Jasper Dark Sky Festival

Programming for 2025 is underway, and we can’t wait to celebrate our 15th anniversary with you. See you this October for more adventures under our starry skies!✨

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DARK SKY EXPERIENCES

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Starry Night Improv Show

October

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Starry Night Improv Show

Welcome to Jasper Theater's: 'Starry night improv show' where comedy takes off under the starry sky!

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Star Gazing with RASC

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Star Gazing with RASC

Discover the night sky with the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada’s Edmonton Centre. Enjoy telescope views of celestial bodies, from the moon to distant galaxies.

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Trivia Night with Alan Nursall

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Trivia Night with Alan Nursall

Experience an evening filled with curiosity and competition at our After Dark Trivia Night at the Legion!

Symphony Under the Stars at the Jasper Park Lodge

Symphony Under the Stars

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Symphony Under the Stars

Join us in one of the world’s largest Dark Sky Preserves for a truly celestial experience – Jasper’s celebrated Symphony Under the Stars

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Fireside chat

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Fireside chat

Be moved by Indigenous performances of drumming, singing, storytelling and more at this unique outdoor experience, led by a local Knowledge Keeper.

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Featured Stories

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October 12, 2023

Why the (new!) third weekend of the Jasper Dark Sky Festival is a must-do

If you're a fan of all things astro or simply looking for a weekend of unforgettable experiences in the world’s largest accessible dark sky preserve, mark your calendar for the third and final weekend of the festival. Then get busy filling your itinerary with everything from thrilling helicopter rides to the totally unique and brand-new Space Ball

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September 30, 2019

HOW TO SEE THE AURORA BOREALIS IN JASPER’S DARK SKY PRESERVE

The northern lights are one of nature’s most spectacular phenomena. The shimmering waves of electromagnetic energy have long inspired astronomers, photographers, scientists, tourists and legions of others to stay out after dark and turn their gaze skyward.

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October 7, 2020

DARK SKY PRESERVES 101

Jasper National Park was designated a dark sky preserve in 2011 by the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada. Here’s why Dark Sky Preserves are important and where you can gaze at the stars in Jasper National Park.

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