UFO FESTIVAL

At the Roswell Museum

From Bartók to Webern: Classical and Experimental Music of the 1930s and 1940s with the Giovanni String Quartet

Friday, June 30 7:00pm, doors open at 6:00pm

$20/person

The Roswell Symphony Orchestra in partnership with the Roswell Museum and the RMAC Foundation present the Giovanni String Quartet of Albuquerque for an after-hours performance in the museum’s original 1937 Founders Gallery. The evening will honor the museum’s 85th anniversary year and the Roswell UFO Incident with compositions drawn from the 1930s and 1940s featuring innovative composers Hungarian Béla Bartók and Viennese Modernists Alban Berg, Arnold Shoenberg and Anton von Webern, among others. Enjoy a selection of locally-made desserts during intermission, included with your ticket. A wine and beer cash bar will be available pre-show through intermission.

Rocket Camp

Session 1: Grades 3 & 4

Tues-Thurs, July 11-13 9:00am - 12:00pm

Session 2: Grades 5 & 6

Tues-Thurs, July 18-20 9:00am - 12:00pm

$45 Members | $60 Non-members

Want to design, build and fly your very own model rocket? You can in this introduction to the exciting world of rocketry! See and learn how mathematics explains the world of rockets and aero-science through simple lessons in physics and rocket flight. Learn the laws of rocket stability and aerodynamics. Best of all, you will actually build and launch your own vehicle at the end of the course to show your family and friends what you learned. Model rocketry, a super fun, crowd-pleasing STEM activity, is safe and a widespread hobby that has been credited as a significant source of inspiration for children who eventually become scientists and engineers. Supplies included.

The UFO Festival takes place

June 30 - July 2 all over Roswell!

Alien Crazy Hair Salon

Saturday, July 1 9:00am - 12:00pm

$15/person

Get a crazy hairdo to dress up your UFO Festival experience! Choose from a portfolio of festivalinspired designs and have your hair shaped, colored and/or bedazzled. Have fun being creative and going wild with an eye-catching and out-of-this-world hairstyle. Open to (and encouraged) for all ages! Register in advance to reserve a spot!

Goddard Planetarium Laser Shows

June 30 - July 2 Showtimes vary

$15/person

Join us during the UFO Festival in the Goddard Planetarium as we combine legendary music with laser-light visuals. Enjoy music hits from Queen, Grateful Dead, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and more, all under the planetarium’s 40-foot dome.