Move over Ohio, there's a new weird place that social media users are obsessed with, and it's a place called "Folk Valley" with some very fashionable cats.

Memes about the city of Folk Valley started popping up online earlier in 2026, and now the memes have been completely overtaken by one gray cat with a piercing stare.

But is Folk Valley even a real place, and what's the deal with the "Folk Valley Cat" meme? Here's what you need to know.

@chaipeak im hi #folkvalley #folk #folkcat #smurfcat #targetaudience ♬ original sound – ️chai2

What Is The 'Folk Valley Cat' Meme?

Back in mid-March 2026, TikToker @iphone17manstaringsidean posted a bizarre video showing UFOs flying over a city set to a choir of chirping birds. The video has a location tag reading "Folk Valley," a city that does not exist.

The video gained over 400,000 views and inspired similar memes depicting the fictional city of Folk Valley as a surrealist landscape full of strange characters and incidents, much like the memes about Ohio.

Then, on May 23rd, TikToker @potatisman3 posted a meme with the same Folk Valley tag. This video features a grey cat with yellow eyes that shuffles through several hair and beard styles.

The video went viral and quickly inspired a wave of memes about the so-called "Folk Valley Cat."

@potatisman3 Folk #fyp #folk #catmeme #edit #tuff ♬ original sound – 𝐏𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐌𝐚𝐧

How Is The 'Folk Valley Cat' Used In Memes?

The Folk Valley Cat has been taking over TikTok and Instagram Reels throughout May 2026. As a meme, the cat is being edited to have new hairstyles, beards and other features, with some users attempting to make the cat look as bizarre as possible.

The meme ultimately plays off the "folk" memes, a staple of the Hood Irony genre that makes a mockery of "gangster" tropes and imagery.

As the meme gets bigger, some are referring to the cat as "Mr. Folk." Many of the images of Mr. Folk with his different haircuts are now being shared in the comments of TikTok videos as reaction images, adding a new angle to the memes.

What Are Some More 'Folk Valley Cat' Memes?

@samosxt Folkem over foem👀##folkvalley##cat##fyp#dope##folk ♬ original sound – AKIRA

@xefilol i wanna visit Folk Valley so badly #folkvalley #folk #cat #son #meme ♬ original sound – xefi

@mrfolkcat #folk #valley #fyp #capcut #cat ♬ Singing Birds Sound – Tmsoft's White Noise Sleep Sounds

@gutierre.warek.ki #CapCut #fypシ゚viral #freshcutcat #hullo #folk ♬ original sound – eyes

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For the full history of the Folk Valley Cat meme, be sure to check out Know Your Meme's encyclopedia entry for more information.