The 2025 Bryce Canyon Astronomy Festival is scheduled for Thursday, June 26, Friday, June 27, and Saturday, June 28th, 2025.

As always, attending the festival is free with park admission. Some events require advance sign-up. Evening programs have tickets available same-day at 8 a.m. the Visitor Center. There is no advance sign-up. Other programs, such as the astrophotography workshop, can be signed up for in advance. Most other programs, including nightly telescope viewing, are open to the public.

Schedule:

Daytime Activities

10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Solar telescopes (weather and staffing dependent) and a special NASA Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope and University of Utah booth.

Keynote Program

Topic Pending

North Campground Outdoor Theater
9:00 p.m. 45 minutes
Hear from NASA scientist, Dr. Julie McEnery, about the next NASA flagship telescope, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. Scheduled to launch before May 2027, Roman is designed to settle essential questions in the areas of dark energy, exoplanets, and infrared astrophysics.
NOTE: If there is inclement weather this program will be moved to the Lodge Auditorium, where tickets will be required. These can be picked up same-day at the Visitor Center beginning at 8 a.m. until capacity is reached. Tickets limited to 6 per group.

Stargazing

10:00 p.m. - Midnight
Aditional Parking lot across from Visitor Center
Shuttle hours will be extended for the festival. As parking at the Visitor Center and evening program locations will be limited, we advise parking at the Shuttle Station or boarding from your campground in the park. Shuttles will run until 12:15 a.m.
Volunteers point their telescopes at some of the night sky's most spectacular sights. White-light flashlights are prohibited due to their negative impact on night vision.

Free Astrophotography Workshop

9:00 p.m. - 12:30 a.m.
High Plateaus Institute and Bryce Amphitheater area
Sign up by e-mailing [email protected] or clicking this link.