Upcoming Astronomy Events
As a service to our community, Sky & Telescope lists astronomy-related events, including star parties, observatory public nights, astronomy talks, and more. Star parties offer dark skies and astronomical fellowship and often cater to families and feature special activities for kids. Public nights give the general public a chance to view the sky through large telescopes, and public talks are a great place to learn the fundamentals of the science and the craft.
You’ll also see online events offered here.
And if you’d like free copies of Sky & Telescope’s Let’s Go Stargazing flyer or door prizes for your next star party, you can fill out this form.
Week of Events
Nightfall 2026
Nightfall 2026, hosted by the Riverside Astronomical Society and held annually in Borrego Springs, California. This fall star party and imaging conference is unique among star parties because it takes place at a desert resort that creates a dark, red-light-only environment throughout the hotel property and RV park for three nights. Held at the Palm […]
Airdrie Observatory Open Evening
Enjoy a warm welcome by astronomers from the Airdrie Astronomical Association to this one of their regular November through to January Tuesday night public open evenings of the Airdrie Observatory. These events are ideal for beginners and anyone interested in astronomy — the friendly and experienced volunteers proudly carry on a long tradition of public […]
North Jersey Astronomical Group
Monthly meetings of the North Jersey Astronomical Group (NJAG) are free and open to the public - all are welcomed. Meetings usually feature a presentation about astronomy or space science by an amateur or professional astronomer. Meetings are held on the second Tuesday of the month (except August); light refreshments will be served. Meeting will […]
Ventura County Astronomical Society Monthly Lecture series
We bring Astronomy, Space and Science to Ventura County monthly. We meet the 2nd Friday night of every month at 403 W. Hillcrest Thousand Oaks, CA. at 7:00pm Our guest speaker for March 13th is Sarah Elizabeth McCandless. She works for NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) as a navigation engineer. She has flown eleven different […]
Second Saturday Stars
Our monthly open house star party held the Second Saturday of each month. There is a presentation at the beginning followed by night sky viewing through several telescopes if weather allows.
