Events

The park is closed the month of April.

The Keweenaw Dark Sky Park is closed to the general public during the Upper Peninsula Dark Sky Festival. Only attendees of the festival are allowed in the dark sky park …

Limit: 50 tickets Last day to purchase tickets: April 12th -- Tickets are no longer available to be purchased -- The Keweenaw Mountain Lodge, the headquarters for the Keweenaw Dark …

The park is closed November 16th to December 14th.

The Leonid meteor shower peaks overnight, with roughly 10 to 15 meteors per hour expected under dark, moonless-enough skies. The park is closed for the season by this date, so …

The moon reaches its full phase, brightening the sky for stargazing. The park is closed for the season by this date, so this marker is for reference ahead of next …

Outdoor lighting across the Keweenaw Mountain Lodge property is reduced for this observance, supporting darker skies for stargazing. The park remains closed for its seasonal break during this period; this …

The moon reaches its new phase, darkening the sky for stargazing. The park reopens for the season on December 14, so dark skies return just in time for the Geminid …

The Geminid meteor shower, one of the most reliable and active showers of the year, peaks overnight. A thin waxing crescent moon sets early, leaving dark skies for the peak …

The winter solstice marks the shortest day and longest night of the year, the longest stretch of darkness for stargazing all year.

The Ursid meteor shower, a minor shower, peaks overnight, with roughly five to ten meteors per hour expected under dark skies. It is the last meteor shower of the year, …

The moon reaches its full phase, brightening the sky for the rest of the night. The park has reopened for the season by this date, following the December 14 reopening.