McMenamins UFO Fest

at Hotel Oregon in McMinnville, OR

See you next year, for our 24th annual festival!

Leaving a trail of star dust, UFO Fest 2023 has zoomed out of our orbit. Thank you for another great year!
Plans are in the works. We’ll keep you posted when reservations at Hotel Oregon become available.

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Every year, thousands of visitors flock to McMinnville, a quiet Willamette Valley town located an hour southwest of Portland, to attend the famous three-day McMenamins UFO Festival. Second in popularity only to the UFO festival in Roswell, New Mexico, Oregon’s annual celebration features a UFO parade, expert speakers, live (free!) music indoors and out, a 5K run, a pet costume contest, events with the featured speakers, a ‘landing party’ with vendor booths and more.

Founded in 1999, this UFO Festival began at the historic McMenamins Hotel Oregon property as a way to honor the famous 1950 Trent sighting in the area, and has evolved into an epic celebration of all things extraterrestrial.