Paranormal events and gatherings as well as conferences and conventions for ghost, UFO, and cryptozoological themes. *This list does not include comic-cons, TV show/movie based "scare"-cons, horror, gaming, or anime based themes even if "paracelebs" are present (although some exceptions may be made).
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Updated July 9, 2023
(North America only, Strikethrough denotes event is over or canceled)
Ghost Conferences and Conventions 2023
Hanover Tavern ParaCon 2023
January 21, 2023, Hanover, Virginia.Dead of Winter Festival
February 11, 2023, Alton, Illinois.Midwest Weirdfest
March 3-5, 2023, Eau Claire, Wisonsin.Gift of Light Expo
March 11-12, 2023, Columbus, Ohio.Rochester Parafest
March 13-14, 2023, Rochester, New York.The Haunting at the Mill ParaCon
March 24-26, 2023, Pickens, South Carolina.Oregon Ghost Conference
March 24-26, 2023, Seaside, Oregon.Enigmacons
April 22, 2023, Radford, Virginia.Little Traverse Bay Parafest
April 28-29, 2023, Bay View, Michigan.Southeast Hollows Haunt Convention
May 5-7, 2023, Savannah, Georgia.PARACONN III
May 13-14, 2023, Ansonia, Connecticut.Gift of Light Expo
May 20-21, 2023, Cleveland, Ohio.ParaPsyCon
May 20-22, 2023, Mansfield, Ohio.Comstock Paranormal Summit
June 3, 2023, Virginia City, Nevada.ParaVation
June 9-11, 2023, Strasburg, Virginia.Gift of Light Expo
June 10-11, 2023, Dayton, Ohio.Haunted America Conference
June 23-24, 2023, Alton, Illinois.International Women of the Paranormal Convention
June 23-25, 2023, Moundsville, West Virginia.- 13th Annual Michigan Paranormal Convention
August 24-26, 2023, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. - Sage Paracon USA
September 29-October 1, 2023, King George, Virginia. - Vulture City ParaCon
October 12-14, 2023, Wickenburg, Arizona. - Parafest Maine
October 20, 2023, Vassalboro, Maine. - Paraunity Expo
November 4-5, 2023, Woodbridge, New Jersey. - Mid-Michigan Paracon
November 4-5, 2023, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan. - Gift of Light Expo
November 4-5, 2023, Columbus, Ohio. - Men of the Paranormal Convention
November 11, 2023, Winchester, Indiana. - 4th Annual Central PA-ranormal Convention
Fall 2023, Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
U.F.O. Events 2023
Edinburg Out of This World UFO Conference and Festival 2023
March 17-18, 2023, Edinburg, Texas.Ozark Mountain UFO Conference
April 14-16, 2023, Eureka Springs, Arkansas.MUFON 15th Annual Pittsburgh Area UFO Conference
April 29, 2023, Youngwood, Pennsylvania.MUFON Philadelphia area UFO Conference
May 12-13, 2023, Langhorne, Pennsylvania.McMenamins UFO Festival
May 19-20, 2023, McMinnville, Oregon.Contact in the Desert
June 2-4, 2023, Indian Wells, California.2023 UFO Festival
June30- July 2, 2023, Roswell, New Mexico.- Kecksburg UFO Festival
July 21-23, 2023, Mt. Pleasant, Pennsylvania. - MUFON Symposium
Auust 24-27, 2023, Cincinnati, Ohio. - 2023 MUFON of Ohio Conference
Fall/TBA. - Michigan UFO Con-tact
September 22-23, 2023, Houghton Lake, Michigan. - Shag Harbour UFO Conference
September 30- October 1, 2023, Shag Harbour, Nova Scotia. - Orange County ParaCon<
October 6-8, 2023, Anaheim, California. - 10th Annual Arkansas Paranormal Expo
October 28-29, 2023, Little Rock, Arkansas. - MUFON Eerie Pennsylvania UFO Conference
October TBA, 2023, Erie, Pennslvania.
Cryptozoology Events 2023
sQuatch Fest 2023
January 27-28, 2023, Longview, Washington.Oklahoma Bigfoot Symposium 2023
March 11, 2023, Stilwell, Oklahoma.Southeast Texas Bigfoot Conference
March 31- April 1, 2023, Leesville, Louisiana.Bigfoot Days
April 14-15, 2023, Estes Park, Colorado.Nebraska Bigfoot Conference 2023
April 21-22, 2023, Hastings, Nebraska.Great Florida Bigfoot Conference
April 22, 2023, Ocala, Florida.Fouke Monster Festival
April 29, 2023, Fouke, Arkansas.Ohio Bigfoot Conference
May 6, 2023, Salt Fork State Park Lodge and Conference Center, Lore City, Ohio.Smoky Mountain Bigfoot Festival
May 6, 2023, Townsend, Tennessee.WNC Bigfoot Conference
May 20 2023, Marion, North Carolina.Sasquatch Triangle Conference 2023
May 21, 2023, Coshocton, Ohio.Alabama Bigfoot Conference
June 9-10, 2023, Oxford, Alabama.Forest County Bigfoot Festival
June 9-11, 2023, Marienville, Pennsylvania.ECBRO Virginia Bigfoot Conference 2023
June 17, 2023, Weyers Cave, Virginia.2023 West Virginia Bigfoot Festival
June 23-24, 2023, Sutton, West Virginia.- Smoky Mountain Bigfoot Conference
July 22, 2023, Gatlinburg, Tennessee. - Phenomecon
September 6-9, 2023, Vernal, Utah. - Flatwoods Monster Convention
September 9, 2023, Flatwoods, West Virginia. - Mothman Festival
September 16-17, 2023, Point Pleasant, West Virginia. - WPA Cryptid and Supernatural Expo 2023
September 30, 2023, Johnstown, Pennsylvania. - Van Meter Visitor Festival
Date TBA, Van Meter, Iowa. - Honobia Bigfoot Festival and Conference
October 6-7, 2023, Honobia, Oklahoma. - Upper Cumberland Bigfoot Festival
October 21, 2023, Crossville, Tennessee. - 10th Annual Arkansas Paranormal Expo
October 28-29, 2023, Little Rock, Arkansas.
