Events

Visit the Pale Blue Dot: Our Mobile Planetarium in the Ballycroy Community Centre

Join us for some “out of this world” planetarium shows in the Mayo Dark Sky Park’s mobile planetarium, the Pale Blue Dot! Our shows will be held every 30 minutes, with shows lasting apprx. 20-25 minutes in length, starting at 2:00 PM (see poster for further details), with our last showing at 6:00PM, hosted at […]

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Oct. 11th, Talk: “Exploring Mayo Dark Skies” at Turlough Park, National Museum of Country Life

Saturday 11 October 2025 | 15:30 – 16:30 , All Ages Free Admission | Booking Required Did you know Mayo is working towards becoming an International Dark Sky Reserve? Already home to Ireland’s first International Dark Sky Park, the county boasts some of the darkest and most pristine night skies in the world. Join the Mayo Dark Sky Team

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Mayo Dark Sky at Phoenix Park Biodiversity Festival & Honey Show: 6th September 2025

Join us at the Phoenix Park Biodiversity Festival & Honey Show, 6th September 2025! 🌸🪻🌼🌷🦇🐝🦋🐦🐜🪱🐛🌱🌞🌚 @The Phoenix Park “The Office of Public Works (OPW) is delighted to welcome the Biodiversity Festival and Honey Show taking place on Saturday, 6 September 2025 in the Phoenix Park, Dublin. From forest bathing to mythological tree tours, to pond

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20th Aug (Heritage Week): Community Constellations for Dark Skies Launch at the National Museum of Ireland at Turlough Park

4-7 PM, 20th (Wed) August 2025, National Museum of Ireland at Turlough Park Join the Friends of Mayo Dark Skies to celebrate the launch of the Heritage Funded Project, Community Constellations for Dark Skies. Enjoy live music, participate in a free, drop-in lantern making workshop with Wilderland artist, Tom Meskell, and learn about County Mayo’s

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