Marlborough Dark Skies Fest

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The first Marlborough Dark Skies Festival will take place from 25 October 2021. A fun festival of events culminating in a jam-packed programme on the weekend of the 30-31 October, of science and art activities celebrating the night sky.

With over 40 events taking place in 13 venues across the town the festival has lots to offer everyone, from exhibitions to workshops, talks to tours and – of course – stargazing! Most events are free but ticketed and tickets are limited so please don’t leave it to the last minute!

The Museum of the Moon – a touring artwork by UK artist Luke Jerram – will also join the festival line up. Measuring seven metres in diameter, the moon features 120dpi detailed NASA imagery of the lunar surface. At an approximate scale of 1:500,000, each centimetre of the internally lit spherical sculpture represents 5km of the moon’s surface.