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Squatch Watch Vancouver Island

Courtenay, British Columbia

A three-day Sasquatch conference in the Comox Valley with presenters, a vendor market and a gala dinner, partnered with the Queneesh Indigenous Community Society.

Next: Oct 30 to Nov 1, 2026

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The creature

Bigfootaka Sasquatch, SkookumA huge, hair-covered, upright ape said to roam North American forests.

Nearby

147 mi · Festival or event · Harrison Hot Springs, BCSasquatch DaysCo-hosted by the village and the Sts'ailes Nation, with war canoe races, cultural programs and Sasquatch talks on Harrison Lake.Usually mid June. 2027 dates not announced yet147 mi · Museum · Harrison Hot Springs, BCHarrison Visitor Centre and Sasquatch MuseumFree museum in the village where the word Sasquatch was born, from the Sts'ailes Sa:sq'ets. Casts, carvings, a longhouse room and an 8-foot statue for photos.Free149 mi · Roadside attraction · Harrison Hot Springs, BCSasquatch Provincial ParkLakes, trails and campgrounds just north of Harrison Hot Springs, renamed for the Sasquatch in 1968.246 mi · Roadside attraction · Kelowna, BCOgopogo StatueKelowna's most photographed public art: a fibreglass Ogopogo on the downtown waterfront, sculpted in 1960.Free

Source: experiencecomoxvalley.ca. Hours, prices and dates change, so confirm with the organizer before you travel. Spotted something out of date? Let us know.