Shreveport Observatory Star Party: Dates, Location & Event Info

Maybe your obsession with a beautiful night sky started as a kid, staring longingly at those magical glow-in-the-dark stars stuck to a friend's ceiling. My parents never let us get them, but my cousin had the ultimate cosmic bedroom, he was basically floating through deep space every single night.

Honestly, though, it doesn’t matter where or how your love for the stars began. All that matters is having an outlet to explore it today. If you're near Shreveport, you're in luck we have a wonderful place that you have to check out.

If you haven’t experienced the magic of the Shreveport Observatory yet, this weekend offers the perfect opportunity. To celebrate National Astronomy Day this Fall, the observatory is hosting a free, family-friendly Star Party on Saturday, September 19, from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. No reservations are required, just bring your curiosity and your favorite stargazing buddy.

If you’ve never attended a star party, prepare to see the universe in a whole new light. Away from city light pollution, the view is clearer and darker than anything you’re used to in your backyard. Plus, you get hands-on access to serious equipment.

There is nothing quite like making your way up to peer into the eyepiece of a massive telescope and coming face-to-face with the glowing rings of Saturn, distant galaxies, or the star-frothed clusters of deep space. Something inside you instantly shifts.

Best of all, you get to hang out with local astronomy enthusiasts who truly get the magic of the cosmos and love helping newcomers. Mark your calendar for September 19th, step under the night sky, and spend an evening wondering if anyone out there is looking back at us.

The address for the conservatory is 1 Astronomical Observatory Rd, Shreveport, LA.