Editing Carbondale, Colorado (section)

===Notable community organizations and events===

Carbondale's largest annual event is the summer arts and music festival, [[Mountain Fair]] held in Sopris Park. The event has annual attendance between 18,000 and 20,000 people over the three days of which it is held, being nearly triple the population of Carbondale.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://www.carbondalearts.com/mountain-fair/|title=Mountain Fair - Carbondale Arts|work=Carbondale Arts|access-date=July 25, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> It is run by and benefits Carbondale Arts,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.carbondalearts.com/mountain-fair | title=Mountain Fair }}</ref> a nonprofit that runs a range of other arts programs year-round.

The popular [[list of rodeos|Carbondale Wild West Rodeo]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://carbondalerodeo.com/|title=Home|website=Carbondale Wild West Rodeo}}</ref> is held every Thursday night during the summer and features bronc riding, calf scramble, hide racing, and ribbon roping among other competitions.

[[KDNK]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kdnk.org/|title=KDNK|website=www.kdnk.org|access-date=March 6, 2019}}</ref> is a [[Community Radio|community access]] FM radio station licensed to Carbondale.

The Third Street Center<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thirdstreetcenter.net/the-center/ | title=The Center }}</ref> is a local nonprofit hub in the town's former elementary school that hosts many community organizations.

The Carbondale Clay Center,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.carbondaleclay.org/|title=Carbondale Clay Center|website=Carbondale Clay Center}}</ref> Carbondale Arts' R2 Gallery,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.carbondalearts.com/gallery | title=Gallery: Current Exhibition }}</ref> and The Powers Art Center<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.powersartcenter.org/|title=Powers Art Center|website=Powers Art Center}}</ref> offer rotating public art exhibitions.

The Carbondale Creative District<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.carbondalecreativedistrict.com/|title=Carbondale Creative District|website=Carbondale Creative District}}</ref> is certified by a grant, marketing, and technical assistance program run by [[Colorado Creative Industries]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://oedit.colorado.gov/colorado-creative-industries | title=Colorado Creative Industries &#124; Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade }}</ref> a division of the state Office of Economic Development and International Trade.