Mayo Dark Sky Park Archives - Mayo Dark Sky Park

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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Sep 30 2025

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

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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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Aug 12 2025

Joint Programme Launch: ALAN 2025 & Mayo Dark Sky Festival 2025

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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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Jul 22 2025

Mayo Dark Sky Park Team on the Oliver Callan Show (RTE Radio 1)!

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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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Jul 22 2025

Free LEGO event!! (Dark Sky Themed)

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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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Jul 22 2025

OPEN CALL for a SATELLITE Artist in Residence (AiR)

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Mayo Dark Sky Park is delighted to announce the inaugural OPEN CALL for a SATELLITE Artist in Residence in partnership with UCD Parity Studios, UCD Centre for Space Research and UCD Earth Institute . This residency offers an artist the unique opportunity to do field research in Mayo Dark Sky Park , a Gold Tier

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Apr 21 2025

International Dark Sky Week: April 21-28th, 2025

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Join the Mayo Dark Sky Park in celebrating International Dark Sky Week! FREE Events all week, starting Monday, April 21st. “International Dark Sky Week (IDSW) returns as the world’s largest celebration of dark skies (April 21–28, 2025) inviting people everywhere to discover the wonders of the night, understand the importance of natural darkness, and take

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Feb 6 2025

Dark Sky Champion Training 2025

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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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Jan 1 2025

Mayo wins International Dark Sky Place of the Year 2024

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We are thrilled to officially share that Mayo Dark Sky Park at Wild Nephin National Park is proud recipient of International Dark Sky Place of the Year award from DarkSky International. With over 220 dark sky places around the world, this is a very significant achievement. We’ve been busy in the 8 years since Mayo

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Dec 5 2024

Dark Sky Walks (Friday at 8PM)

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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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