Thanks to Ugnius Brazdžiunas for these lovely photos taken Sunday night...

Lots more photos and video footage to follow, but we thought you would enjoy these images captured on our phones of the Lantern Walk and concert by Kíla, celebrating the end of our 2025 festival...

We are getting lots of requests to publish the dates for next year's festival, as many of you want to plan your visit, book accommodation etc. As many of you know, 2026 will be our 10th anniversary , so we are already working on our programme of events! 30 October - 1 November 2026

To everyone who joined us for our 2025 Festival 31 October - 2 November, THANK YOU  for your support, and we hope you enjoyed the programme we put together. Believe it or not, we are already planning events for our 2026 festival - our 10th ANNIVERSARY , which will take place ...   30 October - 1 November 2026   We would love your feedback on your experience in 2025 to help us plan an even better one for next year.    As well as finding out what you thought of our programme of

Clodagh, who gave a fascinating talk on the language and folklore of the night sky in Mulranny Arts Centre on Saturday 1 November, sent us the following... Hi to everyone at the Mayo Dark Sky Festival, I promised attendees to send on this article and these links. Best wishes, Clodagh Caoimhín's Content: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__rYHShEcjM Seán Moncrieff interview with Seán Mac an tSíthigh "It appears Ireland has a very unique connection to the night sky. Over the cen

We are having an amazing time at the 2025 festival, but unfortunately the weather has taken a turn for the worse and we have taken the decision to CANCEL tonight's planned stargazing at Burrishoole Abbey Of course, still LOTS to enjoy!