IfA Public Events
2025 IfA Mānoa Open House: April 13, 11AM – 4PM
The 2025 IfA Mānoa Open House will be April 13th, 11am-4pm! Free admission and free parking Event partners and activities: TWO Portable planetariums with IfA and Bishop Museum UH Bookstore book and activity sales NEW! Straw Rockets with American Institute of...
Total Lunar Eclipse Viewing March 13!
Join us at a total lunar eclipse viewing, lead by Ka Mahina Project! Thursday, March 13th, 630-10pm, at Sandy Beach Park. Totality is from 8:26PM to 9:31PM.
Maui Star Party July 13th!
IfA - Maui will be hosting a star party on Saturday July 13th 2024, starting at 7:00 pm. The star party will be held in the parking lot of the IfA Maui -- 34 Ohia Ku Street in Pukalani. We would love to have you join us!
Hilo AstroDay is May 4th!
“Star Wars” fans are welcome to invade Hilo’s Prince Kuhio Plaza on Saturday for the annual AstroDay — where attendees can learn about scientific discoveries and technology all day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. “We’re playing off the ‘Star Wars’ theme this year since our...
2024 IfA Mānoa Open House April 21!
The 2024 IfA Mānoa Open House will be April 21st, 11am-4pm! Free admission and free parking Event partners and activities: TWO Portable planetariums with IfA and Bishop Museum UH Bookstore book and activity sales NEW! Straw Rockets with American Institute of...
TeachAstro summer workshop for STEM teachers!
Join us for a one-week paid summer workshop!
Echoes From the Cosmos – Free Public Talk July 20
Echoes from the Cosmos with Dr. Katrien Kolenberg, Professor of Science Communication & Outreach, KU Leuven, and Professor of Astrophysics, UAntwerpen & VUB Brussels Our Universe is full of sound. In the depths of space, planets of all flavors crackle and roar, stars...
IfA Mānoa Open House April 23!
The 2023 IfA Mānoa Open House will be April 23rd, 11am-4pm! Free admission and free parking Event partners and activities: TWO Portable planetariums with IfA and Bishop Museum UH Bookstore book and activity sales Hawaiʻi Lego Users Group (HILUG) display and Lego®...
Maikalani talk Feb. 17: Lunar Geology
Please join us for a free public talk by Guy Jette: "Lunar Geology: The Moon in a Whole New Light" Friday, Feb. 17th, 630pm HST Live stream at http://ps1puka.ps1.ifa.hawaii.edu Join us as we visit our Moon and delve into its geology, or more accurately, its...
Makahiki Stargazing Festival Jan. 14
Join us and ʻOhana Kilo Hōkū for Makahiki games, stargazing, crafts, and more! Jan. 14, 3-9pm, Ala Moana Beach Park.