Case No. 1013 · September 2023
Three days of guest panels, autographs, screenings, live music and the card-game tournament — a fan-run celebration of sci-fi and mystery at the Mall of America · Bloomington, Minnesota.
After Hours
Between panels, photos and autographs, PhileFest keeps you busy from Friday night to Sunday’s closing tournament.
The singer behind the iconic ode "David Duchovny" kicks off PhileFest with a live acoustic set.
Open file → Special EventFor one night only, Lone Gunman Dean Haglund brings his world-touring improv stand-up to PhileFest.
Open file → SaturdayA 25th-anniversary big-screen showing of the original 1998 X-Files feature film.
Open file → Exclusive ScreeningA feature-length documentary celebrating Chris Carter’s Millennium, with an exclusive sneak peek.
Open file → Saturday & SundayA full original X-Files collectible card game tournament, hosted by Dean Haglund himself.
Open file → All WeekendThree decades of fandom, told by the Philes themselves — props, cosplay, memories and the community that kept the truth alive.
Open file →Archived News
Three days, two stages, one weekend. The full PhileFest schedule — panels, autographs, screenings and the card tournament — is now posted.
A quarter-century on, the 1998 X-Files feature still nails the thing the show did best: dread. Ahead of our big-screen screening.
Byers, Langly and Frohike were supposed to appear once. They became the heart of the fandom. A primer before their PhileFest reunion.
I Want To Believe
Early-bird ticket packages are discounted ahead of the event. Trust no one — but trust us on this.
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