The son of "Star Trek" creator Gene Roddenberry boldly went to a town most haven't gone before, to launch Vulcan, Alta.'s annual Spock Days and Galaxyfest.

Eugene Roddenberry Jr. attended the event, which is in its 15th year, to unveil a plaque in his father's memory.

The town of 2,000 usually doubles in size with people dressed as Vulcans, Klingons and Red Shirts gathering to celebrate all that is "Star Trek".

"It was beautiful. It's a tasteful and classy thing they did," Roddenberry said. "I appreciated the town of Vulcan for doing it."

The town was originally named after the Roman god of fire, but when the popularity of the seminal sci-fi show soared the town embraced its name.

First officer Spock of the USS Enterprise, played by Leonard Nimoy, was the series' logical pointy-eared alien from Vulcan.

Vulcan, Alta. is famed for its large model of the original USS Enterprise within the town.

"I've never seen an entire town that has converted itself into a Star Trek universe," Roddenberry said. "I'm shocked by it and I love it."

There are dozens of events for Spock Days and both residents and visitors are involved.

"We're looking forward to the parade the most," said a man from Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.

One new event this year was the Flying Trekkies - seven sky divers dressed in costumes who jumped from two airplanes, landing in the town.

The town is hoping that their devotion to the series will convince the producers of the new "Star Trek" film to premiere it in Vulcan.

The 11th film in the series, a reboot of the original franchise that is being produced and directed by "Lost" mastermind J.J. Abrams, is slated to be released in May 2009.

"Star Trek" premiered on NBC in 1966, and ran three seasons. It starred Canadian William Shatner as Captain Kirk.

The show broke numerous boundaries on American television, tackling issues such as race, war and religion.

After being cancelled, the show became a phenomenon in syndication in the 1970s. The first film was released in 1979.

Four spin-off series were also made, starting with "Star Trek: The Next Generation" in 1987.

Gene Roddenberry was still the main producer of all things "Trek" until his death in 1991 at the age of 71.

With a report by CTV's Kaella Carr