Get ready to Celebrate International Dark Sky Week 2023!
Every year, the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) hosts International Dark Sky Week during the month of April in order to create greater awareness about light pollution and its negative consequences, the solutions, and simultaneously celebrate the night. This year, IDA is inviting everyone to discover the night during the week of April 15-22. This is an exciting opportunity to create interest and bring new people into the dark sky movement.
How can you participate?
Spread the word about preserving the night sky! There's an outreach package that you can share with friends and family
Become a Dark Sky Advocate and help others learn about light pollution. Here's a video to get you started.
Get active and involved! Host a neighborhood night walk or scavenger hunt
Share your thoughts! Become a community scientist and submit your observations!
We'll be sharing more ways to get involved throughout the week, so look out for daily prompts in your inbox and on the website.
In the meantime, turn your lights down and look up at the stars! For a bit of inspiration, look at what Monte Nido looked like during a previous Dark Sky Week. If our skies get dark enough, we'll have a good chance of seeing the Milky Way!