SkyFest Big Bear
Big Bear's dark sky festival inviting you to explore the stars and protect our sky.
Look Up! The incredible night sky above is not only beautiful to behold but is an important feature to a healthy ecosystem. Welcome to SkyFest Big Bear!
Stargazing in Big Bear is a magical experience in any season, but this August, we're celebrating our celestial landscape like never before! SkyFest Big Bear puts our stars front and center along with astronomical exploration, and dark sky preservation.
Event Date, Time & Place
August 14th - 16th, 2026
Tickets Coming Soon!
This Year at SkyFest
Meet our Cosmic Creator!
SkyFest Big Bear is proud to debut a featured artist showcase this year - the Cosmic Creator.
Bending Energy Photography
is our first-ever SkyFest Cosmic Creator. Big Bear is a growing hub for photographers, painters, actors and more. New this year, SkyFest Big Bear is excited to showcase a featured artist to highlight the arts around the night sky, nocturnal nature and nocturne creatives. Bending Energy Photography is Big Bear's own hometown artist leading this year's Astrophotography Workshops.
2025 SkyFest Testimonials
We LOVED the idea of this event and would love to see it continue 2025 Attendee
I loved the event! I thought the astronomer at the [stargazing] was extremely interesting and would have liked to hear more from him. 2025 Attendee
Bravo!!! Brilliant idea and I look forward to the next one. 2025 Attendee
Loved riding the lift up in the dark and the quietness. 2025 Attendee
I could not be more happy with this event. Wonderful organization in such a beautiful location 2025 Attendee
Loved attending the sound bath! 2025 Attendee
Brady Enger did an excellent job of organizing [astrophotography workshop] and choosing a place with a nice view of the skies over Big Bear Lake, with the Milky Way. 2025 Attendee