McMenamins Hotel Oregon UFO Festival: Oregon’s Second-Largest Celebration of the 1950 McMinnville Sighting

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The McMenamins Hotel Oregon UFO Festival in McMinnville, Oregon, began in 2000 to honor Paul and Evelyn Trent’s 1950 sighting, is the second-largest UFO festival in the United States, features panels, music, parades, contests and talks to bring skeptics and believers together, and its largely free 2026 May program in downtown McMinnville draws thousands amid renewed interest in UFOs.

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McMinnville is preparing for an extraterrestrial takeover as thousands of alien enthusiasts come together to celebrate the annual Oregon UFO festival.