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 |
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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 | Adin, CA | July |
Summer Star Party | Plainfield, MA | July |
York County 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 |
Find more stargazing events, star parties, astronomy lectures, and other happenings using Sky & Telescope's Events Calendar.