Event

The Dark Sky Festival is an annual weekend long celebration of Death Valley's dark night skies and role as a plaentary analog. The event is done in collaboration with the Death Valley Natural History Association, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), Ames Research Center, SETI (Search for Extra-terrestrial Intelligence), California Institute of Technology, and the Las Vegas Astronomical Society. 

The event features a mix of daytime and night time programs including family programs, guided field walks, auditorium presentations, telescope viewings, astrophotography meet-ups, and an exploration fair. 

Date: Friday, February 21 - Sunday, February 23, 2025

Time: 8 a.m. - 10 p.m. Pacific

Location: Furnace Creek Headquarters
271 Highway 190
Death Valley, CA 92328

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