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Mayo Dark Sky Festival 2026
Read More: Mayo Dark Sky Festival 2026Here 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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Solar Eclipse Viewing and Live-Stream with Special Guest, Ronan Newman
Read More: Solar Eclipse Viewing and Live-Stream with Special Guest, Ronan Newman12th 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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Celebrating our 10 year Anniversary as a Gold Tier International Dark Sky Park! 2nd-4th May, 2026
Read More: Celebrating our 10 year Anniversary as a Gold Tier International Dark Sky Park! 2nd-4th May, 2026Join 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…
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Visit the Pale Blue Dot: Our Mobile Planetarium in the Ballycroy Community Centre
Read More: Visit the Pale Blue Dot: Our Mobile Planetarium in the Ballycroy Community CentreJoin 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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Louise Beer Announced as Inaugural SATELLITE Artist in Residence at Mayo Dark Sky Park at Wild Nephin National Park
Read More: Louise Beer Announced as Inaugural SATELLITE Artist in Residence at Mayo Dark Sky Park at Wild Nephin National ParkDate 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…