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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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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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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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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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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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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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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