Telescopes set up at Black Nugget Lake Park, September 2025 by Ray Wiens
UPDATE: June 8, 2026
Registration for NPSP 2026 is now open!! Click HERE to get to the REGISTRATION FORM.
Join us for unforgettable autumn nights under the stars, enriching and interesting daytime workshops and presentations, and time to learn and talk with other amateur astronomers at the annual Northern Prairie Star Party (NPSP) at Black Nugget Lake Park campground.
NPSP 2026 will run from Tuesday, September 8 to Sunday, September 13, 2026, with most group activities planned for Friday, September 11 and Saturday, September 12. It is being held at the Black Nugget Lake Park campground located about an hour’s drive southeast of Edmonton. The campground is also the location of our Black Nugget Lake Observatory. Bring your sense of wonder for stargazing under seriously dark skies (Bortle Scale 3).
NPSP 2026 is proving to be a popular event. As of June 6, more than 70 people are registered to attend and almost all the campsites reserved for the event have been booked by attendees. Please register as soon as possible if you want to get one of the last remaining camping spots or to get in before the limit of 120 attendees is reached. See the REGISTRATION and CAMPING sections below for more details.
FINAL DEADLINE for registration and payment is August 25, 2026 (event fees, camping and T-shirts).
For the detailed report on last year’s 2025 NPSP, see https://edmontonrasc.com/stardust/stardust202510.pdf
For more information, please talk with one of the members of the NPSP Planning Team or email npstarfest@shaw.ca.
REGISTRATION
Click HERE to go to the NPSP Registration Form. The form addresses all aspects of the event including attendee fees, campsite reservations, T-shirt orders and signing up to volunteer.
