TalksBiodiversity
Meet your Host!
Sunday 1 November
◷ 14:30
Mulranny
€5 at the door
Meet your host, Ella McSweeney, and reflect on a day of wildlife discoveries
TalksBiodiversityVisual Arts
What the Camera Sees: Photographing the Night We’re Trying to Protect
Sunday 1 November
◷ 15:00
Mulranny
€10 at the door (or buy a 1-day or 2-day ticket)
Discover what cameras reveal about the stars, dark skies and light pollution.
TalksBiodiversityFree events
Thriving in Darkness – unlocking the lives of whales, dolphins and porpoises
Sunday 1 November
◷ 15:00
Ballycroy
FREE EVENT
Explore how whales, dolphins and porpoises use sound to thrive beneath the waves
TalksScience/Astronomy
Jocelyn Bell Burnell – Discovery of Pulsars
Sunday 1 November
◷ 16:00
Newport
€10 at the door (or buy a 1-day or 2-day ticket)
Explore the discovery of pulsars with Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell, who first recognised them.
WalksVisual ArtsChild-friendlyFree events
Lantern Walk
Sunday 1 November
◷ 18:30
Newport
FREE EVENT
Come along to our free Lantern Walk across Newport’s viaduct, with spectacular lanterns by Tom Meskell.
Music
Finale Concert with Jack L
Sunday 1 November
◷ 19:00
Newport
€25 (FREE for 2 day ticket holders)
Join us for the finale event of the 2026 Mayo Dark Sky Festival!