A UFO convention is a convention about UFOs that usually take place annually at hotels or convention centers and mainly feature contactees giving presentations about their experiences. Other topics, like UFO conspiracy theory, general conspiracy theory, and other paranormal phenomena are often discussed.
- Giant Rock Spacecraft Conventions, held by George Van Tassel and helped pay for the Integratron from the mid-1950s to the mid-1970s near Landers, California
- Spacecraft Convention, held by Buck Nelson from 1955-1965 near Mountain View, Missouri
- MUFON International UFO Symposium (1969-present)
- International UFO Congress Convention and Film Festival, 1991-present
- National UFO Conference (1999-present)
- Bay Area UFO Expo, founded by Victoria Jack (daughter of Roy Fortner) in 1999
- Conspiracy Con, produced by Brian William Hall from 2001-present
- UFO Conference, 2003-present
UFO conventions have been featured in various pop culture:
Television
- The Lone Gunmen, from the 1994 X-Files episode E.B.E., originate from a UFO convention
- Esteemsters, 1997 Daria episode
- The Convention, 2000 Roswell episode
- Attack of the Saucer Morons, 2001 Invader Zim episode
- Alien Abductions, 2003 Bullshit! episode, features 3 days at a UFO convention
Famous quotes containing the word convention:
“Every one knows about the young man who falls in love with the chorus-girl because she can kick his hat off, and his sister’s friends can’t or won’t. But the youth who marries her, expecting that all her departures from convention will be as agile or as delightful to him as that, is still the classic example of folly.”
—Katharine Fullerton Gerould (1879–1944)