UNITED STATES - World wide star party database
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Desert Sunset Star Party
Kartchner Caverns Park (International Dark Sky Park - Silver Tier), Benson, Arizona
Sky Quality: Bortle 3
Tuscon Amateur Astronomy Association - Hosts
Held in May - Future Dates TBD
Accommodations: Benson, Arizona & Tombstone, Arizona
Flagstaff Star Party
Buffalo Park, Flagstaff (International Dark Sky Community), Arizona
Sky Quality: Bortle 4
Flagstaff Dark Skies Coalition - Hosts
17-19 September 2020 (annual) Free
Nearby accommodations: Flagstaff, Arizona
Grand Canyon Star Party
Grand Canyon National Park (International Dark Sky Park) Main Visitor’s Center, South Rim, Arizona
Sky Quality: Bortle 2
Tucson Amateur Astronomy Association - Hosts
5-12 June 2021 (annual) Free (early registration encouraged)
Accommodations: National Park Lodge and Camping Facilities Available (early booking encouraged)
Horseshoe Bend Star Party
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Horseshoe Bend Parking Area, Page, Arizona
Sky Quality: Bortle 4
Glen Canyon NPS & Glen Canyon National History Association - Hosts
Held in August - Future Dates TBD
Accommodations: Paige, Arizona
CALIFORNIA
Death Valley Star Party
The Oasis at Death Valley (Formerly Furnace Creek Resort), Death Valley National Park (International Dark Sky Park), California
Sky Quality: Bortle 1
Death Valley National History Association, NASA, and multiple other organizations - Hosts
Held in January/October - Future Dates TBD
Accommodations: The Oasis at Death Valley and National Park Camping Facilities
Golden State Star Party
Frosty Ares Ranch, Adin, California
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Nightfall Star Party
Palm Canyon Hotel & RV Resort, Borrego Springs, California
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RTMC Astronomy Expo
Borrego Springs, California
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Rocky Mountain Star Stare
Gardner, Colorado
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Connecticut Star Party
Goshen, Connecticut
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Stargaze Star Party
Laurel, Delaware
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Chiefland Astrofest
Chiefland Astronomy Village, Florida
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Winter Star Party
West Summerland Key, Florida
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Craters of the Moon Party
Arco, Idaho
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Idaho Star Party
Bruneau, Idaho
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Bootleg Astronomy Star Party
Green River Conservation Area, Harmon, Illinois
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Indiana Family Star Party
Camp Cullom, Frankfort, Indiana
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Iowa Star Party
Whiterock Conservancy’s Whiterock Resort, Coon Rapids, Iowa
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Hodges Gardens Star Party
Florien, Louisiana
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Acadia Night Sky Festival
Bar Harbor, Maine
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Maine Astronomy Retreat
Washington, Maine
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Maine State Star Party
Cobscook Bay State Park, Edmunds, Maine
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Connecticut River Valley Astronomers’ Conjunction
Northfield Mountain Recreation and Environmental Center, Massachusetts
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Summer Star Party
Plainfield, Massachusetts
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Michiana Star Party
Vandalia, Michigan
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Deep South Regional Star Gaze
McComb, Mississippi
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Mid-South Star Gaze
French Camp, Mississippi
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Eagles Park Star Party
Ozarks, Missouri
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MSRAL Convention
Missouri State University, Springfield, Missouri
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Nebraska Star Party
Valentine, Nebraska
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South Jersey Astronomy Club Star Party
Belleplain State Forest, New Jersey
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Stokes Star Party
Stokes State Forest, Branchville, New Jersey
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Dark Sky New Mexico Star Party
Lordsburg, New Mexico
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Enchanted Skies Star Party
Socorro, New Mexico
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Adirondack Astronomy Retreat
Twin Valleys Camp, Lewis, New York
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AstroFest at Kopernik Observatory
Vestal, New York
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North East Astronomy Forum (NEAF)
Suffern, New York
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Mid-Atlantic Star Party
Robbins, North Carolina
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Southern Star Astronomical Convention
Little Switzerland, North Carolina
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Triad Starfest
Jamestown, North Carolina
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North Dakota Star Party
Washburn, North Dakota
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Apollo Rendezvous
Dayton, Ohio
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Hidden Hollow Star Party
Mansfield, Ohio
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Okie-Tex Star Party
Kenton, Oklahoma
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Brothers Star Party
Brothers, Oregon
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Oregon Star Party
Indian Trail Springs, Oregon
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Astroblast
Franklin, Pennsylvania
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Black Forest Star Party
Cherry Springs State Park, Potter County, Pennsylvania
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Mason-Dixon Star Party
York, Pennsylvania
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AstroAssembly
North Scituate, Rhode Island
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Eldorado Star Party
X-Bar Ranch, Sonora, Texas
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Texas Star Party
Prude Ranch, Fort Davis, Texas
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Astronomy Festival
Brice Canyon, Utah
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Stellafane Convention
Springfield, Vermont
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Table Mountain Star Party
Oroville, Washington
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Almost Heaven Star Party
Spruce Knob, West Virginia
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Green Bank Star Quest
Green Bank, West Virginia
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Laurel Highlands Star Cruise
Hazelton, West Virginia
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Blackwater Falls
Blackwater Falls State Park, Davis, West Virginia
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Northwoods Starfest
Hobbs Observatory, Beaver Creek Reserve, Wisconsin
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Wisconsin Observers Weekend
Hartman Creek State Park, Wisconsin
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Stars Over Yellowstone
Madison Campground, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
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