Cardwell UFO Festival, an annual event in Cardwell, Queensland, is the only UFO festival in Australia.Dalton, Nick. http://www.cairnspost.com.au/news/cairns/second-annual-ufo-festival-opens-at-cardwell-today-and-tomorrow/news-story/aea0750de6971db740fe61bffcf22193, "Second annual UFO festival opens at Cardwell today and tomorrow", The Cairns Post, May 1, 2015.Dor, Lauren. "Cardwell set to welcome ET", The Cairns Sun, May 3, 2016, Page 5"Cardwell to welcome UFO Festival", Eacham Times, April 26, 2016, Page 23 The event started in 2014 to discuss the unusual sightings and activities in the area, including the Tully Saucer Nests and the Cardwell Lights.Bateman, Daniel. http://www.cairnspost.com.au/news/cairns/the-truth-is-out-there-in-cardwell-as-town-hosts-ufo-festival/story-fnjpusyw-1226901552040, "The truth is out there in Cardwell as town hosts UFO Festival", The Cairns Post, May 1, 2014Ruthkowski, Chris. A world of UFOs, pages 51-52, Anderson, John. http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/national/ufo-caught-on-video-at-cardwell-in-north-queensland/story-fndo48ca-1226546907760, "UFO caught on video at Cardwell in north Queensland, Townsville Bulleting, January 2013. The festival also includes entertainment, family fun, markets, food and an alien-themed costume party.
In 2017, the Festival was named to the Top 10 Festivals for UFO and Alien Lovers and to Australia's 7 Most Eyebrow-Raising Festivals.Jill Martelli, https://listverse.com/2017/04/16/top-10-festivals-for-ufo-and-alien-lovers/, Top 10 Festivals for UFO and Alien Lovers, Listverse, April 16, 2017Chris Kelly, https://www.hunterandbligh.com.au/travel/australias-7-most-eyebrow-raising-festivals , Australia’s 7 Most Eyebrow-Raising Festivals, Hunter and Bligh, September 4, 2017
C-Files The festival includes the C-Files, a forum for people to discuss their UFO experiences as well as other mysterious sightings including the Min Min lights, rainforest pygmies, hairy men and large black cats.Bateman, Daniel. http://www.cairnspost.com.au/news/cairns/cardwell-ufo-festival-is-out-of-this-world/news-story/c794467da0defb4edf7cea6e217d5e6a, "Cardwell UFO Festival is out of this world", The Cairns Post, April 29, 2016Fernbach, Nathalie and Egan, Issac. http://www.abc.net.au/local/photos/2014/05/03/3997256.htm, "X files opened at Cardwell UFO Festival", ABC Far North Queensland, May 4, 2014.Alstont, John. http://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/news/pics-of-ufo-to-light-up-festival/news-story/90334859a8ce8712c4d35a14d85783a0, "Pics of UFO to light up festival", The Townsville Bulletin, July 23, 2014.Staley, Phil. https://soundcloud.com/abcfarnorth/cardwells-ufo-forum,"The C Files", ABC Far North radio, retrieved May 24, 2016. Guest speaker at the 2016 forum was Alec Birmacombe from Queensland UFO Research.
See also McMenamins Hotel Oregon UFO Festival
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