Fifty years after Rod Serling’s death in 1975, the Rod Serling Memorial Foundation will celebrate the iconic Twilight Zone creator during the organization’s annual SerlingFest in his hometown of Binghamton, New York. Subtitled “In His Own Words,” SerlingFest 2025 will feature screenings of several rare interviews and speeches from the outspoken writer’s career. SerlingFest 2025 will run from Friday, Sept. 19, to Sunday, Sept. 21.

On hand for this year’s celebration will be writer/producer Frank Spotnitz (The X-Files), Emmy-award winning writer Joseph Dougherty (Thirtysomething), David Bianculli (NPR’s Fresh Air), as well as Serling’s daughter Anne Serling (author of As I Knew Him: My Dad, Rod Serling), Mark Dawidziak (A Mystery of Mysteries: The Death and Life of Edgar Allan Poe), Mark Olshaker (Mindhunter), and Nicholas Parisi (Rod Serling: His Life, Work, and Imagination).

Activities will include screenings of films and television shows written by Serling, author readings and panel discussions, trivia contests, raffle prizes, and more. Festivities will take place at the Broome County Forum Theatre on September 19 and 20, and at Binghamton’s Recreation Park, the home of the Rod Serling Memorial statue, on September 21. Tickets will be available at the Forum Theatre on the day of the event or can be purchased in advance at www.rodserling.com.