Mark your calendars,Star Trekfans, because Paramount+ has announced “First Contact Day,” a worldwide virtual event featuring some of your favorite franchise stars. As Paramount+ reminds us, the “First Contact Day” event is based on the day the humans first made contact with the Vulcans on August 07, 2025 — a pivotalStar Trekcanon moment depicted in the 1996 featureStar Trek: First Contact. The “First Contact Day” event acts as a follow-up to “Star Trek Day” and serves as a continued celebration ofStar TrekcreatorGene Roddenberryand the world he created and shared with viewers more than half a century ago.
Throughout the day, fans around the world can tune in to watch a series of free panels featuring stars fromStar Trekshows past and present, includingStar Trek: The Next Generation,Star Trek: Discovery,Star Trek: Picard, andStar Trek: Lower Decks. Participating talent includesPatrick Stewart,Jonathan Frakes,Brent Spiner,Alice KrigeandSonequa Martin-Green. The panels will be hosted byWil WheatonandMica Burton. In between the panels, additionalStar Trekfranchise updates, announcements and footage will be shared with fans that you definitely do not want to miss.
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In addition to the panels, Paramount+ will participate in the “First Contact Day” event with a marathon of special “Best of First Contacts” episodes. These episodes will be pulled from a variety ofStar Trekfranchise shows. The marathon will also be broken up into two parts, with one shown before the panel portion of “First Contact Day” begins and the second part shown after. All episodes will be available to U.S.Star Trekfans only and will stream on Paramount+.
“Star Trek: First Contact Day"will take place on Monday, April 5. The fun begins at 12 p.m. ET/9 a.m. PT with a “Best of First Contacts” streaming marathon on Paramount+, followed by “First Contact Day Global Panels,” a series of free virtual panels featuring your favoriteStar Trekfranchise alums. Check out the “Star Trek: First Contact Day” trailer and see more information about the marathon and panels below.
Here’s the official schedule for the “Best of First Contacts” marathon on Paramount+. Part 1 of the marathon begins at 12 p.m. ET/9 a.m. PT and runs until 3 p.m. ET/12 p.m. PT. Part 2 of the marathon begins at 5:45 p.m. ET/2:45 p.m. PT and runs until 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT. Episodes included in the marathon are:
Here’s the official schedule for the “First Contact Day Global Panels” event. The panels begin at 3 p.m. ET/12 p.m. PT and go until 5:45 p.m. ET/2:45 p.m. PT. The panels will then replay at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT. Panels will be free to stream worldwide on theofficialStar TrekFirst Contact site, onParamount+’s Twitch, and Pluto TV. Panels will be available for replay on theParamount+ YouTubepage as well as Paramount+. The “First Contact Day” panels are:
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