Event · Outdoors

Star Party at the Monument

When

Sat, Oct 17 · 6:00 PM–9:00 PMOct 17, 6:00-9:00 pm; also listed Nov 14, 5:00-9:00 pm

Where

Santa Rosa & San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Visitor Center51500 Highway 74, Palm Desert, CA 92260Open in Google Maps ↗

Ages

Children are welcome and encouraged, but must be accompanied by an adult at all times

Cost

Free; suggested nonrefundable donation of $10.00 per person

Organizer

Friends of the Desert Mountains

Upcoming dates: Sat, Oct 17 · Sat, Nov 14

A free evening of stargazing at the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Visitor Center, hosted by Friends of the Desert Mountains with the Astronomical Society of the Desert. Volunteer astronomers set up telescopes and guide visitors through planets, star clusters and other night-sky objects under some of Southern California's darkest skies. The October session is Saturday, October 17, 2026, 6:00-9:00 pm; a second star party is listed for November 14, 2026, 5:00-9:00 pm. Children are welcome and encouraged but must be accompanied by an adult at all times. The program is weather permitting (heat, clouds or unsafe conditions may cancel it; check the Friends' social media before leaving). A suggested nonrefundable donation of $10.00 per person supports the volunteer programs.