Our Friday Night Dark Sky Walks are back! BOOKING IS REQUIRED, please find all Dark Sky Walk Registration Forms HERE Join us for a Dark Sky walk (from 6th Nov- 26th March) to reset the mind and body and enjoy nature under naturally dark skies. If conditions allow, we will enjoy some stargazing with a
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The Mayo Dark Sky Festival (30th Oct- 1st Nov, 2026) is here and packed with Dark Sky themed presentations, arts, culture, and nature-related events! Take a look at the programme, shuttle bus schedule, and itineraries below to start planning your Festival Weekend Festival Programme: There is a filter version of this programme on the mayodarkskyfestival.ie
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Here are just SOME of the highlights you can expect at the Mayo Dark Skies Festival from 30 October – 1 November in Newport, Mulranny and Ballycroy… Celebrate 10 years of the Mayo Dark Sky Festival with three days of astronomy, nature, culture, music, and family-friendly activities in Newport, Mulranny, and Ballycroy, on the doorstep
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12th August 2026, 5:00-9:00PM; BALLYCROY VISITOR CENTRE Join us at the Ballycroy Visitor Centre (Wild Nephin National Park/Mayo Dark Sky Park) for an in-person viewing of the sunset solar eclipse as it reaches near-totality (~94%). Event inlcudes a live-stream of the total solar eclipse, an informative presentation by Ronan Newman (Founder of Irish Astronomy Week),
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Join Mayo Dark Sky Park for their “Wild and Dark” 10th Anniversary Celebrations, with an array of events including Talks, Arts, Science, Circus, Nature, Planetarium, Films and more! 2nd May, Saturday, 2:30PM: Special Event for Mayo Day at W Cinema, Westport, with Space Reporter and Adventurer, Dr. Niamh Shaw, her “Reflections on Artemis II”, plus
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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Date Released: Tuesday, November 18, 2025 Mayo Dark Sky Park at Wild Nephin National Park, in partnership with UCD College of Science and Parity Studios, is delighted to announce artist Louise Beer as the inaugural SATELLITE Artist in Residence. The announcement was made under the stars on the opening night of the Mayo Dark Sky Festival
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
From Fionnán Nestor, Projects Officer, Wild Atlantic Way, Fáilte Ireland “Friends of Mayo Dark Skies together with Dark Sky Ireland is hosting the 9th International Artificial Light at Night Conference (ALAN) in Westport from 28–31 October. This is a unique opportunity for Clew Bay to showcase Mayo Dark Sky Park – a rare and precious
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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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