South Downs Dark Skies Festival 2023

The South Downs Dark Skies Festival is returning in February 2023.

Running between Saturday 4 February until Friday 17 February, the festival will feature a host of events including nocturnal wildlife walks and our stargazing parties.

The festival programme can be viewed below or using this link:

A PDF of the programme can be viewed here.

2023 Events

Check out all the events taking place for this year's Festival.

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Discover where to stargaze in the South Downs

Find your nearest Dark Sky Discovery Site in the South Downs National Park.

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Resources and Activities

There are lots of ways to take part in this year's Dark Skies Festival. For our 2023 Festival, we've put together a digital Dark Skies Discovery Pack for you to...

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Previous Festivals

Don't worry if you've missed any of our previous festivals, we've put a selection of online events onto you YouTube channel. Watch the 2022 highlights Watch the 2021 highlights

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