FESTIVAL ACTIVITIES
SPRUCE PINE ALIEN FESTIVAL SPEAKER CONFERENCE
& EXPO
SPACE FESTIVAL
UFOXPO SPEAKER CONFERENCE
UFOXPO SPEAKER CONFERENCE
ALL DAY AT BIERDOCK’S BREWERY!
(Berkshires UFO)-Rhiannon-)Coral Castle Mysteries)
AREA 51 COSTUME CONTEST
MILKYWAY STAGE OAK AVENUE SPRUCE PINE
JOIN US AT THE AREA 51 COSTUME CONTEST a fun festival event for all ages and pets! Participate in plenty of Activities at the Spruce Pine Alien Festival! Dress like your favorite Alien, Monster or TV Character and win prize Money.
Enjoy a fun filled day shopping for unique Alien Merchandise and local Arts & Crafts. Be sure to bring a lawn chair and pull up your spot in front of the Milkway stage and listen to all the Free Music with head band Thirty Ought Six.
The Alien Festival activities also includes an interactive younger Children’s Space area located in the town’s central park grass area on locust street (lower street).
Visit the Alien fun zone where Children of all ages will have a fantastic day in the festival. Tickets are available for zero gravity Bounce Houses and Galactic Giant Slides located at the Close Encounter zone in the Festival on Oak avenue! Have a Blast meeting the Alien Speakers and taking family photos at our Area 51 Space Backdrops. Protect Spruce pine and play laser in a giant Predator Spaceship.
MEET JINKS THE ROBOT
MEET JINKS THE ROBOT
HAVE YOUR PHOTO TAKEN WITH JINKS AND LEARN THE MYSTERIES OF AI TECHNOLOGY AND ALL THE SECRETS OF THE UNIVERSE.
Jinks wants to meet you and your family. Give Jinks a hug and talk to junks about the planet Earth and the Universe that we live in!
Jinks love to interact with people and has made appearance across the country and wants to meet you in Spruce Pine at the Alien Festival on Oak Avenue.
Jinks will be located at the front entrance of the Official Alien Merchandise Store Blue Mountain Gift Shop located in the Middle of the Alien Festival across from Crystal street on Oak Avenue.
COME GET YOUR PHOTOS WITH JINKS FOR JUST $5
Players Jump and Play Encounter Zone
The Alien Festival Encounter Zone will be open all day for children of all ages.
Tickets & Wrist bands: only $10
Wristbands give you an all day pass to the Giant Jumping Jupiter Bounce Houses and Alien Slides and mazes.
Train Tickets: only $5 per person
Purchase a ticket to ride the Alien Train and tour through the whole Alien Festival.
Tickets and wristbands will be sold all day at the Jumping Jupiter tent in the middle of the show festival area(in front of entrance to children’s area.
HAVE A CLOSE ENCOUNTER & SAVE THE PLANET PLAY UFO LASER TAG
Save Planet Earth from the UFO Invasion
Children of all ages can purchase a wristband to fight off the Alien Invaders in Spruce Pine on June 10th and save planet Earth.
Alien tickets: Only $ 5 each per game
or
Alien Wristbands: $10 for all day
Don’t miss your chance to enter a real Alien UFO and fend off the invaders with lasers and tag the extraterrestrial predators and each other!
MOONDUST LOUNGE DANCE PARTY JUNE 10TH
Moondust Lounge in downtown Spruce pine is be hosting a Cosmic Alien Dance Party that is FREE to attend. Grab yourself a local draft or special alien cocktail and mingle with fellow UFO enthusiasts. The party will be decorated with alien and outer space decor while DJ Sparkplug plays dance music late into the night. All ages are encouraged and welcome to attend! The bar is open all day and the dance party will go from 6pm-1am. Don't miss this Cosmic party and dance the night away!
The Moondust Dance Party is being hosted at 116 Oak Avenue.
Call for more info after 6pm at (828) 520-1281
PURCHASE TICKETS AT ALIEN FESTIVAL FOR SPECIAL STARGAZING EVENT AT THE BARE DARK SKY OVSERVATORY
Observe Stars, Galaxies and Planets
June 10th 9:30pm – 10:30pm
-or- June 10th 11:00pm -Midnight
Tickets: Adults $20 Children $5 (12 & under)
In the event of rain or clouds, the event will be moved into the Arthur Planetarium
66 Energy Exchange Drive, Burnsville, NC
The International Dark Sky Park and is one of only two in the world that operates as an Observatory and a Planetarium! Call 828-470-7584
Email with Observatory Questions: observatory@mayland.edu
Email with Planetarium Questions: planetarium@mayland.edu
Welcome to the Arthur Planetarium!
The Glenn and Carol Arthur Planetarium, located at the Earth to Sky Park in Burnsville, NC, will now wow audiences with traditional astronomy shows to other STEM education shows all underneath a 36 ft projection dome. Comprised of 60 seats beneath the dome, the planetarium is a multi-use destination for visitors, residents, school children, and Mayland students.
The Arthur Planetarium is handicap and wheelchair accessible.
Join us for an evening of stargazing as you’ve never seen before! Depending on the time of year and the moon phase, visitors will be able to view the moon, planets, and stars through our 34″ diameter mirror on our custom-built Newtonian telescope, as well as our smaller 14″ mirror Meade planetary telescope. With the assistance of our two observatory Managers, visitors will spend two hours viewing and learning about the night sky.
SAM SCOPE
Named the “Sam Scope” in memory of Samuel Phillips, the telescope is an f/3.6 Star Structure Newtonian telescope, with a 34 inch (0.86 meters) mirror. It is the largest telescope in the Southeast US dedicated to public use.
The Samuel L. Phillips Family Foundation, a local nonprofit organization, provided funding for the fabrication of the telescope. Enjoy this magical celestial journey to the stars!
MITCHEL COUNTY ANIMAL RESCUE
ADOPT-MAKE DONATIONS- GET INFO-BUY PET SUPPLIES-SAVE A PET
BOOTH LOCATION: TENT IN FRONT OF THE GROVE CHURCH
Come to the Spruce Pine Alien Festival and adopt a puppy or dog and give them a Loving Home. We are so proud to sponsor the Mitchell County Animal Shelter!
We’ve partnered with local businesses and organizations to offer fun and learning for voyagers of all ages. Be sure to check out the Space Capsules (booths) at the Spruce Pine Alien Festival for more information during the event or to secure tickets.