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Derek Dempsey of Newport Astronomy Club, talking about the club and the Mayo Dark Sky Festival

18 August 2018

Georgia MacMillan of Friends of Mayo Dark Skies, talking about Mayo Dark Sky Park and the impact of light pollution

18 August 2018

Nov 11

Feedback Survey

We have emailed everyone who purchased a ticket online for our 2023 Festival, but of course we also had many attendees who simply paid at...

Nov 8

THANK YOU!

We just wanted to thank everyone who helped to make our 2023 Mayo Dark Sky Festival one of our best!... Thanks to our SPEAKERS and HOSTS...

Nov 5

FINAL DAY!

Thanks to everyone for making our first two days SO enjoyable and fun. We still have LOTS in store for you on our third and final day......

Nov 4

Extra planetarium shows...

Due to popular demand (over 200 people visited it today!), the good folks from Blackrock Castle Observatory will put on EXTRA planetarium...

Nov 2

Too many choices???

For FAMILIES visiting our Mayo Dark Sky Festival this weekend, here is a suggested ITINERARY (and remember - KIDS GO FREE!)... SATURDAY:...

Oct 31

Festival Launch now sold out

Just like in 2022, our opening night event in Ballycroy Visitor Centre is the first one to sell out! It must have something to do with...

Oct 31

Shuttle Bus Timetable

Thank you to Felicity Egan, who planned the timetable for our free shuttle bus which will be on hand over the festival weekend to get...

Oct 31

Programme pdf

With thanks to Sinéad Loftus, who redesigned our printable programme, aka our 'Festival at a Glance', it is now available to download...

Oct 14

Finale Sunday night

We were so excited to hear from Teddie Hwang, the renowned historical flutist performing at our closing event on Sunday evening 5...

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Derek Dempsey of Newport Astronomy Club, talking about the club and the Mayo Dark Sky Festival

18 August 2018

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18 August 2018

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