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Tenjo, Colombia turns UFO lore into a July 4 science-and-culture festival

Infobae reports that Tenjo, Cundinamarca scheduled a new Festival OVNI for July 4, mixing lectures, astronomy, local food and tourism around long-running local stories about unidentified phenomena.

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Infobae Colombia article image credited to @alcaldiatenjo/Instagram; localized as visual context for Tenjo's Festival OVNI coverage.

Tenjo, a municipality just outside Bogota, is using UFO curiosity as a tourism and culture hook this weekend. Infobae Colombia reported on July 3 that local authorities announced a new edition of the Festival OVNI, branded as "Entre Sabores y Misterio," for Saturday, July 4, 2026.

According to the report, the program brings together researchers, astronomers, entrepreneurs, chefs and visitors for conferences, a gastronomic and craft fair, themed food contests, costume activities and family programming. The municipality and its culture-and-tourism institute are presenting the event as a mix of public outreach, local business and entertainment.

The news is not evidence of a verified UAP event. It is a current example of how UFO stories travel through local identity. Infobae notes Tenjo's association with accounts around Pena de Juaica and with the local Museo de Ovnilogia y Cultura Ancestral, both of which have helped make the town a destination for people interested in the subject.

For a UFO/UAP archive, the story matters because search interest and public memory are not confined to government hearings or military videos. They also appear in regional festivals, tourism campaigns and museums, where reported or claimed sightings should be recorded carefully without treating folklore as confirmed observation.

Sourcehttps://www.infobae.com/colombia/2026/07/03/este-es-el-pueblo-de-cundinamarca-que-le-apuesta-al-misterio-con-un-festival-ovni-este-sabado-4-de-julio/