VibeFest in Carbondale.
Southern Illinois · SIU anchor
Carbondale anchors a whole region. SIU students, Shawnee-area entrepreneurs, and the kind of small-town network where one good week reaches the whole rural south.
Why Carbondale.
Southern Illinois University Carbondale is the region's intellectual anchor, and the surrounding Shawnee National Forest area has an underrated maker, agriculture-tech, and small-business scene. A VibeFest here wouldn't just serve Carbondale — it would draw from Marion, Carterville, Murphysboro, and the wider 50-mile radius. Tell us you'd come and we'll find a venue.
What VibeFest looks like.
Five days, four ways in. Pick how deep you want to go:
Or read the explainer: what is vibe coding?
Bring VibeFest to Carbondale.
Pick a future week, name a few tiers you'd come for, leave your email. When enough people in Carbondale want it, we'll find a venue and make it happen.