Attend a star party and enjoy the companionship of others who are interested in exploring the night sky with binoculars. Over the years we’ve attended several star parties throughout the country, and we always enjoyed being with other like-minded amateur astronomers and learning from the featured speakers who share the latest in astronomical news. You can pitch a tent, come in a camper or RV or stay at a nearby motel. However you go to a star party in 2025, it’s an enjoyable and informative experience.
We add to this list as dates become available. Please email me katie@bringbinoculars.com if you’d like your star party listed here or want to make a correction.
JANUARY
January 27-February 2 Winter Star Party Marathon FL https://www.scas.org/winter-star-party/
January 27-February 2 SJAC Winter Star Party https://sjac.us/star-party Belleplain State Forest NJ
APRIL
Mid-South Star Gaze
April 23-26 Rainwater Observatory, French Camp MS https://rainwaterobservatory.org/events
JUNE
June 21-28 Grand Canyon Star Party, Grand Canyon National Park, AZ https://www.nps.gov/grca/planyourvisit/grand-canyon-star-party.htm
June 25-29 Rocky Mountain Star Stare Gardner, CO https://rmss.org/
June 25-28 Bryce Canyon Astronomy Festival Bryce Canyon National Park, UT https://www.nps.gov/brca/planyourvisit/astrofest.htm
June 6-9 Cherry Springs Star Party, Coudersport PA https://sites.google.com/astrohbg.org/Cherry-Springs-Star-Party
June 15-28 Wisconsin Observers Weekend, Harman Creek State Park WI https://www.new-star.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=47&Itemid=53
June 24-29 Oregon Star Party Ochoco National Forest, OR https://oregonstarparty.org/
June 25-29 Golden State Star Party Adin, CA https://goldenstatestarparty.org/
JULY
July 20-25 Nebraska Star Party Valentine, NE https://www.nebraskastarparty.org/
July 21-25 Almost Heaven Star Party Spruce Knob WV https://www.ahsp.org/
July 22-27 Table Mountain Star Party Washington State Jameson Lake
July 24-27 Stellafane Springfield VT https://stellafane.org/convention/
AUGUST
TBD
SEPTEMBER
September 6-8 Connecticut Star Party Connehttps://wro.org/hidden-hollow-star-party/cticut Star Party Goshen CT
September 19-21 Northwoods Starfest Fall Creek WI https://www.cvastro.org/northwoods-starfest/nwsf-information/
September 19-27 Okie-Tex Star Party https://www.okie-tex.com Kenton OK
September 26-29 SJAC Fall Star Party https://sjac.us/star-party Belleplain State Forest NJ
September 27-28 Hidden Hollow Star Party Hidden Hollow Star Party Mansfield OH
OCTOBER
October 2-5 Black Forest Star Party Coudersport PA
October 3-6 Iowa Star Party https://www.iowastarparty.com/ Coon Rapid IA
TBD Illinois Dark Skies Star Party Sangamon Astronomical Society https://sas-sky.org/
