2025 Star Parties & Festivals The following lists the major annual star parties for astronomical viewing and festivals worldwide for amateur astronomers in 2025. For general rules of conduct at star parties, see star party etiquette. U.S. Star Parties WHAT WHEN LOCATION Almost Heaven Star Party TBA fall, 2025 Spruce Knob Mountain, WV Badlands Astronomy Festival Jul 18-20, 2025 Badlands National Park, SD Black Canyon Festival TBA fall, 2025 Black Canyon of the Gunnison, CO Black Forest Star Party TBA summer, 2025 Cherry Springs State Park, PA Bootleg Spring Star Party TBA spring, 2025 Green River SWA, IL Bootleg Fall Star Party TBA fall, 2025 Green River SWA, IL Bryce Canyon Festival Jun 25-28, 2025 Bryce Canyon National Park, UT Cherry Springs Star Party TBA summer, 2025 Cherry Springs State Park, PA Dakota Nights Festival Sep 19-21, 2025 Theodore Roosevelt National Park, ND Death Valley Dark Sky Festival Feb 21-23, 2025 Death Valley National Park, CA Eldorado Star Party Oct 20-25, 2025 X-Bar Ranch, TX Golden State Star Party Jun 25-29, 2025 Bieber, CA Grand Canyon Star Party Jun 21-28, 2025 Grand Canyon National Park (South Rim), AZ Great Basin Festival Sep 18-20, 2025 Great Basin National Park, NV Great Lakes Star Gaze TBA fall, 2025 River Valley RV Park, MI Green Bank Star Quest Jun 25-28, 2025 Green Bank Observatory, WV Idaho Star Party TBA fall, 2025 Bruneau Dunes State Park, ID Joshua Tree Night Sky Festival TBA fall, 2025 Joshua Tree National Park, CA Midsouth Stargaze Apr 23-26, 2025 Natchez Trace Parkway, MS Nebraska Star Party Jul 20-25, 2025 Merritt Reservoir, NE Nightfall Star Party TBA winter, 2025 Borrego Springs, CA Okie-Tex Star Party Sep 19-27, 2025 Kenton, OK Orange Blossom Special Feb 26-Mar 2, 2025 Withlacoochee River Park, FL Oregon Star Party Jun 24-29, 2025 Ochoco National Forest, OR Rocky Mountain Star Stare Jun 25-29, 2025 Gardner, CO Shenandoah Night Sky Festival TBA summer, 2025 Shenandoah National Park, VA Stars Over Katahdin TBA summer, 2025 Katahdin Woods and Waters, ME Stellafane Aug 1-4, 2025 Breezy Hill, VT Table Mountain Star Party Jul 22-27, 2025 Jameson Lake, WA Texas Eclipse & Star Party Apr 20-26, 2025 Aquilla, TX Winter Star Party Jan 27-Feb 2, 2025 Scout Key, FL Canada Star Parties WHAT WHEN NEAR Alberta StarBQ TBA summer, 2025 Caroline, AB Alberta Star Party TBA, 2025 Drumheller, AB Butter Pot Star Party Jul 21-22, 2024 Butter St. John's, NL Fundy Star Gaze Aug 30, 2024 Fundy Par, NB Island Star Party TBA, 2025 Duncan, BC Jasper Dark Sky Festival Oct 18-Nov 3, 2024 Jasper Park, AB Kouchibouguac Spring Star Fest Jun 7-8, 2024 Kouchibouguac Park, NB Kouchibouguac Fall Star Fest Sep 6-7, 2024 Kouchibouguac Park, NB Mount Carleton Star Party Aug 9-10, 2024 Mount Carleton, NB Mount Kobau Star Party Aug 3-11, 2024 Mount Kobau, BC N. Prairie Star Party Sep 12-17 2024 Tofield, AB Nova East Star Party Aug 9-11, 2024 Newport, NS Saskatchewan Star Party Aug 7-11, 2024 Maple Creek, SK Starfest Aug 8-11, 2024 Hanover, Ontario Thebacha & Wood Buffalo Festival Aug 29-Sep 1, 2024 Wood Buffalo Park, NT UK & Ireland Star Parties WHAT WHEN NEAR Astrocamp Sep 28-Oct 1, 2024 Brecon Beacons, England Dalby Forest StarFest Aug 8, 2024 North Yorkshire, England Equinox Sky Camp Sep 30-Oct 7, 2024 Norfolk, England Mayo Dark Sky Festival Nov 1-3, 2024 Newport, Ireland Skellig Star Party Aug, 2024 County Kerry, Ireland Australia Star Parties WHAT WHEN NEAR Queensland Astrofest TBA, 2024 Linville, QLD OzSky Star Safari Mar 8-15, 2024 Coonabarabran, NSW OzSky Star Safari Sep 30-Oct 7, 2024 Coonabarabran, NSW South Pacific Star Party May 2-5, 2024 Ilford, NSW
