Today is officially Alien Day! April 26th – a throwback to the planet LV-426 where the characters discover the crashed Derelict Spacecraft in Alien and Aliens. Throughout the day, those lucky people in the US can take part in a 24-hour Twitter event where fans can test their Alien knowledge and win some awesome prizes. Heaps of companies will be offering lots of Alien merchandise today including the Reebok Alien Stompers which won’t take very long to sell out as well as the Alien Out of the Shadows audio drama which I’m personally looking forward to.

Later in the evening, cinema chains across the US and UK will be playing both Alien and Aliens as a double bill. We’ll be sure to keep this post updated throughout the day for any new things that pop up.

Competitions

US: The @AlienAnthology twitter is giving away amazing prizes throughout the day.

The @AlienAnthology twitter is giving away amazing prizes throughout the day. US/Canada: Don’t Forget a Towel is giving away some Titan figures.

Don’t Forget a Towel is giving away some Titan figures. US: Follow boxlunchgifts on instagram, and repost & tag this image to win some mini Alien figures.

Follow boxlunchgifts on instagram, and repost & tag this image to win some mini Alien figures. UK: Forbidden Planet is giving away some Titan books and merchandise.

Forbidden Planet is giving away some Titan books and merchandise. UK: AvPGalaxy is also running a NECA Aliens figures competition.

AvPGalaxy is also running a NECA Aliens figures competition. ToyChestNews are offering an Alien Egg Bank to a newsletter subscriber.

ArtAsylum are offering a variety of DiamondSelect Alien merchandise.

SF Signal are giving away 5 copies of the latest novel in The Rage Wars, Alien: Invasion.

UK/US: Titan Books are giving away several books and vinyl figures via Twitter.

Merchandise

See Alien & Aliens at the Cinema

US: Ridley Scott’s Alien and James Cameron’s Aliens will available to watch as a double bill at various cinema locations across the US via Alamo Drafthouse. You’ll also find lots of exclusive Aliens merchandise there.

Ridley Scott’s Alien and James Cameron’s Aliens will available to watch as a double bill at various cinema locations across the US via Alamo Drafthouse. You’ll also find lots of exclusive Aliens merchandise there. UK: In the UK, Cineworld and Vue theatres across the country begin showing them at 7PM UK Time.

In the UK, Cineworld and Vue theatres across the country begin showing them at 7PM UK Time. Australia: For those of you near Melbourne, the Astor theatre will be showing Alien/Aliens tonight.

Are any of you guys out there buying anything Alien related or going to the cinema later?