Spruce Pine Alien Festival

Join alien and UFO enthusiasts at the 2nd annual Spruce Pine Alien Festival also known previously as the (SPACE) Festival in Downtown Spruce Pine on Upper Street Oak Avenue.

Streets will be lined with over 125 UFO and alien-related Artists & Craft Vendors featuring unique Space/Sun/Moons/Stars/Alien/Celestial and Paranormal gifts. Experience the town and the "Out of this World" Alien Decorations.

This one 1-day Outdoor Festival is a free pet-friendly event with a Conference and Expo where you can purchase tickets to hear national speakers discuss stories of encounters, and sightings and gain insight into and answers to the question "Are we alone in the Universe?"

  • Headline Guest Speaker Star of the "Ancient Aliens" tv Series will be at the conference. Get a signed Book, Merchandise, Meet Mike Bara and hear Mike speak on a multitude of Alien sightings, government cover-ups and unidentified craft invading our skies.

  • Guest Speaker: Brittany Barbieri-USO underwater Alien Colonies around Catalina Island.

  • Guest Speaker: Thom Reed-Berkshire Encounter 1969. Guest Speaker: Brooks Agnew-Radio show host and UFO Specialist. See and buy out-of-this-world products and souvenirs.

  • Dress up and compete for cash at the Alien 51 Costume Contest starting at 12:00 noon.

  • Enjoy live music, kids' activities, and more.

The free event is held in downtown Spruce Pine, with most of the festivities on Oak Avenue-Upper Street.

Did you know there are more UFO sightings in Spruce Pine and Mitchell County than anywhere else in North Carolina? Plus, North Carolina is in the top 10 UFO hot spots in the US! Perhaps it's because of the dark skies in this rural area that feature expansive views from atop the surrounding mountains, and the Mystery of nearby Brown Mountain Lights featured on Ancient Aliens.

Purchase tickets at the event to Bare Dark Sky Observatory. Go space gazing at the Bare Dark Sky Observatory, the first International Dark-Sky Association-certified Star Park in the Southeastern United States. View the moon, planets, and stars through their 34" diameter Sam Scope, located in nearby Burnsville (tickets & reservations required).