Star Parties | ||||
2020 Amateur Astronomer Star Parties / Festivals / Conferences
Date |
Name |
Location |
Website |
Feb 17-23 |
Winter Star Party |
Camp Wesumkee, Flordia Keys |
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Feb 21-22 |
Death Valley Star Party |
Death Valley, California |
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March -TBA |
The Triad Starfest - aka. TriStar |
North Carolina |
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April 2-3 |
NEAIC |
Suffern, New York |
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April 4-5 |
NEAF |
Suffern, New York |
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April 22-25 |
MidSouth Star Party |
French Camp, Mississippi |
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April 24-26 |
Michiana Star Party |
Vandalia, Michigan |
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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 |
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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 |
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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/ |
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Various small parties year round |
Restoule Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada |
gatewaytotheuniverse.org |
Find even more events at skyandtelescope.com/astronomy-events |