Dark Skies Festival 2026 – Dark Skies Explorer Event at Alice Holt
Tuesday 17th February 2026 from 18:00pm to 20:30pm
Alice Holt Forest - Forestry England
Bucks Horn Oak, Farnham, Surrey, GU10 4LS, South East England
Enjoy a family-friendly evening of stargazing (weather permitting), owl encounters, award-winning astrophotography and immersive virtual reality experiences. Follow the new Dark Skies Explorer Trail to discover the Great Bear and learn the stories behind the constellations along a short, accessible audio route. A fun and engaging way for all ages to explore the wonders of the night sky.
This event takes place as part of the South Downs Dark Skies Festival 2026.
Please note that this has already taken place on 17/02/2026
Event organiser
South Downs National Park is organising this event
Please contact South Downs National Park directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: South Downs National Park
Twitter: @sdnpa
Facebook: South Downs National Park
Event booking
For full details on how to attend this event, including how to book, please see the event's official website.
Visit event websiteEvent darkness
The below chart shows if and when the skies will be at their darkest during this event. Moonlight is shown in light yellow and the Sun's twilight in light blue. Midnight on the date shown is shown as a white line with sunset to the left and sunrise the next morning to the right. A black background with stars shows the best times for stargazing.
Tue 17th Feb
Local light pollution
Alice Holt Forest - Forestry England is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to a semi-rural location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite. For more advanced light pollution data, view this location on DarkSkySites.
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The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.