Upcoming Events
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Dark Sky Walks: Mayo Dark Sky Park
Read More: Dark Sky Walks: Mayo Dark Sky ParkOur 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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Programme: Mayo Dark Sky Festival 2026
Read More: Programme: Mayo Dark Sky Festival 2026The 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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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…