Dark Sky Festival
Date: December 11, 2025 - December 13, 2025
Time: All Day
Event Description
Dark Sky Festival : Cook County is home to some of the darkest skies in the world. Every year, explorers, adventurers, artists and photographers from around the world travel to Cook County to experience the northern lights and night sky. The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) has been named as one of only 17 certified International Dark Sky Sanctuaries in the world! And at over a million acres, it is the largest. Help us to celebrate our world-class dark sky at the annual Dark Sky Festival
This year we are proud to be bringing a variety of opportunities for you to explore!
- NASA Artemis scientists will be here presenting (Thursday 12/11 & Friday 12/12).
- UMD Planetarium (Saturday 12/13)
- Dark Skies Meet & Greet with Kelsey Oseid “What We See in the Stars” (Saturday 12/13)
- Dark Sky Friendly Business Awards!
- and much much more!
This event also features:
- Telescope Viewing
- Presentations
- Painting the Night Sky
- Family-Friendly Activities
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