Are you looking for paranormal conventions, conferences, expos, fandoms, and other events to attend in 2023? We’ve compiled this list of paranormal conventions and related events to help the community. We wanted to make finding, planning, and scheduling trips to your favorite gatherings easier. See something we missed or an incorrect detail; please reach out!
Why Attend Paranormal Conventions and Events?
Members of the paranormal community attend these events for various reasons, including education and learning, networking, community building, entertainment, personal growth, and more.
Education & Learning
Paranormal conventions and other related events frequently feature presentations and workshops by experts in the field of paranormal research, which provides the attendees an opportunity to learn about the latest research and investigation techniques. It allows them also to gain insights into different perspectives on paranormal phenomena.
Networking
These events offer a fantastic opportunity for any paranormal enthusiast to connect with like-minded peers, whether they’re paranormal investigators, researchers, authors, or fans of the genre. It can help lead to and open new opportunities for collaboration, partnerships, knowledge-sharing, and growing your network.
Community Building
If you’re attending a paranormal convention or event, it’s a great chance for you to connect with a community of individuals who share their interest in the paranormal. This sense of community is especially valuable to those who do not have a local source to connect with in their everyday lives. It also gives organizations a great chance to connect and grow their base.
Entertainment
Paranormal conferences and events feature well-known special guests and often provide travel opportunities to participate in local ghost hunts or investigations of historic areas. These events are quite thrilling to participate in in a group setting and allow attendees to experience paranormal activity firsthand.
Personal Growth
When you take the time to attend conferences, you may start to notice your own personal growth and self-discovery, whether that is through exploring your beliefs on the paranormal, confronting your fears, or advancing your career interests.
Attending conferences can provide a unique and valuable experience for those interested in paranormal research and investigation. Whether you’re attending for education and networking, to community building and personal growth, there are various benefits to participating in these events.
Browse this complete list of paranormal conventions, conferences, expos, and fandoms and find an event near you to attend in 2023.
| Event | Starts | Ends | Location | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metaphysics & Wellness Fair | 1/7/2023 | 1/8/2023 | Lynnwood, WA | Metaphysical |
| Orange Beach: Body, Mind, Spirit Expo 2023 | 1/7/2023 | 1/7/2023 | Orange Beach, FL | Metaphysical |
| Supernatural Convention: Las Vegas | 1/12/2023 | 1/15/2023 | Las Vegas, NV | Fandoms |
| StaarCon 2023 | 1/19/2023 | 1/21/2023 | West Palm Beach, FL | Metaphysical |
| Squatch Fest 2023 | 1/27/2023 | 1/28/2023 | Longview, WA | Bigfoot |
| Days of the Dead Convention: Atlanta | 1/27/2023 | 1/29/2023 | Atlanta, GA | Horror |
| Supernatural Convention: Plano | 1/28/2023 | 1/30/2023 | Plano, TX | Fandoms |
| Eureka Springs Paranormal Weekend | 2/3/2023 | 2/4/2023 | Eureka Springs, AR | Paranormal |
| Oddities & Curiosities Expo | 2/11/2023 | 2/12/2023 | Atlanta, GA | Paranormal |
| Dead Of Winter | 2/11/2023 | 2/11/2023 | Alton, IL | Paranormal |
| Conscious Life Expo 2023 | 2/12/2023 | 2/12/2023 | Los Angeles, CA | Metaphysical |
| Savannah Horror Fest 2023 | 2/25/2023 | 2/26/2023 | Savannah, GA | Paranormal |
| Victory of Light Psychic Expo | 3/3/2023 | 3/4/2023 | Cincinnati, OH | Metaphysical |
| Not Just Another Horror Con | 3/4/2023 | 3/4/2023 | Little Rock, AR | Horror |
| Frogman Festival | 3/4/2023 | 3/4/2023 | Mason, OH | Paranormal |
| Alien Con | 3/4/2023 | 3/5/2023 | Pasadena, CA | UFO |
| Dallas Psychic Fair | 3/5/2023 | 3/5/2023 | Plano, TX | Metaphysical |
| The Journey Psychic and Healing Fair | 3/10/2023 | 3/11/2023 | Mentor, OH | Metaphysical |
| The Meta Expo | 3/10/2023 | 3/12/2023 | Toronto, ON, Canada | Metaphysical |
| UFO XPO | 3/10/2023 | 3/12/2023 | Roswell, NM | UFO |
| Cedar Falls Psychic & Paranormal Expo | 3/11/2023 | 3/12/2023 | Cedar Falls, IA | Horror |
| UFO CON 2023 | 3/17/2023 | 3/19/2023 | San Francisco, CA | UFO |
| Stranger Con | 3/18/2023 | 3/19/2023 | Los Angeles, CA | Fandoms |
| SD Psychic & Healing Arts Fair | 3/18/2023 | 3/19/2023 | San Diego, CA | Metaphysical |
| Appalachian ParaCon | 3/18/2023 | 3/19/2023 | Parkersburg, WV | Paranormal |
| Fear Expo 2023 | 3/24/2023 | 3/26/2023 | Owensboro, KY | Horror |
| Oregon Ghost Conference | 3/24/2023 | 3/26/2023 | Seaside, OR | Paranormal |
| The Haunting at the Mill ParaCon | 3/24/2023 | 3/26/2023 | Pickens, SC | Paranormal |
| Australian Paranormal Conference & Expo 2023 | 3/25/2023 | 3/25/2023 | Melbourne, Australia | Paranormal |
| Phoenix Psychic Fair | 3/26/2023 | 3/26/2023 | Tempe, AZ | Metaphysical |
| The Haunted Galena Conference | 3/31/2023 | 4/1/2023 | Galena, IL | Paranormal |
| Paranormal Alternative | 4/1/2023 | 4/2/2023 | California City, CA | Paranormal |
| Bigfoot Days | 4/14/2023 | 4/15/2023 | Estes Park CO | Bigfoot |
| Supernatural Convention: East Brunswick | 4/14/2023 | 4/16/2023 | East Brunswick, NJ | Fandoms |
| 35th Ozark Mountain UFO Conference | 4/14/2023 | 4/16/2023 | Eureka Springs, AR | UFO |
| Dubuque Psychic & Paranormal Expo | 4/15/2023 | 4/15/2023 | Dubuque, IA | Metaphysical |
| Sci-Fi on the Rock | 4/21/2023 | 4/23/2023 | St. John's, Newfoundland | Fandoms |
| Great Florida Bigfoot Conference | 4/22/2023 | 4/22/2023 | Lakeland, FL | Bigfoot |
| Ghost of Globe Paracon ll | 4/22/2023 | 4/22/2023 | Globe, AZ | Paranormal |
| East TN Paracon & Legends | 4/28/2023 | 4/29/2023 | Morristown, TN | Paranormal |
| All Monsters Attack Convention | 5/5/2023 | 5/7/2023 | Chicago, IL | Fandoms |
| Southeast Hollows Haunt Convention | 5/5/2023 | 5/7/2023 | Savannah, GA | Horror |
| Wild West ParaCon | 5/5/2023 | 5/7/2023 | Tombstone, AZ | Paranormal |
| Ohio Bigfoot Conference | 5/6/2023 | 5/6/2023 | Salt Fork, OH | Bigfoot |
| Hidden Marietta Paranormal Exposition | 5/6/2023 | 5/6/2023 | Marietta, OH | Paranormal |
| Metroham Convention Episode IV | 5/12/2023 | 5/14/2023 | Chattanooga, TN | Fandoms |
| ParaConn III | 5/13/2023 | 5/14/2023 | Ansonia, CT | Paranormal |
| Paracon & Oddities Expo | 5/19/2023 | 5/21/2023 | Spring City, PA | Paranormal |
| Crypticon: Seattle | 5/19/2023 | 5/21/2023 | Seattle, WA | Horror |
| 2023 North Star Tarot Conference | 5/19/2023 | 5/21/2023 | Eagan, MN | Metaphysical |
| Pikes Peak Paranormal Conference | 5/19/2023 | 5/21/2023 | Cripple Creek, CO | Paranormal |
| McMenamins UFO Fest | 5/19/2023 | 5/20/2023 | McMinnville, OR | UFO |
| ParaPsyCon | 5/20/2023 | 5/21/2023 | Mansfield, OH | Paranormal |
| Small Town Monster Fest | 6/2/2023 | 6/3/2023 | Canton, OH | Horror |
| Pacific Coast Paracon | 6/3/2023 | 6/4/2023 | Ventura, CA | Paranormal |
| Pine Bush UFO Fair | 6/3/2023 | 6/3/2023 | Pine Bush, NY | UFO |
| Spookala | 6/9/2023 | 6/11/2023 | Ocala, FL | Fandoms |
| Boreal Bigfoot Expo | 6/10/2023 | 6/11/2023 | Fairbanks, AK | Bigfoot |
| Midwest Haunters Convention | 6/10/2023 | 6/11/2023 | Rosemont, IL | Horror |
| Scottish UFO & Paranormal Conference 2023 | 6/17/2023 | 6/17/2023 | Glasgow, Scotland | Paranormal |
| Days of the Dead Convention: Indianapolis | 6/23/2023 | 6/25/2023 | Indianapolis, IN | Horror |
| Haunted America Conference | 6/23/2023 | 6/24/2023 | Alton, IL | Paranormal |
| 40th Contemporary Legend Conference | 6/26/2023 | 6/30/2023 | Sheffield, South Yorkshire, UK | Paranormal |
| Supernatural Convention: Burlingame | 7/7/2023 | 7/9/2023 | Burlingame, CA | Fandoms |
| The X-Files 30th Anniversary Fan Fest | 7/7/2023 | 7/8/2023 | Saratoga Springs, NY | Fandoms |
| Smoky Mountain Bigfoot Conference | 7/22/2023 | 7/22/2023 | Gatlinburg, TN | Bigfoot |
| Midsummer Scream Halloween and Horror Convention | 7/28/2023 | 7/30/2023 | Long Beach, CA | Horror |
| GalaxyCon Raleigh 2023 | 7/272023 | 7/272023 | Raleigh, NC | Fandoms |
| Cardwell UFO Festival | 8/11/2023 | 8/13/2023 | Queensland, Australia | UFO |
| Necronomicon Providence | 8/18/2023 | 8/21/2023 | Providence, RI | Horror |
| H.P. Lovecraft Film Festiva | 8/18/2023 | 8/20/2023 | Providence, RI | Horror |
| Grand Mystic Convention 2023 | 8/24/2023 | 8/24/2023 | Seattle, WA | Metaphysical |
| 13th Annual Michigan Paranormal Convention | 8/24/2023 | 8/26/2023 | Sault Ste. Marie, MI | Paranormal |
| Days of the Dead Convention: Los Angeles | 8/25/2023 | 8/27/2023 | Los Angeles, CA | Horror |
| Sci-Fi Horror Fest | 8/25/2023 | 8/26/2023 | Vernon, NY | Horror |
| 2023 Creepycon | 8/25/2023 | 8/27/2023 | West Palm Beach, FL | Horror |
| GalaxyCon Austin 2023 | 9/1/2023 | 9/3/2023 | Austin, TX | Fandoms |
| Phenomecon 2023 | 9/6/2023 | 9/9/2023 | Vernal, UT | Paranormal |
| Crypticon Minneapolis | 9/15/2023 | 9/17/2023 | Plymouth, MN | Fandoms |
| Upstate Spirit Conference | 9/15/2023 | 9/16/2023 | Abbeville, SC | Paranormal |
| Mothman Festival | 9/16/2023 | 9/17/2023 | Point Pleasant, WV | Paranormal |
| Great Lakes Paranormal Conference | 9/22/2023 | 9/24/2023 | Glenbeulah, WI | Paranormal |
| Pensacola Para Convention 2023 | 9/23/2023 | 9/24/2023 | Pensacola, FL | Paranormal |
| Spooky Spectacle | 9/23/2023 | 9/24/2023 | Granbury, TX | Paranormal |
| Supernatural Convention: Arlington | 9/29/2023 | 10/1/2023 | Arlington, VA | Fandoms |
| The Northwest Tarot Symposium | 9/29/2023 | 10/1/2023 | Portland, OR | Metaphysical |
| Mass ParaCon | 9/29/2023 | 9/30/2023 | Plymouth, MA | Paranormal |
| Sage ParaCon USA | 9/29/2023 | 10/1/2023 | King George, VA | Paranormal |
| NJ Paraunity Expo | 9/29/2023 | 10/1/2023 | Woodbridge, NJ | Paranormal |
| Whitehall Sasquatch Festival | 9/30/2023 | 9/30/2023 | Whitehall, NY | Bigfoot |
| The Salem Psychic Fair 2023 | 10/1/2023 | 10/31/2023 | Salem, MA | Metaphysical |
| Honobia Bigfoot Conference | 10/6/2023 | 10/7/2023 | Honobia, OK | Bigfoot |
| H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival | 10/6/2023 | 10/8/2023 | Portland, OR | Horror |
| Asylum Ball 2023 | 10/21/2023 | 10/21/2023 | Weston, WV | Horror |
| Arkansas Paranormal Expo | 10/28/2023 | 10/29/2023 | Little Rock, AR | Paranormal |
| Halloween Ghost Hunt 2023 | 10/31/2023 | 10/31/2023 | Weston, WV | Paranormal |
| Supernatural Convention: Jacksonville | 11/3/2023 | 11/5/2023 | Jacksonville, FL | Fandoms |
| Port Gamble Ghost Conference | 11/10/2023 | 11/12/2023 | Port Gamble, WA | Paranormal |
| Days of the Dead Convention: Chicago | 11/17/2023 | 11/19/2023 | Chicago, IL | Horror |
| Supernatural Convention: Nashville | 12/8/2023 | 12/10/2023 | Nashville, TN | Fandoms |
| Central PA-ranormal Convention 2023 | TBA | TBA | Williamsport, PA | Paranormal |