Festival Finale with the Avoca String Quartet
What a fabulous and fitting end to our 2024 Mayo Dark Sky Festival! The talented Karen, Niamh, David and Denice from the Avoca String...
Another Festival Over!
What a great weekend! Despite the lack of stars in the sky due to low cloud cover, we had plenty of stars on display in Newport,...
A Good Start is Half the Job!
What a magical evening we had tonight in Ballycroy at our festival launch!. Over 100 people got to experience the most beautiful music...
Stargazing weather outlook
Weather forecast for tonight Friday is to be dry but overcast so stargazing conditions are not great, unfortunately! We will keep an eye...
Mescan Dark Sky Stout is launched!
Newport is getting into the spirit of the dark sky festival as The Grainne Uaile  is the first pub to serve Mescan Brewery ’s special...
2 days to go...
With just a few days to go, here is a quick update on our festival weekend... Â TICKETS : Some events are now sold out (Friday Opening...
Opening Event SOLD OUT
Our Festival Opening Night event, with musicians Julie Langan (fiddle) and Laoise Kelly (harp) is now sold out. With limited capacity at...
Just TEN days to go!
Our festival programme is attracting a lot of interest, so make sure to book your tickets and accommodation this week to avoid...
Programme launched!
Many thanks to the 150 people who came along to the W Cinema yesterday for the launch of our Festival Programme, and a very engaging talk...
Registration closes 10pm
Our 2024 Programme launch will take place on SATURDAY 17 AUGUST at 12 noon in the W Cinema Westport at 12 noon This is a FREE EVENT, as...
