First Contact Film Festival is a two-day genre film festival at Smodcastle Cinemas, 82 First Avenue. The 2026 festival is scheduled for May 15 and May 16 and focuses on science fiction, fantasy, animation, imaginative horror, and other speculative short films. Tickets are listed at $25 for the full two-day event through Smodcastle.
- Starts
- May 15 - 16, 2026
- Address
- Atlantic Highlands, NJOpen map