The Cardwell UFO Festival highlights the extra-terrestrial activities around Cardwell. The city is widely regarded as a UFO hotspot and has a reputation as a “UFO capital” of the region. The town has a history of reported sightings, including mysterious lights, objects emerging from the ocean, and significant close encounters, some of which date back to the 1960s. This annual event begins on Saturday afternoon filled with family fun activities, markets, show rides, and visitors from throughout the Universe. Saturday is the C-Files forum this forum is the highlight of the festival for many visitors, a informative morning with guest speakers and visitors can listen to and share their personal experiences of all things unexplained. Then Saturday night is where the locals and visitors alike dance the night away at the Alien Invasion Costume Party. The festival sees visitors from all over Planet Earth come to visit the little seaside village of Cardwell.