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Bigfoot and UFO attractions in Texas
4 places to visit in Texas: 2 roadside attractions, 2 festivals and events. Check opening times and dates with the official site before you set off.
Festivals and events
Festival or event · Marfa, TXMarfa Lights FestivalWest Texas toasts its mystery lights with a parade, street dances, food and music over Labor Day weekend. Most of it is free.Usually Labor Day weekend. 2027 dates not announced yetFestival or event · Jefferson, TXTexas Bigfoot ConferenceThe original Texas Bigfoot conference, run since 2001 in a historic Piney Woods town, with big-name speakers and vendors.Oct 16 to 17, 2026
Roadside attractions
Roadside attraction · Aurora, TXAurora Cemetery "Alien Grave"A Texas historical marker here notes the 1897 story of an airship crash and a pilot "not of this world" said to be buried in the cemetery.FreeRoadside attraction · Marfa, TXMarfa Lights Viewing AreaA roadside pavilion 9 miles east of Marfa on US 90, built for watching the mystery lights that bob over the desert some nights.Free
Creatures you can chase here
Bigfootaka Sasquatch, SkookumA huge, hair-covered, upright ape said to roam North American forests.
Flying sauceraka Disc, Flying discThe classic disc-shaped UFO that launched the modern era of sightings.
Orbs and lightsaka Balls of light, Foo fightersGlowing balls of light that pace aircraft, dance over deserts or hang in the night sky.