Some annual star parties:
Chiefland AstroFest was October 17th-23rd at Chiefland Astronomy Village in Florida: ChieflandAstro.com/AstroFest
Novac Star Gaze was October 18th at CM Crockett Park in Virginia: is.gd/NOVACSG25
Peach State Star Gaze was October 19-26th in Deerlick Astronomy Village in Georgia: atlantaastronomy.org/pssg
The Eldorado Star Party was October 20-25th in Eldorado, Texas: eldoradostarparty.org
Was February 7-8th in Raleigh, NC: naturalsciences.org/calendar/astronomy-days/
The Winter Star Party in Scout Key, Florida was February 16th-22nd: scas.org/winter-star-party
No other star parties are listed in Sky and Telescope's printed magazine until mid-April, or in May, but maybe more are listed online.
2026's two Astronomy Days will be April 25th and September 19th: astronomyday.astroleague.org
For more see the Sky and Telescope website? – skyandtelescope.org and skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-resources/annual-stargazing-events/ ?
DarkSky International's Under One Sky 2025 conference was online November 7-8th.
In Houston, Texas – SoftLightHouston.com
The Mayland Earth to Sky Park in Burnsville, in WNC (profiled on PBS NC's NC Weekend January 16th) – Mayland.edu
The 247th meeting of the AAS (anti-Russian but not anti-Israel or anti-US government?) was January 4-8th in Phoenix, Arizona.
The 66th annual Meeting of the Institute of Andean Studies was January 9-10th in Berkeley, California.
A Native American Arts and Culture Festival was January 18-19th in Junction, Arizona: smldm.org
The Archaeology Southwest Archaeology Cafe was February 3rd in Tucson, Arizona.
The 2026 Winter Count Primitive Skills Conference was February 15th-21st in Florence, Arizona: wintercountcamp.com
The Maya Blue: Ancient Color, New Visions exhibit in San Antonio goes through May 10th.
Makowa: The Worlds Above Us in Santa Fe goes through August 17th.
Homelands: Connecting to Mounds through Native Art in Knoxville goes to December 2027.
Clotilda: The Exhibition in Mobile goes through May 31, 2028
– From the Archaeological Conservancy's magazine. See thearchcons.org/ ?
[Not planned, but this is the 960th post on DS.]
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