The 2024 Exeter UFO Festival was a huge success. We had record attendance, record revenue and everyone had a great time!

All profits from the Festival will go to deserving children and family Seacoast charities and organizations. 

When we come to thank everyone who helped deliver the 2024 Festival, we realize the many hands it took to achieve our success. They include:

• Our esteemed Speakers, led by Peter Robbins and Mike Stevens, plus Valerie Lofaso, Laird Scranton, Eric Mintel (double thanks for Eric’s spectacular Jazz concert), Matt Moniz, Katherine Brisendine and Sue Shipe
• Our Festival Sponsors who offset costs to produce the Festival: Exeter Area New Car Dealers Association, Brewitt Funeral Home, DBT for You, Flamingos Coffee Bar, DiBona Dental Group, Minuteman Press, Perkins Power Equipment, Harman Law Offices, Gilman Real Estate, Enna Chocolate, Clyde’s Cupcakes and Sawbelly Brewing.
• Our many Volunteers, especially the Exeter High School Key Club, who collectively sold merchandise, cooked food, distributed tickets and assisted with Kids crafts.
• Trends Gift Gallery, our valued partner who every year sells huge volumes of our Festival merchandise for us.
• Dunkin’ Donuts, who woke us up and kept us going in the morning with donations of coffee and donuts.
• The many other Exeter merchants and restaurants who “enriched the Festival fever” with creative window displays and specialty UFO/alien products and menu options. We hope you had a very profitable Festival weekend!
• The Town of Exeter: The Exeter Police Department (including Maple, the EPD comfort dog), the Exeter Parks and Recreation Department, the Exeter Town Manager, the Exeter Department of Public Works, the Exeter Fire Department, Exeter TV and Media Team and the Exeter Health Department. Together they keep us safe while helping facilitate the Festival in every way possible.
• Bangor Savings Bank for helping develop our credit card program, which generated thousands of dollars more in revenue.
• M&T Bank, who patiently counts the many thousands of dollars in cash we generate every year.
• Sam Paolini, our graphic artist extraordinaire, who created the artwork for our social media, posters and merchandise.
• Around the Corner Bed and Breakfast, who lodged our Speakers and provided them with Rita’s very special brand of cozy, homestyle comfort.
• The Congregational Church in Exeter, who provided us with tables and chairs, and who generously opened their doors for Eric Mintel’s Saturday evening jazz concert.
• Seacoast Trolley, and their drivers Rich and Gregg, who may have had more fun than their passengers.
• Johnny B, our Party Time DJ, who provided groovin’ tunes Saturday in the Town Common park.
• Dean Merchant, the Festival originator; and Bill Smith, who had the foresight to expand the Festival using the resources of The Exeter Area Kiwanis Club.
• Finally, the thousands of Festival Attendees, children and adults, who played, listened, ate, danced and simply enjoyed the 2024 Exeter UFO Festival in the way The Exeter Area Kiwanis Club – producers of the Festival – wished!

The Exeter Area Kiwanis Club thanks you all!

Read more about our important and supportive sponsors in the Sponsors section.

Founded in the 1950s, a non-profit coalition of business owners who have contributed to community causes, projects and non-profit projects for decades. 

(locations in Exeter and Hampton NH): Open Everyday. We believe that starting your day off with a good cup of coffee is not just habitual, but a ritual. https://www.flamingoscoffeebar.com/

Since 1914, healing grieving hearts with compassionate, personalized service.  https://www.brewittfuneralhome.com/

The mission of DBT for You is to help New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Maine and Vermont develop a shared language between mental health professionals, educators, health care professionals, and clients in order to collaboratively address the current well-documented mental health crisis.  

https://dbtforyou.org/

Minuteman Press is a full-service design, print and marketing center serving the entire Seacoast business community. 

https://minuteman.com/us/locations/nh/stratham/

At the DiBona Dental Group, you’ll receive comprehensive, high-quality, and high-tech dental treatment, all under one roof...from general, cosmetic, and implant dentistry to a wide range of board-certified specialty services.

https://dibonadentalgroup.com/

For 65 years Perkins Power Equipment has offered sales and service of outdoor power equipment in Exeter, New Hampshire. We’re dedicated to finding you the equipment that suits your needs and budget, and ensuring that your investment lasts for decades, not just years. 

https://perkinspowerequipment.com/

Harman Law Offices is known for its success in providing solutions for individuals and businesses whose legal challenges relate to finance, including foreclosure defense, taxation and IRS matters, bankruptcy, and other consumer protection issues, as well as probate litigation and estate planning. 

https://harmanlawoffices.com/

Centrally located in downtown Exeter, Gilman Real Estate services the entire Seacoast and Southern NH area. An independently owned and operated full service agency, we have twenty plus years of experience. Our priority is the needs of our clients, offering very individualized and personalized service. 

https://www.gilmanre.com/

Chocolate crafted entirely by hand from bean to bar using ethically sourced cacao. Cafe serving espresso, coffee, drinking chocolate, and other cacao inspired drinks and treats. 

https://www.facebook.com/ennachocolate/

Located in Exeter, NH, Sawbelly Brewing is a brewpub which offers a variety of freshly brewed beers on draft, as well as in 16oz. 4-packs to go. We also have a great Food Menu that goes far beyond the average brewpub, and which focuses on fresh, local ingredients.

http://www.sawbellybrewing.com/ 

We're thrilled to have welcomed world-renowned speakers for the 2024 Exeter UFO Festival. Our speakers form the heart of the festival...and, in 2024, we had a mix of exciting new speakers, as well as some of our regular favorites.

Here's a quick bio of all of the speakers who presented at the 2024 UFO Festival. More detailed speaker information, as well as the topics they discussed, are  available in the Speakers Section of this website.

Peter Robbins is an investigative writer, author, and lecturer whose writing and research are focused on the subject of truly anomalous UFOs and their implications for humanity. Title and abstract for Peter Robbins’ talk: JPL/NASA Moon and Mars Photos: An Unappreciated Resource in the Battle for Disclosure. Peter will also present “Remembering Paul Eno.”

Valerie Lofaso is an Empathic Medium, a Reiki Master/Teacher, a paranormal investigator, and author of the Tangled Web of Friends young-adult paranormal fiction series. Valerie's topic: “A Quest for Understanding.” 

Interested in the paranormal from a young age, Eric Mintel has led Eric Mintel Investigates since 2016 seeking out strange stories to share with his audiences be they about ghosts, UFO’s, Bigfoot or Dog men. Eric is also an acclaimed Jazz musician. He will present “Eric Mintel Investigates: A Scientist/Experiencer and a UFO Writer Discussion”

Sue Shipe, whose author and spiritual name is Moriah, began channeling The New Message of Love in 1991. Following a profound spiritual Ordination, she committed her life to sharing The New Message of Love with the world.

Mike Stevens, founder of Granite Sky, is a New Hampshire native, born and bred. He is a seasoned paranormal researcher and investigator, and has worked to change the stigma surrounding the abduction phenomena by promoting public awareness of the subject and by encouraging and supporting other experiencers. Mike will speak about “Greys in the Granite.”

Matthew Moniz is a scientist working in the fields of analytical chemistry, molecular biology, and genetic engineering. He has specialized on analyzing samples from many famous UFO and paranormal sites over the last couple of decades, and has been the co-host/science advisor for the radio show. “Spooky Southcoast” for the past seventeen years. 

Laird Scranton is the author of more than a dozen books and other writings on ancient cosmology and language. Scranton is a frequent guest on a wide range of radio and podcast interview shows, and he is a popular presenter at conferences whose focus is on ancient knowledge. Laird's Topic: “Ancient Symbolic Aspects of UFO Encounters.”

Katherine Brisendine is a UFO Researcher that grew up in the Lakes Region of New Hampshire. With several UFO encounters of her own, twenty-five years ago she started keeping a journal of these events, as well as documenting reports from others. To date, her archive has over 2,900 reported UFO sightings in New Hampshire, going back to the 1700s. She will discuss "The Many UFO Events that Have Happened in New Hampshire”

Get ready to indulge in some out-of-this-world food. We offer a variety of delicious options that will satisfy any craving.

Want to get involved with Exeter UFO Festival? We're always looking for volunteers to help us make the festival a success. Learn more about how you can help!

If you're interested in helping with Kids activities, food preparation, our merchandise area or anything else, please drop us a note on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ExeterUFOFestival

Learn about the origins of Exeter UFO Festival and how it has evolved over the years into the exciting festival it is today. On the second floor of the Town Hall, we'll be running a looping presentation about the origins of the Incident at Exeter, brought to you by the Town of Exeter Media Team and the Exeter Historical Society.