Here’s the info you’ll need to “save the date” for some of the top stargazing events in the U.S. and Canada for the coming year.
| Name | Location | Typical Date |
|---|
| Death Valley Star Party | Furnace Creek Resort, CA | Jan, Oct |
| Winter Star Party | West Summerland Key, FL | Feb |
| Triad Starfest | Jamestown, NC | Feb |
| Global Astronomy Month | Everywhere! | April |
| International Dark Sky Week | Everywhere! | April |
| Southern Star Astronomical Convention | Little Switzerland, NC | April |
| Mid-South Star Gaze | French Camp, MS | April |
| Northeast Astronomy Forum | Suffern, NY | April |
| Astronomy Day (spring) | Everywhere! | April/May |
| Texas Star Party | Fort Davis, TX | May |
| Michiana Star Party | Vandalia, MI | May |
| Bootleg Spring Star Party | Harmon, IL | June |
| Bryce Canyon Astronomy Festival | Bryce Canyon National Park, UT | June |
| Cherry Springs Star Party | Coudersport, PA | June |
| Grand Canyon Star Party | Grand Canyon, AZ | June |
| Rocky Mountain Star Stare | Gardner, CO | June |
| Wisconsin Observers Weekend | Hartman Creek State Park, WI | June |
| Gateway to the Universe Star Party | Marten River Provincial Park, ON | July |
| Nebraska Star Party | Valentine, NE | July |
| Golden State Star Party | Bieber, CA | July |
| Summer Star Party | Plainfield, MA | July |
| Mason-Dixon Star Party | York, PA | July |
| StarFest | Ayton, ON | July |
| Connecticut River Valley Astronomers Conjunction | Northfield, MA | July |
| Astronomical League Convention (ALCon) | various cities | July/Aug |
| Maine Astronomy Retreat | Washington, ME | July/Aug |
| Saskatchewan Summer Star Party | Maple Creek, SK | July/Aug |
| Mount Kobau Star Party | Osoyoos, BC | Aug |
| Table Mountain Star Party | Oroville, WA | Aug |
| Northwoods Starfest | Fall Creek, WI | Aug |
| Oregon Star Party | Indian Trail Spring, OR | Aug |
| Stellafane Convention | Springfield, VT | Aug |
| Nova East | Smileys Provincial Park, NS | Aug |
| Manitoulin Star Party | Manitoulin Island, ON | Aug |
| Almost Heaven Star Party | Spruce Knob, WV | Aug |
| Thebacha & Wood Buffalo Dark Sky Festival | Fort Smith, NWT | Aug |
| Iowa Star Party | Coon Rapids/ IA | Aug/Sept |
| Northern Nights Star Festival | Palisade, MN | Aug/Sept |
| Acadia Night Sky Festival | Bar Harbor, ME | Sept |
| Black Forest Star Party | Coudersport, PA | Sept |
| AstroAssembly | North Scituate, RI | Sept |
| Idaho Star Party | Bruneau, ID | Sept |
| Alberta Star Party | Caroline, AB | Sept |
| Okie-Tex Star Party | Kenton, OK | Sept |
| Hidden Hollow Star Party | Mansfield, OH | Sept |
| Astronomy at the Beach | Island Lake State Rec. Area, MI | Sept |
| Connecticut Star Party | Goshen, CT | Sept |
| Eastern Iowa Star Party | Dixon, IA | Sept |
| Astronomy Day (autumn) | Everywhere! | Sept/Oct |
| Enchanted Skies Star Party | Socorro, NM | Oct |
| SJAC Fall Star Party | Belleplain State Forest, NJ | Oct |
| Illinois Dark Skies Star Party | Chandlerville, IL | Oct |
| Pennyrile Stargaze | Hopkinsville, KY | Oct |
| NOVAC Stargaze | C. M. Crockett Park, VA | Oct |
| Jasper Dark Sky Festival | Jsper National Park, AB | Oct |
| Deep South Regional Star Gaze | McComb, MS | Oct/Nov |
| Chiefland Astrofest | Chiefland Astronomy Village, FL | Nov |
Find more stargazing events, star parties, astronomy lectures, and other happenings using Sky & Telescope's Events Calendar.
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