Name: Night Sky Festival
Start: 2026-02-27T18:30:00-05:00
End: 2026-02-27T22:00:00-05:00
Location: 352 S Nova Rd., Daytona Beach, FL, United States, Florida 32114

Join us at The Brown (formerly MOAS) and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University as we celebrate the wonders of astronomy and the night sky for Florida’s most exciting star party.
Stop by The Brown (formerly MOAS) for our Night Sky Festival as we peer through a wide variety of telescopes set up outside on the front entrance courtyard. Join our planetarium staff with in-person tours of the night sky, a wide array of astronomy programs in the Lohman Planetarium, and interactive displays in the Planetarium Lobby. A bar will be open to purchase beverages and snacks to enjoy throughout the evening. Below are the constellations, stars, planets, and deep sky objects most likely to be seen.
- Orion with the Orion Nebula and bright stars Rigel and Betelgeuse
- Canis Minor with Procyon
- Canis Major with Sirius, brightest star in sky
- Taurus with Aldebaran and the Pleiades
- Auriga with Capella
- Gemini with Pollux and Castor
- Moon (waxing gibbous) in Gemini
- Jupiter in Gemini with Galilean Moons (Callisto, Europa, Io, Ganymede)
- Andromeda Galaxy in Andromeda
Make sure to also include a trip to the nearby ERAU campus for their Astronomy Open House, where you will find telescope tours, astronomy presentations, hands-on demonstrations, and have an opportunity to look through one of the largest publicly accessible telescopes in the southeastern United States. Check ERAU’s website for more information about this event: https://observatory.db.erau.edu
Parking is limited. Planetarium shows have limited seating and are first-come, first-served.
Once the night gets dark, prime telescope viewing will begin, and Seth Mayo, Director of the Planetarium, will lead an in-person, outdoor tour of the sky.
Admission: The outdoor portion of the MOAS Night Sky Festival is free and is weather permitting. Lohman Planetarium shows are free for members, $7.00 per show for non-members, $5.00 for children 17 and under. https://bit.ly/NightSkyFest_0227
Planetarium Show Schedule:
7:00pm - The Sky Tonight Live!
8:00pm - Live Show: Unfolding the Universe - The James Webb Space Telescope
9:00pm - The Hot and Energetic Universe
This program partnership brings together the primary astronomy and space education facilities in the Daytona Beach area, highlighting the ERAU Observatory and MOAS Lohman Planetarium.