Dark Sky Festival

Dates

  • Thursday, December 11, 2025 |
  • Friday, December 12, 2025 |
  • Saturday, December 13, 2025 |

About

Cook County is home to some of the darkest skies in the world. Every year, explorers, adventurers, artists and photographers from around the world travel to Cook County to experience the northern lights, the Milky Way, and the wonders of the northern night sky. The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) has been named as one of only 15 certified International Dark Sky Sanctuaries in the world! And at over a million acres, it is the largest. 

Help us to celebrate our world-class dark sky at the 8th Annual Dark Sky Festival, December 11-13, 2025.

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