North York Moors and Yorkshire Dales Dark Skies Festival

Since 2016's inaugural event, the North Yorkshire collaboration has become an unmissable fixture in the calendar, with the North York Moors and Yorkshire Dales National Park Authorities celebrating the jewels of the night sky.

We'll be celebrating our 11th Dark Skies Festival in 2026. Every year it's a pleasure to showcase just how special our dark skies are and welcome back annual favourites, and during 2025 we're extremely excited to be celebrating 10 years of this incredible festival.

Discover activities at night to heighten the senses such as night runs, canoeing and night navigation, astrophotography workshops, stargazing safaris, children's daytime trails, art workshops and mindful experiences.