CityWide Star Party

Fri Apr 19, 2019
Various times
Age: 8 and up
Price: Free
Location:
Esperanza College

CityWide Star Party is part of the Philadelphia Science Festival and is hosted at local universities, community centers and wildlife refuges throughout the Delaware Valley. Visitors can gaze at the night sky in concert with visitors at other locations.

Telescopes and star maps are provided and amateur astronomers are onsite to guide you through the galaxy. In the event of a cloudy or rain evening, the event is canceled. Start times vary by location.

Events occur from 7:30 PM–10:00 PM unless otherwise noted at the following locations:
Wagner Free Institute of Science:  5 PM- 10 PM
Awbury Arboretum: 6 PM- 10 PM
Timber Creek Dog Park: 6:30 PM- 10 PM
Battleship New Jersey Museum & Memorial
Bucks County Community College
Dow Esperanza College
Grumblethorpe Historic House and Gardens
Harry S. Truman High School
Haverford College Strawbridge Observatory
Historic Fair Hill:
Independence Seaport Museum
Jenks Academy of the Arts and Sciences
John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Liberty Lands
Limerick Community Park: 7:30 PM- 9:30 PM
MaST Community Charter School
Riverbend Environmental Education Center
Rowan University
South Philadelphia Community Health and Literacy Center: 7:30 PM- 9 PM
Stenton House
The Discovery Center
The Rail Park
The Woodlands
Thomas Jefferson University
Wyck Historic House

** Activity dates/times are subject to change. Please click through to the activity website to verify.