Beam up from boring.

Join the 2023 UFO Festival for the best galactic time any life form can have on earth. Don’t miss out on all the weirdness.

Was it an alien encounter, a weather balloon, or a flying saucer? The event known as the Roswell Incident quickly swept through the nation in 1947. The “UFO Capital of the World” is known internationally by UFO enthusiasts and deniers alike!

The City of Roswell is excited to open its doors to a worldwide audience for the 2023 Annual UFO Festival. This destination Festival will include plenty of immersive experiences, live music, local food, out-of-this-world photo ops, as well as other family friendly events happening all over the city.

Enjoy food, vendors, official merch, kids zone, events, live shows and music.

FRIDAY, JUNE 30

Roswell Visitor Center 426 N. Main St. | Store Open: 9am-8pm

9am Walk of Fame Ceremony

Celebrate Robert H. Goddard at Pioneer Plaza with Mayor Tim Jennings

FREE

10am-10pm Pioneer Plaza

Enjoy yard games, caricature drawings, vendors, our E.T. Eateries food court and take multiple photo ops!

FREE

Roswell Convention Center 912 N. Main St

8am-6:30pm Roswell Daily Record’s Roswell Incident

Enjoy speakers like Ben Hansen, Kelly Chase, Bryce Zabel and more. roswellincident.com

10am-10pm Check-In & Info Tent

Start your weekend by becoming an official attendee of the UFO Festival! Check in for events and receive free festival goodies. (While supplies last.) Galaxy Garden by Artist Paul Bohde & Galaxy Cantina (beer garden) open from 11am-10pm.

10am-10pm E.T. Eateries

Enjoy our outdoor food court.

FREE

10am-10pm Galaxy Fair Stage

10am Opening Remarks, 11am Asi Se Baile, 3:30pm 44th Army Band, 7:45pm Aerial Aura Aerialist, 8:45pm Odd-Lab Fire Dancers, 9:45pm Sky Elements Drone Show 

DJ Mel to play between acts.

FREE

10am-10pm Outdoor Kids Zone

Enjoy jumpers and yard games all day, and our Glo Party Foam Zone starting at 7pm.

Robotron 8pm-10pm. All Ages.

FREE

12pm-8pm Indoor Kids Zone

 Immersive Moon Maze Experience

 Circus Boot Camp 4pm-5pm FREE

12pm-6pm Galacticon roswellgalacticon.com

DeBremond Field Across the street from Roswell Convention Center

5pm-10:30pm Friday Night Concert (Siggno)

6pm Roulettes 7:30pm I-10 9pm Siggno

Enjoy beer & music. Gates open at 4pm for VIP & 5pm for General Admission.

Roswell Museum & Robert H. Goddard Planetarium 1011 N. Richardson Ave. 

7pm From Bartók to Webern

Classical and Experimental Music of the 1930s and 1940s with the Giovanni String Quartet. Doors open at 6pm. roswellufomuseum.org

1pm-7pm Laser Shows (Planetarium)

1pm Laserock 3pm Laser Grateful Dead 5pm Laser Zeppelin

7pm Laser Pink Floyd: The Dark Side of the Moon

Chaves County Courthouse 400 N. Virginia Ave

12pm-10pm MainStreet AlienFest

Enjoy vendors, food trucks, entertainment and events on the courthouse lawn.

For full schedule of events and other information, visit mainstreetroswell.org

FREE

International UFO Museum and Research Center 114 N. Main St.

9am-6pm 2023 UFOlogist Invasion

Lectures free with paid admission. roswellufomuseum.com

Cielo Grande Recreation Area 1612 W. College Blvd.

8pm-11pm Roswell Daily Record’s Roswell Incident

Night Sky event with Ben Hansen. roswellincident.com

SATURDAY, JULY 1

Roswell Visitor Center 426 N. Main St. | Store Open: 9am-8pm

10am-10pm Pioneer Plaza

Enjoy yard games, caricature drawings, vendors, our E.T. Eateries food court and take multiple photo ops!

FREE

2 Roswell Convention Center 912 N. Main St. 

9am-10pm Roswell Daily Record’s Roswell Incident

Enjoy speakers like Ben Hansen, Kelly Chase, Bryce Zabel and more. roswellincident.com

10am-10pm Check-In & Info Tent

Start your weekend by becoming an official attendee of the UFO Festival! Check in for events and receive free festival goodies. (While supplies last.) Galaxy Garden by Artist Paul Bohde & Galaxy Cantina (beer garden) open from 11am-10pm

10am-10pm E.T. Eateries

Enjoy our outdoor food court.

FREE

10am-10pm Galaxy Fair Stage

11am Asi Se Baile, 12pm Sycamore Flood, 7:45pm Aerial Aura Aerialists, 8:45pm Odd-Lab

Fire Dancers, 9:45pm Sky Elements Drone Show, 10pm Odd-Lab LED Space Parade

DJ Mel to play between acts.

FREE

10am-10pm Outdoor Kids Zone

Enjoy jumpers and yard games all day, and our Foam Zone starting at 7pm.

Robotron 8pm-10pm. All Ages

FREE

12pm-8pm Indoor Kids Zone

Immersive Moon Maze Experience 

FREE Circus Boot Camp 4pm-5pm

12pm-7:30pm Alien Bus Crawl (21+)

Check in at the UFO Festival Check-In & Info Tent. LIMITED AVAILABILITY.

Crawl A: 12pm-3:30pm, Crawl B: 4pm-7:30pm. Bus leaves from the Convention Center

10am-6pm Galacticon roswellgalacticon.com

DeBremond Field Across the street from Roswell Convention Center

7am Alien Chase 5K Walk/Run

Registration 5:30am-6:30am. Begins at 7am, awards after. Costumes encouraged.

5pm-10:30pm Saturday Night Concert (Runaway June)

6pm Battle of the Bands (Winner) 7pm Austin Van 9pm Runaway June

Enjoy beer & music. Gates open at 4pm for VIP & 5pm for General Admission.

Roswell Museum & Robert H. Goddard Planetarium 1011 N. Richardson Ave

9am-12pm Alien Crazy Hair Salon

Get your hairdo ready for an intergalactic Saturday! Pre-purchase tickets online at roswellufomuseum.org to secure your appointment. Available for all ages. 

1pm-7pm Laser Shows (Planetarium)

1pm Rush 2112 3pm Laser Retro 5pm Laser Queen

7pm Laser Metallica 9pm Laser Pink Floyd: The Wall

Chaves County Courthouse 400 N. Virginia Ave.

10am-10pm MainStreet AlienFest

Enjoy vendors, food trucks, entertainment and events on the courthouse lawn.

For full schedule of events and other information, visit mainstreetroswell.org

FREE

International UFO Museum and Research Center 114 N. Main St

9am-6pm 2023 UFOlogist Invasion

Lectures free with paid admission. roswellufomuseum.com

Spring River Zoo

10:30am-3pm Golrak Experience

Once again our professional colleagues from the Tallean Zoo on the planet Goconis have shipped us a young Golrak. Visit Spring River Zoo to see how we develop its habitat, cater to its diet and care for this alien species. springriverzoo.com

SUNDAY, JULY 2

Roswell Visitor Center 426 N. Main St. | Store Open: 9am-4pm

10am-3pm Pioneer Plaza

Enjoy yard games, caricature drawings, vendors, our E.T. Eateries food court and take multiple photo ops!

Roswell Convention Center 912 N. Main S

9am-5pm Roswell Daily Record’s Roswell Incident

Enjoy speakers like Ben Hansen, Kelly Chase, Bryce Zabel and more. roswellincident.com

10am-3pm Check-In & Info Tent

Visit the Check-In & Info Tent to become an official attendee of the UFO Festival!

Check in for events and receive free festival goodies. (While supplies last.) Galaxy Garden by Artist Paul Bohde & Galaxy Cantina (beer garden) open from 11am-3pm.

10am-3pm E.T. Eateries

Enjoy our outdoor food court.

FREE

10am-2pm Cosmic Car & Bike Show

Finish the UFO Festival weekend with our car and bike show across from the Roswell Convention Center! Set up begins at 8am, showing at 10am and awards at 2pm. Free to spectate,

FREE

10am-3pm Outdoor Kids Zone

Enjoy jumpers and yard games

FREE

12pm-3pm Indoor Kids Zone

Immersive Moon Maze Experience

FREE Circus Boot Camp 2pm-3pm

10am-4pm Galacticon roswellgalacticon.com

Roswell Museum & Robert H. Goddard Planetarium 1011 N. Richardson Ave.

1pm-5pm Laser Shows (Planetarium)

1pm Laser County 3pm Laser Beatles 5pm Laser U2

Chaves County Courthouse 400 N. Virginia Ave. roswellufomuseum.org

10am-5pm MainStreet AlienFest

Enjoy vendors, food trucks, entertainment and events on the courthouse lawn.

For full schedule of events and other information, visit mainstreetroswell.org

Spring River Zoo

10:30am-3pm Golrak Experience

Once again our professional colleagues from the Tallean Zoo on the planet Goconis have shipped us a young Golrak. Visit Spring River Zoo to see how we develop its habitat, cater to its diet and care for this alien species. springriverzoo.com

Date: June 30-July 2, 2023

Festival Hours: 

FRIDAY, JUNE 30 & SATURDAY, JULY 1;  10am-10pm

SUNDAY, JULY 2; 10am-3pm 

Location: Various locations in Roswell, NM

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