Spruce Pine residents celebrated everything near, but most importantly, far at their Alien Festival on Saturday, June 13.

One of the largest UFO festivals in the U.S. is almost here as alien enthusiasts get ready to come together and celebrate in downtown McMinnville.

An alien dances by during the UFO Fest parade on Saturday, May 16. (Lily Roby/Courthouse News) MCMINNVILLE, Ore. (CN) — For one weekend every May, downtown McMinnville is abducted by aliens.

Downtown McMinnville is preparing for an extraterrestrial takeover as thousands of alien enthusiasts come together to celebrate one of the country’s largest UFO festivals. The 26th Annual McMenamins ...