Thu, 03 Apr
|Newport, Mulranny and Ballycroy
Mayo Dark Sky Festival TEST EVENT ONLY
a 3 day celebration of Mayo's Dark Skies!
When and Where
03 Apr 2025, 20:00 IST – 05 Apr 2025, 22:00 IST
Newport, Mulranny and Ballycroy, Co. Mayo, Ireland
About the Event...
Our annual festival was established in 2016 to celebrate Ireland's first Dark Sky Park. It is held in the towns and villages surrounding Mayo Dark Sky Park - Newport, Mulranny and Ballycroy.
The 3 day event includes formal talks on themes of astronomy, biodiversity and culture, as well as a planetarium, seashore safari, art exhibitions and musical performances
Tickets
Early Bird TEST TICKET ONLY!
This ticket will give you entry to all formal talks in Newport and Mulranny on Sat 2 Nov and Sun 3 Nov 2024. As a bonus, your ticket(s) will also give you FREE ENTRY to the Festival Finale event in St. Patrick’s Church Newport on Sunday evening, which is free for all festival ticket holders. Please note it will NOT gain you entry to the Festival Opening in Ballycroy on Fri 1 Nov, or the Gala Dinner in Mulranny Park Hotel on Sat 2 Nov - these events must be booked separately.
€1.00
Sale endedFriday Opening TEST TICKET!
This ticket gives you entry to the festival opening event, starting at 7pm on Fri 1 Nov in Ballycroy Visitor Centre. The evening includes the official festival opening, a performance by musical guests Julie Langan & Laoise Kelly, finger food and, weather permitting, some stargazing and a dark sky walk. Schedule: 19:00 - welcome & official opening of festival | 19:15 - music with Julie Langan (fiddle) and Laoise Kelly (harp) | 20:00 refreshments | 20:30 dark sky walk / stargazing
€1.00
Sale ended2 Day TEST TICKET
This ticket will give you entry to all formal talks in Newport and Mulranny on Sat 2 Nov and Sun 3 Nov 2024. As a bonus, your ticket(s) will also give you FREE ENTRY to the Festival Finale event in St. Patrick’s Church Newport on Sunday evening, which is free for all festival ticket holders. Please note it will NOT gain you entry to the Festival Opening in Ballycroy on Fri 1 Nov, or the Gala Dinner in Mulranny Park Hotel on Sat 2 Nov - these events must be booked separately.
€1.00
Sale ended1 Day SATURDAY TEST TICKET
This ticket will give you entry to all formal talks in Newport and Mulranny on Saturday 2 November 2024. As a bonus, your ticket(s) will also give you FREE ENTRY to the Festival Finale event in St. Patrick’s Church Newport on Sunday evening, which is free for all festival ticket holders. Please note it will NOT gain you entry to the Gala Dinner in Mulranny Park Hotel – this must be booked separately.
€1.00
Sale endedLego Workshop TEST TICKET
The Lego Workshop takes place Sat 2 Nov 2024 at 12 noon in the Mulranny Arts Centre studio. This fun, one hour workshop is run by Mixies Brixies, and is aimed at children from the age of 6 - 12. As the workshop is limited to twenty participants, we ask people to reserve places for their children to avoid disappointment. There is a small charge of €5 per child.
€1.00
Sale endedGala Dinner TEST TICKET
This ticket will give you entry to the Gala Dinner taking place in the GN Mulranny Park Hotel on Saturday 2 November 2024. There will be a drinks reception at 7:30pm in the hotel, followed by a three course dinner and entertainment starting at 8pm. As a bonus, your ticket(s) will also give you FREE ENTRY to the Festival Finale event in St. Patrick’s Church Newport on Sunday evening, which is free for all festival ticket holders.
€1.00
Sale ended1 Day SUNDAY TEST TICKET
This ticket will give you entry to all formal talks in Newport and Mulranny on Sunday 3 November 2024. As a bonus, your ticket(s) will also give you FREE ENTRY to the Festival Finale event in St. Patrick’s Church Newport on Sunday evening, which is free for all festival ticket holders.
€25.00
Sale endedSeashore Safari TEST TICKET
The Seashore Safari takes place Sun 3 Nov 2024 at 11am on Mulranny Beach. There is no entry fee, but there is a small registration fee of €2 pp as numbers are strictly limited for safety reasons. PLEASE NOTE THIS EVENT IS NOT WHEELCHAIR FRIENDLY, and also NOT ADVISED FOR ANYONE WITH MOBILITY ISSUES
€1.00
Sale endedFinale Concert TEST TICKET
This ticket is for the Festival Closing Event. It will give you entry to the performance by special musical guests, the renowned AVOCA STRING QUARTET, and takes place at 7pm on Sunday 3 November 2024 in St. Patrick’s Church Newport. PLEASE NOTE – Festival ticket holders (ie those with a SATURDAY or SUNDAY pass) DO NOT NEED to purchase a ticket for this event, as admission to the concert for festival ticket holders is FREE. CHILDREN are also FREE – no booking necessary!
€1.00
Sale ended