4-6pm
Lewis County Historical Museum

- 599 NW Front St

Stop by the front desk to get your VIP Package – which will include a pass to Friday’s Northwest Flying Saucer Film Fest!

( Included with VIP Pass )
Doors Open 5:30PM - Film Fest 6:00 - 10:00PM
McFiler’s Chehalis Theater - 558 N Market Blvd

Over 2 hours of locally produced short films, documentaries, animations, and music videos dealing with all aspects of the UFO phenomenon - from the hilarious to the horrifying! Awards will be presented and mingling will occur at our after party! And YOU get to decide who wins the coveted 'Audience Choice' award! Join us at the historic McFiler's Chehalis Theater and take a look at their dinner and drink menu as you settle in for a night of otherworldly entertainment.

( FREE! )
All Day
Lewis County Historical Museum - 599 NW Front St

Check out our large display of 90s UFO pop culture relics – along with displays on the UFO history of Lewis County and Kenneth Arnold’s historic sighting.

( FREE ENTRY )
9:00AM
City Farm Chehalis - 456 N Market Blvd
Lewis County Historical Museum - 599 NW Front St

When attending the Flying Saucer Party, treasure hunting is half the fun! Check out our vendors for some great deals on t-shirts, art, gifts, and more!

9:00AM
City Farm Chehalis - 456 N Market Blvd

Visit our table outside of City Farm to get your VIP Package. The VIP Package includes admission to the Friday night (9/22) Northwest Flying Saucer Film Fest at McFiler's Chehalis Theater, admission to ALL SPEAKER EVENTS (9/23) at the City Farm event space, admission to "Mars Attacks" at McFiler's Chehalis Theater, a special event VIP bracelet, an event T-Shirt, an event poster, swag bag, and a $10 food coupon for McFiler’s Bar & Restaurant.

( Included with VIP Pass )
10:00AM
City Farm Chehalis - 456 N Market Blvd

Opening remarks from Shanelle Schanz, granddaughter of Kenneth Arnold.

We welcome back Shanelle Schanz who will kick off our speaker series with a brief telling of the story that kicked off modern UFOlogy - when her grandfather, Kenneth Arnold, flew out of the Chehalis Airport and spotted 9 “flying saucers” near Mt. Rainier.

Jonathan Dover, Ranger Lieutenant (Ret.)

Paranormal Ranger

This presentation will cover paranormal investigations that were conducted by Jonathan Dover and Stanley Milford Jr. during an 11 year span within Navajo Nation lands located in Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. These include cases involving UFO's, Bigfoot, Hauntings, and Navajo Skinwalkers. These inexplicable cases were meticulously investigated with a scrutiny that is unheard of these days.

( FREE! )
12:00PM
Lewis County Historical Museum - 599 NW Front St

One of the highlights of our party! The annual Saucer Drop is held out front of the Lewis County Historical Museum. All you have to do is show up and get ready to catch some Saucers – and be ready to win some prizes!

( Included with VIP Pass )
1:00PM
City Farm Chehalis - 456 N Market Blvd

When UFOs Invaded the 90s

Remember the 90s? UFOs and ETs were everywhere – from the big screen to college radio. Not since the classic saucer age of the 1950s have UFOs been such an intrinsic part of a generation’s very identity.

Using the X-Files, Art Bell, the Pixies, and much more – speaker Vince Ynzunza will map out the cultural landscape of a decade whose obsession with UFOs and their occupants is still being felt 30 years later.

( FREE! )
2:00PM
McFiler’s Bar & Restaurant - 543 NW Pacific Ave

A Rock/Blues band that focuses their music on the greatness of the Pacific Northwest!

( Included with VIP Pass )
Tickets available at the door ( donation )
2:00PM
McFiler’s Chehalis Theater - 558 N Market Blvd

In keeping with our 90s theme, we will be showing Tim Burton’s 1996 classic comedy “Mars Attacks!” And as an opening feature, you’ll get to see the “Best Film” winner from Friday’s Film Fest!

( Included with VIP Pass )
3:00PM
City Farm Chehalis - 456 N Market Blvd

From Skeptic to Believer to Skeptic Again – the Story of Scott Schaefer’s Conflicted TV Career in the early 1990s

Scott Schaefer went from skeptic to believer to skeptic again as he worked on two different TV shows in the early 1990s: the paranormal/UFO show ‘Sightings’ and the scientific ‘Bill Nye The Science Guy’. He will share his journey, along with some encounters with the unexplainable, his clashes with Bill Nye, and his current views on UFOs.

( FREE! )
4:00PM
McFiler’s Bar & Restaurant - 543 NW Pacific Ave

Psychedelic fusion quartet based in Olympia, WA with a bent for musical exploration.

( Included with VIP Pass )
5:00PM
City Farm Chehalis - 456 N Market Blvd

Join the speakers of the 2023 Chehalis Flying Saucer Party for a Q&A session and discussion about their fields of interest and expertise.

( FREE! )
7:00PM
McFiler’s Bar & Restaurant - 543 NW Pacific Ave

Get on your best Alien/90s costumes and dance and sing the night away! KJ Wednezdey hosts! $100 cash award for “Best Costume”!