2026 Star Parties & Festivals The following lists the major annual star parties for astronomical viewing and festivals worldwide for amateur astronomers in 2026. For general rules of conduct at star parties, see star party etiquette. U.S. Star Parties WHAT WHEN LOCATION Almost Heaven Star Party Aug 10-16, 2026 Spruce Knob Mountain, WV Badlands Astronomy Festival TBA, 2026 Badlands National Park, SD Black Canyon Festival TBA fall, 2026 Black Canyon of the Gunnison, CO Black Forest Star Party TBA summer, 2026 Cherry Springs State Park, PA Bootleg Spring Star Party TBA spring, 2026 Green River SWA, IL Bootleg Fall Star Party TBA fall, 2026 Green River SWA, IL Bryce Canyon Festival TBA, 2026 Bryce Canyon National Park, UT Cherry Springs Star Party TBA summer, 2026 Cherry Springs State Park, PA Dakota Nights Festival TBA, 2026 Theodore Roosevelt National Park, ND Death Valley Dark Sky Festival TBA, 2026 Death Valley National Park, CA Eldorado Star Party TBA, 2026 X-Bar Ranch, TX Golden State Star Party TBA, 2026 Bieber, CA Grand Canyon Star Party TBA, 2026 Grand Canyon National Park (South Rim), AZ Great Basin Festival TBA, 2026 Great Basin National Park, NV Great Lakes Star Gaze TBA, 2026 River Valley RV Park, MI Green Bank Star Quest TBA, 2026 Green Bank Observatory, WV Idaho Star Party TBA, 2026 Bruneau Dunes State Park, ID Joshua Tree Night Sky Festival TBA, 2026 Joshua Tree National Park, CA Midsouth Stargaze TBA, 2026 Natchez Trace Parkway, MS Nebraska Star Party TBA, 2026 Merritt Reservoir, NE Nightfall Star Party TBA, 2026 Borrego Springs, CA Okie-Tex Star Party TBA, 2026 Kenton, OK Orange Blossom Special TBA, 2026 Withlacoochee River Park, FL Oregon Star Party TBA, 2026 Ochoco National Forest, OR Rocky Mountain Star Stare TBA, 2026 Gardner, CO Shenandoah Night Sky Festival TBA summer, 2026 Shenandoah National Park, VA Stars Over Katahdin TBA summer, 2026 Katahdin Woods and Waters, ME Stellafane TBA, 2026 Breezy Hill, VT Table Mountain Star Party TBA, 2026 Jameson Lake, WA Texas Eclipse & Star Party TBA, 2026 Aquilla, TX Winter Star Party TBA, 2026 Scout Key, FL Canada Star Parties WHAT WHEN NEAR Alberta StarBQ TBA, 2026 Caroline, AB Alberta Star Party TBA, 2026 Drumheller, AB Butter Pot Star Party TBA, 2026 Butter St. John's, NL Fundy Star Gaze TBA, 2026 Fundy Par, NB Island Star Party TBA, 2026 Duncan, BC Jasper Dark Sky Festival TBA, 2026 Jasper Park, AB Kouchibouguac Spring Star Fest TBA, 2026 Kouchibouguac Park, NB Kouchibouguac Fall Star Fest TBA, 2026 Kouchibouguac Park, NB Mount Carleton Star Party TBA, 2026 Mount Carleton, NB Mount Kobau Star Party TBA, 2026 Mount Kobau, BC N. Prairie Star Party TBA, 2026 Tofield, AB Nova East Star Party TBA, 2026 Newport, NS Saskatchewan Star Party TBA, 2026 Maple Creek, SK Starfest TBA, 2026 Hanover, Ontario Thebacha & Wood Buffalo Festival TBA, 2026 Wood Buffalo Park, NT UK & Ireland Star Parties WHAT WHEN NEAR Astrocamp TBA, 2026 Brecon Beacons, England Dalby Forest StarFest TBA, 2026 North Yorkshire, England Equinox Sky Camp TBA, 2026 Norfolk, England Mayo Dark Sky Festival TBA, 2026 Newport, Ireland Skellig Star Party TBA, 2026 County Kerry, Ireland Australia Star Parties WHAT WHEN NEAR Queensland Astrofest TBA, 2026 Linville, QLD OzSky Star Safari TBA, 2026 Coonabarabran, NSW OzSky Star Safari TBA, 2026 Coonabarabran, NSW South Pacific Star Party TBA, 2026 Ilford, NSW
