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2020 Amateur Astronomer Star Parties / Festivals / Conferences

Date

Name

Location

Website

Feb 17-23

Winter Star Party

Camp Wesumkee, Flordia Keys

scas.org

Feb 21-22

Death Valley Star Party

Death Valley, California

lvastronomy.com

March -TBA

The Triad Starfest - aka. TriStar

North Carolina

catawbasky.org

April 2-3

NEAIC

Suffern, New York

rocklandastronomy.com

April 4-5

NEAF

Suffern, New York

rocklandastronomy.com

April 22-25

MidSouth Star Party

French Camp, Mississippi

rainwaterobservatory.org

April 24-26

Michiana Star Party

Vandalia, Michigan

michiana-astro.org

April - TBA

Southern Star Astronomical Convention

Little Switzerland, North Carolina

charlotteastronomers.org

April - TBA

South Jersey Astro Club Spring Star Party

Belleplain State Forest, New Jersey

sjac.us/starparty.html

May 2

ASTRONOMY DAY

EVERYWHERE

astroleague.org/al/astroday/astrodayform.html

May 14-24

Texas Star Party

Fort Davis, Texas

texasstarparty.org

June 11-14

Bootleg Spring Star Party

Harmon, Illinois

bootlegastronomy.com

June 13-20

Grand Canyon Star Party

North Rim, Kaibab Lodge 2020, Arizona

saguaroastro.org

June 17-20

Green Bank Star Quest

Green Bank, West Virginia

greenbankstarquest.org

June 17-21

Rocky Mountain Star Party

Gardner, Colorado

rmss.org

June 17-20

Bryce Canyon Astronomy Festival

Bryce Canyon Nationl Park, Utah

www.nps.gov/brca/planyourvisit/astrofest.htm

June 18-21

Cherry Springs Star Party

Cherry Springs State Park, Pennsylvania

facebook.com/CherrySpringsStarParty

June 18-20

WOW - Wisconsin Observers Weekend

Waupaca, Wisconsin

new-star.org

June 20-24

Golden State Star Party

Bieber, California

goldenstatestarparty.org

July - TBA

Manitoulin Star Party

Manitoulin Island, ON

gordonspark.com/starparties/

July 19-24

Nebraska Star Party

Merritt Reservoir, Valentine, Nebraska

nebraskastarparty.org

Aug 14-23

Summer Star Party

Plainfield, Massachusetts

rocklandastronomy.com

Aug 14-18

Almost Heaven Star Party

Spruce Knob, WV

ahsp.org

Aug 16-22

Maine Astronomy Retreat

Washington, ME

astronomyretreat.com

Aug 20-23

Thebacha & Wood Buffalo Dark Sky Festival

Fort Smith, Northwest Territory, Canada

www.tawbas.ca

Aug 21-23

Northwoods Starfest

Hobbs Observatory, Fall Creek, Wisconsin

cvastro.org

Aug - TBA

Starfest

Ayton, Ontario, Canada

nyaa.ca

Aug/Sept - TBA

Saskatchewan Star Party

Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park, Saskatchewan

sssp.saskatoon.rasc.ca

Aug/Sept - TBA

Northern Nights Star Fest

Palisade, Minnesota

mnastro.org/northern-nights-star-fest

Sept 11-13

Connecticut River Vallet Astro Conjunction

Northfield, Massachusetts

philharrington.net/astroconjunction

Sept 16-20

Acadia Night Sky Festival

Cadillac Mountain, Maine

acadianightskyfestival.org

Sept 12-20

Okie-Tex Star Party

Camp Billy Joe, Kenton, Oklahoma

okie-tex.com

Sept 17-20

Bootleg Fall Star Party

?, Illinois

bootlegastronomy.com

Sept 17-20

Great Lakes Star Gaze

River Valley RV Park, Gladwin, Michigan

greatlakesstargaze.com

Sept 17-21

Iowa Star Party

Whiterock Conservancy - Coon Rapids, Iowa

iowastarparty.com

Sept 18-20

Alberta Star Party

Starland Recreation Area, Alberta Canada

calgary.rasc.ca/asp2020.htm

Sept 18-20

Connecticut Star Party

Camp Strang, Goshen, Connecticut

asnh.org/slideshow/CSPpicIndex.php

 Sept 18-20

 Eastern Iowa Star Party

St Ambrose Univ. Menke Observatory, Dixon, Iowa

facebook.com/Eastern-Iowa-Star-Party- 592158137834252/

Sept – TBA

Hidden Hollow Star Party (3 days)

Warren Rupp Observatory, Mansfield, Ohio

wro.org/hidden-hollow-star-party/

Sept – TBA

Astronomy at the Beach (2 days)

Island Lake State Rec. Area, Brighton Michigan

glaac.org/astronomy-at-the-beach/

Sept – TBA

Last Chance Star Party

Restoule Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada

gatewaytotheuniverse.org

Sept / Oct - TBA

NOVAC Stargaze (1 day)

C. M. Crockett Park, Virginia

novac.com/wp/

Oct 10-18

Pennyrile Stargaze

Hopkinsville, Kentucky

facebook.com/southstarparty

Oct 15-17

Illinois Dark Skies Star Party

Chandlerville, Illinois

sas-sky.org

Oct 15-18

Heart of America Kansas Star Party

75 miles South of Kansas City

askc.org/events/hoasp

Oct 16-25

Jasper Dark Sky Festival

Jasper National Park, Albert, Canada

jasperdarksky.travel

Oct - TBA

Staunton River Star Party

Staunton River St. Park, Halifax County, Virginia

chaosastro.org/starparty

Oct - TBA

Enchanted Skies Star Party

Magdalena, New Mexico

enchantedskies.org

Oct - TBA

South Jersey Astro Club Fall Star Party

Belleplain State Forest, New Jersey

sjac.us/starparty.html

Oct - TBA

Deep South Star Gaze

Sandy Hook, Mississippi

stargazing.net/DSRSG/

 

Various small parties year round

Restoule Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada

gatewaytotheuniverse.org

Find even more events at skyandtelescope.com/astronomy-events