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Elan Valley will be host to two nights and a day of workshops, activities and performances which bring the night sky alive. From planetarium shows, to wildlife walks, concerts and stargazing, we have a programme of cosmic events for all ages.
Friday 27th March
- Nocturnal Creatures Walk – two spaces left
- Riding with Pippa’ Dark Skies Night Ride
- Starlit Concert with Toby Hay and Holly Blackshaw
- Drop-in Stargazing
- Dinner at Tŷ Penbont
- Light Painting
Saturday 28th March
- Mission Control: Elan Dark Skies Open Day
- Lantern Making
- Planetarium Shows: Solar System | Celtic Constellations and Mythology | Storytelling Under the Stars
- Nocturnal Birds, Bats and Moth Walk – Fully booked – tap here to go on the reserve list
- Talk and Dinner: How to Get Started in Astronomy
- Storytelling Under the Stars
- Stargazing
On Saturday, March 28, audiences can drop-in to ‘Mission Control: Elan Dark Skies’ at the Elan Valley Visitor Centre for a dazzling array of free, family friendly activities. Activities include solar observing with First Light Optics and astro-archaeology craft activities from Timescape Archaeology, to name a few.
During the day, visitors will also be able to watch a livestream video link of the view through a telescope of the dark skies of New Zealand and listen to an astronomy talk from renowned New Zealand astronomer Gareth Davies.
Throughout Saturday, visitors can tour through the galaxy in one of three planetarium shows taking place in CARAD, Rhayader.
Young people from Radnorshire are also invited to take part in a lantern making workshop with artist Zoe Matthews to create spectacular structures which will form the basis of a lantern procession later that evening.
On Saturday evening, audiences can enjoy a nocturnal bats, birds and moths walk and talk at dusk, followed by the lantern procession.
Astronomer Rob Davies will give a talk over dinner at Tŷ Penbont and captivating storyteller Mair Tomos Ifans will share stories about the moon, stars and the night under the night sky.
To cap things off, Rob Davies and Sam Price will hold a stargazing workshop for a small group of people at the Cosmic Cwtch.
The Elan Valley was awarded International Dark Sky Park status and granted silver-tier status in June, 2015 by the International Dark Sky Association.
