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23rd Annual McMenamins UFO Festival

Arts and Entertainment

March 16, 2023

From: McMenamins UFO Festival

Schedule Of Events:

May 18, 2023

6-10pm: Live Music and VIP Pass Pickup Party
All are welcome!
VIP Pass pickup 6-8pm
With live music from Kirby Swatosh & the Moon Rock Patrol 7-10pm in Mattie's Room

Join this Thursday evening bonus event with live music! VIP pass holders: Get an extra drink token if you pick up your pass at this event. VIP pass pickup not required for entry to the party; all are welcome!

Live music from spaced out rock band, Kirby Swatosh & the Moon Rock Patrol!
A child of the NASA generation, Swatosh's catchy pop/rock melodies and clever lyrics introduce a startling original imagination informed by the faith of one whose true musical home might as well be outer space. Despite his affinity for interterrestrial themes, Swatosh's repertoire also includes down-to-earth pop — grounded by a childhood spent listening to The Beatles, Pink Floyd and James Taylor.

Location: McMenamins Hotel Oregon, 310 NE Evans Street, McMinnville, OR  97128.

May 19, 2023

10-11:30am: Into the Parabnormal with Jeremy Scott
Jeremy Scott interviews some of the featured speakers at this year's festival

Location: McMenamins Hotel Oregon, 310 NE Evans Street, McMinnville, OR  97128.

12:00 pm: Travis: The True Story of Travis Walton Film Screening
11:30am: Doors
All ages welcome
Watch Travis: The True Story of Travis Walton while enjoying lunch or drinks in Mattie's Room. Then, catch Jennifer Stein and Travis Walton live as they discuss the film at their presentation at the Community Center on Saturday, May 20.

Location: McMenamins Hotel Oregon, 310 NE Evans Street, McMinnville, OR  97128.

3:00 pm: Sev Tok
2pm: Doors

Tickets:
$25 advance
$30 Day of show
All ages welcome

Location: McMinnville Community Center, 600 NE Evans Street, McMinnville, OR 97128.

4-10pm: Landing Party
Join us for a glow in the dark light party! With food & beverages, UFO merchandise and McMenamins Passport stamps in the tent. Plus, live music!

Location: McMenamins Hotel Oregon, 310 NE Evans Street, McMinnville, OR  97128.

7:00 pm: Earl Grey Anderson
6pm: Doors
Earl Grey Anderson has investigated over 900 UFO reports and specializes in experiencer/High Strangeness cases. His new presentation for UFO Fest will cover some of the most amazing cases from his extensive research. Anderson is the Mutual UFO Network's executive member of the Experiencer Resource Team (ERT).
All ages welcome

Tickets:
$25 advance
$30 Day of show

Location: McMinnville Community Center, 600 NE Evans Street, McMinnville, OR 97128.

7-10pm: Kirby Swatosh and The Moon Rock Patrol

All ages welcome
Live music from spaced out rock band, Kirby Swatosh & the Moon Rock Patrol!
A child of the NASA generation, Swatosh's catchy pop/rock melodies and clever lyrics introduce a startling original imagination informed by the faith of one whose true musical home might as well be outer space. Despite his affinity for interterrestrial themes, Swatosh's repertoire also includes down-to-earth pop — grounded by a childhood spent listening to The Beatles, Pink Floyd and James Taylor.

Tickets: Free

Location: McMenamins Hotel Oregon, 310 NE Evans Street, McMinnville, OR  97128.

May 20, 2023

8:30 am: Alien Abduction Dash 5K

The Aliens are back, and you can outrun them! Join us for the Alien Abduction Dash 5K starting at 8:30 am at Joe Dancer Park. Costumes encouraged! Registration begins February 14th at 9am. Runners can also sign up at the McMinnville Community Center.
All ages welcome

Tickets:
$30

Location: Joe Dancer Park

9:30 am: Cheryl and Linda Costa

9am: Doors

From 2001 to 2020, the two National UFO databases received 169,632 UFO sighting reports. In 2015, Cheryl and Linda Costa set out to measure the scale of UFO phenomena. They carefully compiled and analyzed the data using the science of statistics. They will share the astounding UFO truths they discovered about the U.S., with a focus on Oregon. All ages welcome

Tickets:
$25 advance
$30 Day of show

Location: McMinnville Community Center, 600 NE Evans Street, McMinnville, OR 97128.

10am - 8pm: Vendor Booths and more

All ages welcome
McMinnville's downtown streets close to vehicle traffic, so you can shop the out-of-this-world vendors with plenty of fun merchandise and take in the spectacular array of people and aliens wandering this pedestrian zone.

Location: Downtown McMinnville

10am- 11pm: Hotel Oregon Tent and Live Music

Live music
1:30-3:30pm: Camp Crush
5-8pm: DJ NON's UFO Dance Party
8:30-11pm: Alien Costume Ball with Super Secret Band

All ages welcome

The McMenamins tent serves up food and drinks, plus an outdoor gift shop*, Passport stamps and live music all day! Don't miss the Alien Costume Contest and Alien Costume Ball happening right here in the tent!

Location: McMenamins Hotel Oregon, 310 NE Evans Street, McMinnville, OR  97128.

12-1:30pm: Alien Costume Contest

All ages welcome
Location: McMenamins Hotel Oregon, 310 NE Evans Street, McMinnville, OR  97128.

1:00 pm: Jennifer Stein and Travis Walton
12: 00 pm: Doors

All ages welcome

Tickets:

$25 advance
$30 Day of show
Location: McMinnville Community Center, 600 NE Evans Street, McMinnville, OR 97128.

3:30pm: Kids Fun Run
2:45-3:30pm: Sign in

Kids get to kick off the UFO parade with a fun run along the same route! Wear your wackiest alien attire (or not) and join the fun.

Registration for the Kids Fun Run will be at 5th and Galloway from 2:45-3:30pm. Parents/guardians will have to sign a registration/waiver for their child. Ages 2-15. Free

All ages welcome
Location: Downtown McMinnville

3:30pm: UFO Festival Parade

All ages welcome

Watch the wildly fun and colorful UFO Costume Parade as it careens and cartwheels through town. Or join the fun yourself!
Location: Downtown McMinnville

5pm: Alien Pet Costume Contest

All ages welcome

The cutest and kookiest event of the weekend: dogs donning their extraterrestrial best. (Birds, lizards and all other friendly pets welcome too!)
Join the fun with your best bud at the Granary District, a 5-minute walk from Hotel Oregon, immediately following the festival parade.
Location: Granary District

6:30pm: Speaker Panel and QandA
5:30pm doors

All ages welcome

Tickets:
$25 advance
$30 Day of show
Location: McMinnville Community Center, 600 NE Evans Street, McMinnville, OR 97128.

7-10pm: Kirby Swatosh and The Moon Rock Patrol

All ages welcome

Live music from spaced out rock band, Kirby Swatosh & the Moon Rock Patrol!

A child of the NASA generation, Swatosh's catchy pop/rock melodies and clever lyrics introduce a startling original imagination informed by the faith of one whose true musical home might as well be outer space. Despite his affinity for interterrestrial themes, Swatosh's repertoire also includes down-to-earth pop — grounded by a childhood spent listening to The Beatles, Pink Floyd and James Taylor.

Location: McMenamins Hotel Oregon, 310 NE Evans Street, McMinnville, OR  97128.

8:30-11pm: Alien Costume Ball

All ages welcome

Come in costume and show off your dance skills, or just come to gawk at the crazy outfits! You won't believe the lengths to which some of our guests go in fashioning otherworldly ensembles.

Live music from party band Super Secret Band plays from 8:30-11pm.

Location: McMenamins Hotel Oregon, 310 NE Evans Street, McMinnville, OR  97128.

May 21, 2023

10:00 am: Breakfast with Speaker Jennifer Stein
9:30am: Doors

Hear from UFO researcher, experiencer and director of Travis: The True Story of Travis Walton, Jennifer Stein.

All ages welcome

Tickets:
$40 advance
$45 day of

Location: McMenamins Hotel Oregon, 310 NE Evans Street, McMinnville, OR  97128.

Dates: May 18 - 21, 2023

Locations:
McMenamins Hotel Oregon, 310 NE Evans Street, McMinnville, OR  97128.
McMinnville Community Center, 600 NE Evans Street, McMinnville, OR 97128.

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