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
As part of National Heritage Week, the joint programme launch for ALAN 2025 and Mayo Dark Sky Festival 2025 will take place in the W Cinema on 16 August at 12 Noon. The event will feature a screening of Wild Islands, by award winning Westport based Crossing The Line Productions and will be followed by
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On the 16th of July 2025, the Mayo Dark Sky Park team (Left to Right: Molly, Georgia, Sinead) were invited on the Oliver Callan Show to share information, events, research, and more regarding the Wild Nephin National Park and the Mayo Dark Sky Park! Take a Listen Here (11 min, 10 sec): Mayo Dark Skies
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Join us for another Free LEGO Event! 11am – 4pm, Bank Holiday Monday, 4th August 2025 at Ballycroy VisitorCentre, Wild Nephin National Park. All Welcome! Due to popular demand, we will have another FREE Dark Sky 🌌themed LEGO event, “Constellation of Cottages” 🏚✨🏚. Help us build unique cottages in our Dark Sky Park, just like
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BECOME A DARK SKY CHAMPION! FREE Professional Training in Belmullet and Westport (see below) Places limited, booking essential! This February 2025, Mayo’s tourism and hospitality sector has the opportunity to encourage staff to become Dark Sky Champions. Hosted by the team of Mayo Dark Sky Park / Wild Nephin National Park, this training is focused
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Photo by Josh Matthews DARK SKY WALKS Interested in an enriching outdoor activity for the winter months? From November 8th, Join us for our weekly Dark Sky Walks in Páirc Náisiúnta Néifinne Fiáine- Wild Nephin National Park every Friday starting at 8PM. The first Friday of each month is held at the Ballycroy Visitor Centre
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Photo by Brian Wilson DARK SKY WALKS Interested in an enriching outdoor activity for the winter months? From November 8th, Join us for our weekly Dark Sky Walks in Páirc Náisiúnta Néifinne Fiáine- Wild Nephin National Park every Friday starting at 8PM. The first Friday of each month is held at the Ballycroy Visitor Centre
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Join Shane Lavelle for an Astrophotography Workshop 16th October 2024 7pm in Ballycroy.
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We are excited to announce the “Community Constellations of Culture Night” ✨, this Friday, September 20th! Mayo Dark Sky Park is collaborating with the Ballycroy Community to present a special series of events for Culture Night 2024! The mobile planetarium “Pale Blue Dot” 🔵 will be presented for the first time in Mayo by the
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Workshop #1: Introduction to Astrophotography with Davy Patton Sept. 11th @ 7:30PM, Ballycroy Visitor Centre, Please Book at BallycroyVisitorCentre@npws.gov.ie Astrophotography Workshop Series in the Mayo Dark Sky Park, Wild Nephin National Park – Páirc Náisiúnta Néifinne Fiáine This Fall , join us for a series of Astrophotography Workshops for the novice astrophotographer in Mayo Dark
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