Explore the Unexplained And Strange At These Paranormal Conferences (2024)

Get ready to discover the weird, strange, and unexplained at these paranormal conferences, everything from cryptids to hauntings, to ufos. Conferences are broke into Cryptid (think bigfoot & mothman), paranormal (big focus on haunted), and UFO (for all things unexplained in the skies and in the oceans).

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CRYPTID Conferences

Cryptid Con

• Date: November 23-24, 2024
• Location: Lexington, Kentucky, USA
• Fee: $32.50
• Description: Meet TV personalities, learn from seasoned researchers, shop from unique vendors, and network with others that enjoy the search for elusive creatures.

Connecticut Cryptid and UFO Awareness Convention

• Date: June 8, 2024
• Location: Trumbull, Connecticut, USA
• Fee: $33.85
• Description: Get ready to dive into the mysterious world of Connecticut’s cryptids and UFO sightings at our mind-blowing in-person convention!

Georgia Bigfoot Conference

• Date: March 15-16, 2024
• Location: Dillard, Georgia, USA
• Fee: Unknown
• Description: Features keynote speakers Ron Morehead, Brooks Agnew, Robin Hanes McCray, Christian MacLeod and Sonya Thompson. Enjoy a reception, roundtables, cryptid-themed cocktails, vendor booths, stories, activities, fellowship and the Georgia Bigfoot Banquet!

Great Florida Bigfoot Conference

• Date: June 8, 2024
• Location: Ocala, Florida, USA
• Fee: Starting at $35
• Description: Features a lineup of leading Bigfoot researchers, investigators, and authors who will share their insights and interact with attendees. 

Monster Festival

• Date: June 28-29, 2024
• Location: Canton, Ohio, USA
• Fee: Free Admission
• Description: All things monsters hosted by Small Town Monsters. Guest speakers, professional researchers, and vendors.

Mothman Festival

• Date: September 21-22, 2024
• Location: Point Pleasant, West Virginia, USA
• Fee: Free Admission
• Description: Celebrate the legendary Mothman with a street festival featuring speakers, vendors, and TNT Area bus tours.

Ohio Bigfoot Conference

• Date: March 2-4, 2024
• Location: Salt Fork State Park, Ohio, USA
• Fee: Starting at $60
• Description: Join fellow Bigfoot enthusiasts for presentations, expeditions, and camaraderie in the heart of Ohio’s Bigfoot country.

Oregon Bigfoot Festival & Beyond

• Date: June 29, 2024
• Location: Portland, Oregon, USA
• Fee: Starting at $30
• Description: Immerse yourself in the mysteries of the Pacific Northwest’s elusive creature with researchers, guest speakers and workshops.

Texas Bigfoot Conference

• Date: October 18-19, 2024
• Location: Jefferson, Texas, USA
• Fee: Starting at $99
• Description: Explore the legends and lore of Bigfoot in the Lone Star State with expert speakers, exhibits, and night-time expeditions.

PARANORMAL Conferences

Great Lakes Paranormal Conference

• Date: September 13-15, 2024
• Location: Glenbeulah, Wisconsin, USA
• Fee: Starting at $70
• Description: Held in a haunted school, there are guest speakers, workshops and ghost investigations.

Haunted America Conference

• Date: June 20-23, 2024
• Location: Alton, Illinois, USA
• Fee: Starting at $69
• Description: New and Returning Speakers on Ghosts, Hauntings, the Paranormal, and the Unexplained.

Haunted Galena Conference

• Date: April 19-20, 2024
• Location: Galena, Illinois, USA
• Fee: Starting at $70
• Description: The Haunted Galena Conference features speakers and workshops on hauntings, dark history, ghosts, mediumship, and various aspects of the paranormal.

Michigan Paranormal Convention

• Date: August 22-24, 2024
• Location: Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, USA
• Fee: Starting at $95
• Description: Experts and television stars will be on hand to cover such topics as paranormal investigating, psychic powers, demonology, and UFOlogy. Come see the biggest names speak on today’s hottest paranormal topic.

Midwest Parafest

• Date: April 13, 2024
• Location: Toledo, Ohio, USA
• Fee: Starting at $60
• Description: Engage with paranormal investigators, psychics, and authors in the heart of the Midwest.

Milwaukee Paracon

• Date: October 19, 2024
• Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
• Fee: Not Available at time of publishing
• Description: Horror, cryptids, ghosts, UFOs, and much more!.

UFO Conferences

Connecticut Cryptid and UFO Awareness Convention

• Date: June 8, 2024
• Location: Trumbull, Connecticut, USA
• Fee: $33.85
• Description: Get ready to dive into the mysterious world of Connecticut’s cryptids and UFO sightings at our mind-blowing in-person convention!

Contact in the Desert

• Date: May 30 – June 3, 2024
• Location: Indian Wells, California, USA
• Fee: Starting at $139
• Description: Uncover the mysteries of UFOs and ancient astronauts through lectures, workshops, and sky-watching sessions under the desert stars.

McMenamins UFO Fest

• Date: May 16 – 17, 2025
• Location: McMinnville, Oregon, USA
• Fee: Unknown
• Description: Hear incredible accounts of UAE (unidentified aerial phenomena) in American air space, fascinating perspectives on UFO landings and expert lectures.

MUFON Symposium

• Date: July 11-14, 2024
• Location: Dallas, TX
• Fee: Starting at $159
• Description: Join the Mutual UFO Network for a symposium featuring leading UFO researchers, investigators, and eyewitness accounts.

Ozark Mountain UFO Conference

• Date: April 11-13, 2025
• Location: Eureka Springs, Arkansas, USA
• Fee: Free
• Description: A time-honored tradition created by the late Lou Farish of bringing thought provoking and new information about the other worlds around us.

Roswell UFO Festival

• Date: July 5-7, 2024
• Location: Roswell, New Mexico, USA
• Fee: Unknown
• Description: Immerse yourself in a cosmic extravaganza filled with out-of-this-world events, including the renowned Roswell Galacticon, family fun at the AlienFest, the gripping Roswell Incident, the captivating Roswell Film Festival, and enlightening experiences at the International UFO Museum and Research Center.

UFO Days

• Date: October 12-14, 2024
• Location: Elmwood, Wisconsin, USA
• Fee: N/A
• Description: Elmwood UFO Days has been held every year since 1978 with food, music, an alien-themed parade, and plenty of family fun. Festivities include bus tours to the locations of the Elmwood UFO sightings, alien crafts, flying saucer toss, and more.

Wytheville UFO Fest

• Date: June 8, 2024
• Location: Wytheville, Virginia, USA
• Fee: Free
• Description: Attendees of the 2024 fest will hear Danny Gordon recount his first-hand experience investigating the wytheville UFO sightings along with other speakers, tons of vendors, contests, games, music, and fun for all ages.