Event: Skellig Coast Dark Sky Festival
Date: 27th – 30th March 2025
Ticket Booking Link: Skellig Coast Dark Sky Festival 2025
Book now and avail of the early bird special rate and lock in your accommodation for your visit to the Gold Tier Kerry International Dark Sky Reserve. This is an early bird ticket and the price is valid up to and including 31 January 2025 – weekend tickets are €50 from 1 February.
The fourth ever Skellig Coast Dark Sky Festival taking place along the Skellig Coast in Co Kerry in the south-west of Ireland from March 27th –30th 2025 – astronomy talks, stargazing, events in Irish, family friendly events, archaeo-astronomy.
There are so many diverse, festive, education and universal events lined up, with additional astronomy in the schools in the week leading up to the festival. Go leor ocáidí as Gaeilge – siúl agus Gaeilige, réalteolaíocht, Éigse na hAoine agus ealaíon. Bigí linn
Among the events are:
- A lecture by astrophysicist Prof Paul Callanan in the otherworldly setting of the Valentia Slate Quarry on Valentia Island
- An archaeo-astronomy visit to prehistoric petroplyphs with archaeologist Aoibheann Lambe
- A Friday night concert organized by Éigse na hAoine whose lineup has been exclusively live original music by Ireland’s leading traditional music composers and performers
- Astronomy talks and, weather permitting, stargazing with expert astronomy guides
- Astgro-photography workshop with Davy Patton
- An astrophotography exhibition
- A talk on astronomer Agnes Mary Clerke by Finola Finlay (of Roaringwaterjournal.com)
- Talks on the folklore of astronomy in areas within eastern Europe, the Middle East and also in Ireland
- A book reading by author of the Light Thieves Helena Duggan and a talk on the effects of light on our health by lighting engineer Willie Duggan
- Wildlife and the dark skies
- Art workshops for adults and children
- A parade.
This festival is made possible by the generous support and cooperation of many individuals and organizations including Kerry County Council, Fáilte Ireland, Wild Atlantic Way, Comhchoiste Ghaeltacht Uíbh Ráthaigh, Caherdaniel Dark Sky Group, Skellig Coast Dark Sky Tours, Údárás na Gaeltachta, Wille Duggan lighting, and the members who generously give up so much of their time to promote and protect the Gold Tier Kerry International Dark Sky Reserve
