Events

Odd Lab was birthed by the El Paso/Las Cruces community in 2009. The company started with a backyard fire-burning quartet who performed for their friends and family. Odd Lab has since grown to over a dozen performers of varying degrees and talents working with poi, hoops, staffs, whips, nun-chucks and other ingenious objects. Over the last four years Odd Lab has entertained adults and children alike at Zoo hostings, art galleries, fund-raisers, anniversary celebrations and music festivals. This troup has burned a trail across New Mexico’s borders, from Las Cruces to Albuquerque and from Gallup to Tucumcari. Specializing in both glow and fire prop- manipulation, these dedicated artists will continue to spread their heat across the southwest.

COSMIC CAR & BIKE SHOW – DeBremond Parking lot
Sunday from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Ages 21+ Guided BAR Crawl- $55 Per Person

Check-in at the UFO Headquarters located at the Roswell Convention Center 15 minutes before departure time
(11:45 am for Crawl A) (3:45 p.m. for Crawl B).

Please bring your photo ID with you.

Join us inside of the Roswell Convention Center for the 1st ever UFO Festival Moon Maze.  This immersive experience is sure to bring joy to all ages.  Travel through the maze and be sure to take advantage of all of the photo opportunities.  Answer the questions right to find your way to the end.  Answer wrong, and you will find yourself lost among the stars.

Tickets will be sold at the entrance for $1 per person
(ages 3 and under are free with an adult).
Unlimited Moon Maze passes will be available for $5 per pass! 

We will have a Foam Zone Party, the UFO Bounce House and a Cool Zone Bounce House, Circus Camp (inside of the Roswell Convention Center) and more.  There is no charge for the activities taking place in the parking lot. There will be lots of vendors, food and fun for the whole family!

Are you ready to explore the unknown? Discover more about event speakers, details, and secure your tickets for an this out of this world event!

The Roswell Galacticon annually celebrates the historic events that happened July 1947 in Roswell, NM. The city of Roswell, the recognized UFO capital of the world, marks the occasion with their annual Roswell UFO Festival!

The Roswell Galacticon is a big part of the three day Festival with many of our traditional activities and a few new ones that unique to this year including:

• The Vendor Hall featuring sci-fi and fantasy artwork, comic books, Cosplay props, jewelry, crafts and a wide variety of collectibles, and games!
• The annual, world famous Alien Costume Contest and Alien Pet Costume Contest Cosplay is highly encouraged throughout the weekend!
• Cosplay Karaoke – a very popular evening event held every year at a local restaurant and bar on the eve of the event – scheduled this year on Thursday, June 30th at Peppers Grill & Bar.
• Gaming – a huge part of Galacticon featuring table top style board games and role-playing games from gamers across the region.
• And Guests like renowned regional SciFi Authors and Artists and entertainers like Comic-topia New Mexico, Robotron and the New Mexico unit of the 501st Legion of Storm Troopers!

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Garden City Wind at Roswell Invaders

Who is Golrak?

What is Golrak?

Spring River Zoo Director John Wright will fill you in, with an exhibit on loan from the Tallean Zoo, located on a far-away planet.

The out-of-this-world exhibit will be July 1 & 2, 10:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. at Spring River Zoo.

Information: Entrance $10.00 per person (Golrak experience included with admission to the Spring River Zoo.)

Note: The UFO Festival and its associated activities are rain or shine events. No refunds will be given for inclement weather.

Join us during the UFO Festival in the Goddard Planetarium as we combine legendary music with laser light visuals. Enjoy music hits from Queen, Grateful Dead, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, and more, all under the Planetarium’s 40-foot dome.

The Roswell Symphony Orchestra in partnership with the Roswell Museum and the RMAC Foundation present the Giovanni String Quartet of Albuquerque for an after-hours performance in the Roswell Museum’s original 1937 Founders Gallery during the 2023 UFO Festival. The evening will honor the Museum’s 85th anniversary year and the Roswell UFO Incident with compositions drawn from the 1930s and 1940s, a time of innovation and change in chamber music. Music will feature compositions by Hungarian Béla Bartók and Viennese Modernists Alban Berg, Arnold Shoenberg and Anton von Webern, among others. Enjoy a selection of locally-made desserts during intermission, included with your ticket. A wine and beer cash bar will be available pre-show through intermission.

Get a crazy hairdo to dress up your UFO Festival experience! Choose from a portfolio of festival-inspired designs and have your hair shaped, colored and/or bedazzled. Have fun being creative and going wild with an eye-catching and out-of-this-world hairstyle. Open to (and encouraged) for all ages!

Register in advance to reserve a spot! Walk-ups taken on a space available basis. No hair cutting will be done! Stylists will only be styling and each hairdo will take about 10-15 minutes to complete. Salon will be located under a tent between the Roswell Museum and Roswell Convention Center.

The Crazy Hair Salon is inspired by the children’s book, Crazy Hair Day, by Barney Saltzberg, which teaches friendship and to be proud of who you are!