Carbondalien Festival

06/05/2026

Thank you for supporting the Carbondalien Festival!

Every donation helps us continue creating free, family-friendly experiences that bring our community together and keep the spirit of Carbondale's favorite extraterrestrial celebration alive.

Whether you donated, shared our posts, cheered us on, or participated in our challenges, thank you for being part of our mission.

We'll see your spacecraft land in Carbondale on November 7th! 🚀

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What started as a celebration of a local legend has become one of Carbondale's biggest community events, bringing together thousands of visitors, local businesses, volunteers, families, and believers every year. And we're just getting started.

When you donate through NEPA Gives, you're not just supporting this year's festival. You're helping shape what Carbondalien Festival can become in the years ahead. More activities. More experiences. More opportunities to showcase Carbondale to the world.

As Jay said, don't miss your chance to be part of the story while it's still being written. 👽🛸

Join us for the NEPA Connection NOW at 2PM! Spot the connection between a series of clues before anyone else.

📱 Play through Kahoot on your phone
💻 Watch the Facebook livestream on your computer or another screen

For 24 hours, donors may make secure donations to their favorite local nonprofit organizations through the NEPA Gives online platform.

Donate NOW until June 5th at 7pm (link in bio): https://www.nepagives.org/story/Carbondalien-Festival-Fund

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We're getting closer to our first goal on NEPA Gives!
$1,275 as part of our Family and Friends Blast-Off Challenge.
Even just $10 helps 👽 Help us bring more activities to Carbondalien Festival 2026!

The Carbondalien Festival is a quirky annual UFO-themed festival held in Carbondale, PA. It celebrates a famous local mystery from 1974, when residents reported that a glowing object crashed into the pond at Russell Park. The event resulted in overnight investigations and...

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The agents have informed us that they may need to deploy the neuralyzer.

Not because of alien activity... but because you've forgotten to donate to NEPA Gives. 👽

Help us avoid a community-wide memory wipe by supporting the Carbondalien Festival today. Your donation helps fund the family-friendly activities, entertainment, and intergalactic encounters that make this event possible.

If you already donated, thank you. We'll erase any memory of this message immediately.

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For 24 hours, donors may make secure donations to their favorite local nonprofit organizations through the NEPA Gives online platform.

9 MORE HOURS left to donate! (link in bio): https://www.nepagives.org/story/Carbondalien-Festival-Fund

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Want to help Carbondalien Festival during NEPA Gives without opening your wallet?

You can help us earn bonus funding just by playing along with NEPA Gives Kahoot games and challenges!

Every participant helps increase our chances of winning additional prize money that can be used to support family-friendly activities, entertainment, educational programming, and community experiences at this year's festival.

🎨 NEPA Draws — June 5 at 10 AM
Watch clues come to life and guess what's being drawn.

😀 NEPA-moji — June 5 at 12 PM
Decode emoji clues based on NEPA places, foods, phrases, and favorites.

🔗 The NEPA Connection — June 5 at 2 PM
Spot the connection between a series of clues before anyone else.

It's free, it's fun, and it directly supports Carbondalien Festival. Join our Galactic Ground Crew and help us bring home some extra funding for Carbondale! 👽

For 24 hours, donors may make secure donations to their favorite local nonprofit organizations through the NEPA Gives online platform.

Donate NOW until June 5th at 7pm (Link in bio): https://www.nepagives.org/story/Carbondalien-Festival-Fund

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In 1974, something reportedly fell from the sky and crashed into the Silt Pond at Russell Park in Carbondale. More than 50 years later, that mystery continues to spark curiosity, conversations, and community pride.

The Carbondalien Festival was created to celebrate this unique piece of local history while bringing people together to learn, explore, and experience the story for themselves. From the crash site to the exhibits, speakers, and activities, the festival helps keep one of Carbondale's most fascinating legends alive for future generations.

This NEPA Gives, your donation helps preserve local history, support educational programming, and ensure this hometown tradition can continue to grow.

For 24 hours, donors may make secure donations to their favorite local nonprofit organizations through the NEPA Gives online platform.

Donate NOW until June 5th at 7pm (link in bio): https://www.nepagives.org/story/Carbondalien-Festival-Fund

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The photos are real.

The mystery is real.

And thanks to supporters like you, the story is still being told.

This NEPA Gives, help us preserve one of Carbondale's most fascinating legends and continue growing the festival that celebrates it. For 24 hours, donors may make secure donations to their favorite local nonprofit organizations through the NEPA Gives online platform.

Donate NOW until June 5th at 7pm (link in bio): https://www.nepagives.org/story/Carbondalien-Festival-Fund

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For many vendors, the Carbondalien Festival is one of their biggest sales days of the year. For local businesses, it's an opportunity to welcome new customers and showcase everything our community has to offer.

Your NEPA Gives donation helps us continue creating an event that supports small businesses, strengthens our local economy, and keeps Carbondale thriving.

Support local. Support community.

For 24 hours, donors may make secure donations to their favorite local nonprofit organizations through the NEPA Gives online platform.

Donate NOW until June 5th at 7pm (link in bio): https://www.nepagives.org/story/Carbondalien-Festival-Fund

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For Ricky and many other downtown business owners, the Carbondalien Festival isn't just a fun day. It's one of the busiest days of the year.

The festival brings thousands of visitors to Carbondale, introducing people to local shops, restaurants, and businesses they may never have discovered otherwise. That economic impact ripples throughout our community long after the UFOs have gone home.

When you support the Carbondalien Festival through NEPA Gives, you're helping create opportunities for small businesses like The Crystal Spirit to thrive while investing in the future of our downtown.

For 24 hours, donors may make secure donations to their favorite local nonprofit organizations through the NEPA Gives online platform.

Donate NOW until June 5th at 7pm (link in bio): https://www.nepagives.org/story/Carbondalien-Festival-Fund