View the Milky Way at Brecon Beacons Dark Sky Festival 2022
Brecon Beacons is only one of 18 places in the world with dark sky reserve status. With clear and light pollution free dark skies you can paddleboard under the Milky Way.
The Dark Sky Festival offers three days of varied activities, including Paddleboarding under the stars to a Bat Walk on Friday. Saturday and Sunday brings two whole days of activities starting from 1pm and ending at 8pm on Saturday and 9pm in Sunday.
Dark Sky Festival Programme 2022
Friday 23 September
9:30 – 10:15 Journey to the Stars with Nick Busby (virtual schools event) 18:00 – 21:00 Paddleboarding Under the Stars with Outdoor Explore Wales, Brecon Prom 19:00 – 20:00 Bat Walk with Just Mammals, Brynich Lock
Saturday 24 September
13:00-14:00, 14:00-15:00, 15:00-16:00 and 16:00-17:00 Planetarium Shows with Usk Astronomical Society, National Park Visitor Centre, Libanus 13:00 – 13:45 Children’s activities with the National Park Education Team, National Park Visitor Centre, Libanus 10:00 – 16:00 Solar Gazing with Cardiff Astronomical Society, National Park Visitor Centre, Libanus 14:00 – 14:45 All about moths and how to make a moth trap with Norman Lowe, National Park Visitor Centre, Libanus 15:00 – 15:45 Meteorites with Nick Busby, National Park Visitor Centre, Libanus 18:00 – 21:00 Paddleboarding Under the Stars with Outdoor Explore Wales, Brynich Lock 18:30 – 20:00 Starry Telling with Daniel Morden, National Park Visitor Centre, Libanus 19:00 – 21:00 Observing with Telescope and binoculars with Usk Astronomical Society, National Park Visitor Centre, Libanus 19:00 – 20:00 Bat walk with Just Mammals, Brecon Prom
Sunday 25 September
13:00-14:00, 14:00-15:00, 15:00-16:00 and 17:00-18:00 Planetarium shows with Usk Astronomical Society, National Park Visitor Centre, Libanus 13:00 – 16:00 Solar Gazing with Usk Astronomical Society, National Park Visitor Centre, Libanus 13:00 – 13:45 Myths and Legends in the Sky, storytelling with Carl Gough, National Park Visitor Centre, Libanus 14:30 – 15:15 Myths and Legends in the Sky, storytelling with Carl Gough, National Park Visitor Centre, Libanus 18:00 – 20:00 Paddleboarding Under the Stars with Outdoor Explore Wales, Brynich Lock 18:00 – 21:00 Observing with Telescope and binoculars with Usk Astronomical Society, National Park Visitor Centre, Libanus
For tickets to these events go to www.breconbeacons.org
