592
    @jennycat05925 ай бұрын

    This is a very late comment, but I was there, walking down the street through the crowd, I stop to look around and boom, I spotted you. I wish I’d said hi, I was too nervous. I just stood there awestruck saying “That’s him! It’s the carpetbagger!” I’ve been watching you since 2015, it was awesome.

  • @jennycat0592

    @jennycat0592

    5 ай бұрын

    Specifically at 12:13, I’m just out of frame on the left is when I spotted you. 😱

  • @MikeWeiner
    @MikeWeiner9 ай бұрын

    SUMMER OF CRYPTIDS!!! How's that for Summer 2024? I love when you go to cryptid festivals! The taste of small town America is never stronger than when you're in such events. :)

  • @markzeahammer183
    @markzeahammer1839 ай бұрын

    Carpetbagger gets lit up.. I was howling with Laughter.

  • @dansp91
    @dansp919 ай бұрын

    I believe that the Trading Post and Bunker 304 are both owned by the same folks who own the Mothman Museum. We visited in April and loved those stores!! Cryptid lovers dream stores - so much great stuff!!

  • @Retromicky82
    @Retromicky829 ай бұрын

    Wow the event is getting huge .

  • @goldengirl54
    @goldengirl549 ай бұрын

    Thanks for taking us along! 🩷

  • @grtomost1993
    @grtomost19939 ай бұрын

    This was lovely! I hope I may go one day. I was particularly tickled by the duo of Nameless Ghouls taking a picture with Mothman.

  • @ratbones620
    @ratbones6209 ай бұрын

    I went to Point Pleasant over the Summer to see the Mothman Statue and Museum. It was super cool but I hope one day to go to the Mothman festival!

  • @alliekuma4234
    @alliekuma42349 ай бұрын

    I love all the clapping that happened when you touched the hiney lol Definitely love all the art there. ❤

  • @suemoo22
    @suemoo229 ай бұрын

    What a great lady on the hayride, she was good!

  • @brittanysayre779

    @brittanysayre779

    9 ай бұрын

    That’s me! Thank you so much!!

  • @mjdarkcreations
    @mjdarkcreations9 ай бұрын

    "here is the biggest creep in the festival" That person first took that personaly hahaha and then realized why he said that

  • @lizinacan151
    @lizinacan1519 ай бұрын

    I would love to attend this one day as a guardian of Mothman! Also that Mothman fursuit was soooo cute

  • @kathyevans3251
    @kathyevans32519 ай бұрын

    It was really fun event

  • @RapierIsRowdy
    @RapierIsRowdy9 ай бұрын

    Didn't get to say hi but it was cool to see you walk by at 40 minutes (I was the goofball in pink)

  • @TheUnforgiven-iq5gu
    @TheUnforgiven-iq5gu9 ай бұрын

    My sister and stepdad went there yesterday, watching this since i couldnt go because of work and just to see if they are in the background somewhere lol

  • @SandyWolf-
    @SandyWolf-9 ай бұрын

    What a great time I went a few years ago loved it!

  • @stoshie1017
    @stoshie10179 ай бұрын

    I was there and missed you!!! I even talked to Mark Muncy about hoping to meet you. I ❤your videos and the family is back on the way home through Asheville to South Carolina. Maybe one day...

  • @cherylreynolds1869
    @cherylreynolds18699 ай бұрын

    I met you in 2018. One of the best days of my life. I scared you by yell "Carpetbagger"!!!!

  • @Katherine.Rhiannon
    @Katherine.Rhiannon9 ай бұрын

    I was sooooo excited to meet you! Thank you for letting me get a picture with you!

  • @daveotuwa5596
    @daveotuwa55969 ай бұрын

    "Predation is my favorite thing In the river where to take the fling. Blood is what I see every day As a monster who lives on sea and land. With the stuff to chow down on at hand, I am always faithfully okay." -----Hodag. An amphibious creature bigger than an average bag.🦎

  • @risjenkins1467
    @risjenkins14679 ай бұрын

    I wasn’t able to make it to the fest this year so THANK YOU for this video. It really brightened my heart to watch you attend

  • @stephanieg3325
    @stephanieg33259 ай бұрын

    I cannot believe someone would give the finger when you walked past the blue and gray two tone truck!!! How disgusting!!!

  • @briancoxinspector

    @briancoxinspector

    9 ай бұрын

    Punk kids being punk kids! He’s in a old ford truck as Jacob crossing the bridge.

  • @pbg624

    @pbg624

    9 ай бұрын

    Ok good I was hoping someone said something in the comments. I don’t understand why people do that in the background of peoples photos and videos.

  • @shikabaneconga
    @shikabaneconga9 ай бұрын

    i need to hug the thumbnail mothie

  • @Jillian.B
    @Jillian.B8 ай бұрын

    The pure excitement on the first ladies face when she saw Jacob was so heartfelt. Her costume was also amazing!

  • @discoonelove
    @discoonelove9 ай бұрын

    Always 🎉appreciate all the content sir.

  • @TurinJawn
    @TurinJawn9 ай бұрын

    Shoutout to the gem of the lady giving you the bird in the raggedy pickup truck lol. Seems like a treat of a person

  • @wendicaudill2139
    @wendicaudill21399 ай бұрын

    I saw you last night, i was on my way to work, you were walking over the bridge....wish i could have stopped and said HI

  • @ViewpointProd
    @ViewpointProd9 ай бұрын

    16:14 YO JOE! 34:45 I was not expecting a fursuit! Seeing that, in the thumbnail, I had to check it out! Sooooo cute, moth fursuits are always really cute

  • @CedarCryptid

    @CedarCryptid

    9 ай бұрын

    thank you so much!! >w

  • @Znynpuvgr

    @Znynpuvgr

    7 ай бұрын

    @@CedarCryptidholy shit its him

  • @codyward5791
    @codyward57919 ай бұрын

    I remember bumping into you at the shirts lol, videos are awesome man

  • @monsterologist_
    @monsterologist_9 ай бұрын

    Thanks again for featuring the Monsterologist artist tent on your channel! Great video of the Mothman Festival 2023!

  • @keithtiger1641
    @keithtiger16419 ай бұрын

    This actually looked like a fun festival to attend. I enjoyed this one a whole lot. 😊

  • @marybmccormick
    @marybmccormick9 ай бұрын

    Awesome thanks for sharing this day was fun 😊😊😊

  • @johneggers1400
    @johneggers14009 ай бұрын

    It's really crazy to see how much this festival has grown. Growing up in ohio right across that bridge I've heard about mothman for as far back as I can remember.

  • @mrstacyj9496
    @mrstacyj94969 ай бұрын

    Imagine all these good vibes and creativity focused on a REAL issue! Just think the solutions that might be identified. Thanks for sharing.

  • @adamcummins9345
    @adamcummins93459 ай бұрын

    I had such a good time and it was great to meet you!!

  • @RickC8080
    @RickC80809 ай бұрын

    Great to meet you Saturday.

  • @mizu_the_floatzel
    @mizu_the_floatzel9 ай бұрын

    Jacob, you're going to get a little bit of culture here but the suit you took a picture with is part of the furry community. They are really well known for that beautiful moth suit. I actually had an run in with them a while back at a convention in Pittsburgh It's good to know that you actually ran into somebody I know lol😊

  • @XaviHaunts

    @XaviHaunts

    9 ай бұрын

    NOOOOOO-

  • @mizu_the_floatzel

    @mizu_the_floatzel

    9 ай бұрын

    @@XaviHaunts mmmmmmm someone knows mmmmmm* rubs chin

  • @CedarCryptid

    @CedarCryptid

    9 ай бұрын

    You're much too kind!! Thank you so much Mizu! 😭💜

  • @mizu_the_floatzel

    @mizu_the_floatzel

    9 ай бұрын

    @@CedarCryptid omg ! It you !

  • @mizu_the_floatzel

    @mizu_the_floatzel

    9 ай бұрын

    ​@@CedarCryptidand your welcome ^^

  • @dawnbenchley7237
    @dawnbenchley72379 ай бұрын

    Awesome festival!

  • @allenpedrick6502
    @allenpedrick65029 ай бұрын

    Jacob getting shocked in the electric chair had me laughing so hard.

  • @emilyt3377
    @emilyt33779 ай бұрын

    My great grandmother was from point pleasant

  • @tommywalker742
    @tommywalker7429 ай бұрын

    Fun festival!

  • @deborahnodd9414
    @deborahnodd94149 ай бұрын

    Hey! While you were walking on the bridge some Dude was flipping you off from a small truck! What a jerk!

  • @laurag-oe9xo
    @laurag-oe9xo9 ай бұрын

    You definitely got your steps in. 👍 Seemed much more fun than sitting in a booth. Good call.

  • @RamblingVlogger
    @RamblingVlogger9 ай бұрын

    This is a huge bucket list for me! I love cryptids and the mothman is my favorite cryptid story. I often tell people of my encounter with slender man in Putnam county NY many years ago which sparked my interest into cryptids and the paranormal. Thanks for taking us along.

  • @daryljones9367
    @daryljones93679 ай бұрын

    The bigfoot name shocked me 😂

  • @lisag.8458
    @lisag.84589 ай бұрын

    Thanks, Jacob! That was fun!🎉

  • @katiecollum9135
    @katiecollum91359 ай бұрын

    Boooooo to the blue truck in the beginning while you’re walking the bridge! Yay moth man festival!!!!! Amazing as always 😊 love this

  • @lowercaseandall4651
    @lowercaseandall46519 ай бұрын

    Cedar crypt in the thumbnail! Love them!

  • @CedarCryptid

    @CedarCryptid

    9 ай бұрын

    💜

  • @pbryan1079
    @pbryan10799 ай бұрын

    It was So nice meeting you today . Love you videos

  • @tikinkss
    @tikinkss9 ай бұрын

    Loved the electric chair 😮 and the idea of a Carpetbagger roadside attraction is perfect. I can imagine how cool that would be!

  • @thrasher2753
    @thrasher27539 ай бұрын

    Need to attend this someday. I've been playing Fallout 76 and they have a ton of mothman love in the game. Even his statue in-game, since its based in west virginia.

  • @HyprFoci

    @HyprFoci

    9 ай бұрын

    My son and I did a 2 day trip in WV going to as many of the IRL locations from Fallout 76. It was a great time

  • @bluegold1026
    @bluegold10267 ай бұрын

    34:45 I know that moff! It's CedarCryptid! Met 'em in person at Anthrocon this summer!

  • @alexgeorge501
    @alexgeorge5019 ай бұрын

    I love me some good-fashioned fun with Cryptids and local Monsters, especally with one month away from the month of Halloween!

  • @history_leisure
    @history_leisure9 ай бұрын

    you could say the Mothman statue is the pleasantest point in the town

  • @nataliecrow6533
    @nataliecrow65339 ай бұрын

    When you said you were coming all these people are waiting to see you, that is why it is so backed up 😉

  • @bg199083
    @bg1990839 ай бұрын

    Glad that you made it to the Mothman Festival Jake! Can’t wait for Haunt Season to begin!

  • @janicericciuti9035
    @janicericciuti90359 ай бұрын

    Thanks we love your shows

  • @travisnoffsinger1703
    @travisnoffsinger17039 ай бұрын

    Thanks for visiting the Mothman Festival Jacob! Hope you had an awesome time. Gotta try some Pepperoni rolls when you have a chance and you should also stop and have a meal at a Tudor’s Biscuit World sometime. Good stuff! Great video 👍

  • @marystewart1125
    @marystewart11259 ай бұрын

    We went on a quiet weekday and the city was awesome. Just go see it whenever you can. Marietta, Ohio is close by and very cute to visit.

  • @ashleybreckheimer1387
    @ashleybreckheimer13879 ай бұрын

    Seen the live first. This maybe my favorite. 💚😂❤❤

  • @krisqo
    @krisqo9 ай бұрын

    Thanks for coming to visit us. It would be nice to see it moved out to our fairgrounds there is way more room. But we just enjoy everyone in town so much

  • @TheCarpetbagger

    @TheCarpetbagger

    9 ай бұрын

    I kind of like being able to experience the town during the festival

  • @frankbalazs8816
    @frankbalazs88169 ай бұрын

    We we're there!!!❤ The Bigfoot Festival in Hocking Hills Ohio is Awesome too!!!

  • @juanzapata492
    @juanzapata4929 ай бұрын

    Awesome mothman festival 😂😊

  • @IliaDolenz
    @IliaDolenz9 ай бұрын

    I look forward to your video at Mothman Festival, the Chili Cook-Off, and Transworld every year!

  • @frankbingham53
    @frankbingham539 ай бұрын

    Love this video carpetbagger and you work very hard on your videos keep it up Jacob and I love it when you say hay you carpetbagger here and this one is in the bag.

  • @FurryEskimo
    @FurryEskimo9 ай бұрын

    34:50 Mothman furry was really cute,😊

  • @PianomanKY
    @PianomanKY9 ай бұрын

    Nerds are the BEST

  • @MrJohnnyCash1932
    @MrJohnnyCash19329 ай бұрын

    Thank you Mr Carpetbagger 😊

  • @ballyraven_folklore
    @ballyraven_folklore9 ай бұрын

    It was so cool to meet you - made it our best Mothman Festival yet! We love your videos and enjoy all the fun places you find

  • @RobertFrapples
    @RobertFrapples9 ай бұрын

    Something about being stuck on a bridge going to a Point Pleasant festival celebrating Mothman, would give me second thoughts. 😂

  • @user-ol5ds8cd4t
    @user-ol5ds8cd4t9 ай бұрын

    At 3:08 some hill billy flips you off man LMAO

  • @markdraskovics5274
    @markdraskovics52749 ай бұрын

    HEY,.... JACOB...WOW That's so crazy How many people Are at the MOTHMAN Festival that you Had to walk Across the Bridge But looks like It Was worth the Walk lot's of Fun And bunch of Awesome mothpeople Around to see Well ok take care stay safe and will see you on the next video

  • @daveotuwa5596
    @daveotuwa55969 ай бұрын

    "If you are wearing a pair of blue jeans, you shall feed me unperishable beans. Touch my ass Before you pass The donation center with sufficient means." -----Mothman. A humanoid creature who is hangry for more than one can.🦋

  • @plasticbutcher
    @plasticbutcher9 ай бұрын

    My Son and daughter in law were there for their first time this year Rick B

  • @amyandtony
    @amyandtony9 ай бұрын

    Looks so fun! Would be so cool if you opened a paranormal attraction here in Western NC.

  • @EsmeGrubb
    @EsmeGrubb9 ай бұрын

    That was a haunted hayride. How fun.