Some astronomy, archaeology, art, and other events and exhibits fall 2025 – 2026+

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.]