Federation Division Costume Winner Mike McCafferty of Los Angeles, California
Competitors for the Federation Division of the Trekfest Costume Contest

Riverside’s annual Trekfest celebration had a successful 32nd year over the weekend. Organizer Ken McCracken said there was an estimated 5,000 people in attendance from around the country. One of those people was Mike McCafferty from Los Angeles, California, who was the winner of the Federation Division of the costume contest. McCafferty was dressed as Captain James T. Kirk and even performed a monologue from the original series. Other costume contest winners include: Tiffany Oitker from Plainville, Illinois who won the supporting cast contest; Megan Harding from Iowa City who won the miscellaneous Sci-Fi contest; and Arin Lippe who won the children’s contest. Lippe, a six-year-old from Iowa City, was dressed as a pile of tribbles.

Temperatures on the day topped 93 degrees, and the Washington County Ambulance unfortunately had to make an appearance around 12:30 p.m. to help a volunteer. No Star Trek cast members made an appearance, but a moment of silence was observed for recently departed actor Anton Yelchin.