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Presented by the RASC Edmonton Centre |
Northern Prairie Star Party Sept 8-13, 2026
Telescopes set up at Black Nugget Lake Park, September 2025 by Ray Wiens
UPDATE: May 8, 2026
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 of our 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).
Planning is well underway. Preliminary information on speakers, registration opening day, T-shirts, programming and volunteering appears below – as well as in the current issue of RASC Edmonton Centre’s newsletter, Stardust. We will add more information as it becomes available.
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
Register for all aspects of the 2026 NPSP through the online NPSP registration page. This includes attendee fees, campsite reservations, T-shirt orders and signing up to volunteer.
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Join us for an unforgettable autumn weekend under the stars at the annual Northern Prairie Star Party at Black Nugget Lake Campground. Bring your telescope and your sense of wonder for stargazing under seriously dark skies (Bortle Scale 3).
Daytime activities abound – the site is located on a major fall migration flyway and offers exceptional birding opportunities. Lake shore campsites are available, with canoeing and fishing at your doorstep.
Access to the site is entirely by paved road about an hour from Edmonton, making this an easy way to join fellow amateur astronomers for some autumn observing at a convenient dark sky site.
It is highly recommended that attendees reserve a campground site as soon as possible (starting May 28) by contacting the NPSP Planning Team.
For further information please contact NPSP Planning Team.