South Downs Dark Skies Festival 2025

The South Downs Dark Skies Festival is back for 2025.

Running between Thursday 13 to Sunday 23 February, the festival will feature a host of events.

2025’s theme is “Glimmers.” 

We will celebrate the sparkling lights of the stars, planets, meteors and moon in the night sky, the flashes of encounters with nocturnal wildlife, the bioluminescence of glow worms and biofluorescence of other life.

Next year’s Festival is also about becoming aware of the small, positive moments in our lives that don’t have to be big or dramatic but moments that encourage feelings of happiness, contentment, peace, joy, wonder and awe.

Want to get involved? Here’s your chance

Are you a business or community group?  Are you able to offer a unique dark skies experience?

Whether you’re a campsite that can offer a night under the stars or you’re a running club able to deliver torchlight trail runs, we would love for you to get in touch with your event ideas.

Just email eventbookings@southdowns.gov.uk