IfA Public Events
Flying high, diving deep at Astronaut Lacy Veach Day of Discovery
The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa helped inspire hundreds of keiki and community members at the 24th annual Astronaut Lacy Veach Day of Discovery on October 19. Hosted by the Hawaiʻ Space Grant Consortium (HSGC) in partnership with UH Mānoa’s Institute for Astronomy...
Free Public Talk Oct. 17
Join us Friday Oct. 17 at 630pm at IfA Maui or on Youtube for a talk by IfA Astronomer Jeffrey Reep! Sunny With a Chance of Particles The Sun produces a variety of spectacular phenomena - from flares and coronal mass ejections to the solar wind - that ripple across...
23rd AstroDay inspires keiki through science and stars
Crowds gathered at Prince Kūhiō Plaza in Hilo on May 3 for AstroDay 2025, a free celebration of science, technology and space exploration. Faculty, staff and students from the University of Hawaiʻi Institute for Astronomy (IfA) were among scientists and scholars...
Hilo AstroDay is May 3rd!
Craving more space? 🚀 AstroDay 2025 is landing at Prince Kūhiō Plaza in Hilo for its 23rd orbit around the Sun! Hosted by Maunakea Observatories, this FREE ʻohana-friendly science celebration is blasting off on Saturday, May 3 from 10a-4p with...
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! Lego Robotics, Indigenous Game Design, and RC...
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!