Popular planetarium show returns to Bays Mountain Park

Bays Mountain Park is pleased to bring back a popular planetarium show for the new year. “Totality” is now showing as the main planetarium program through April 7. The show will take place Tuesday through Friday at 4 p.m. and on Saturdays…

Celebrate the Holidays at Bays Mountain Park

Bays Mountain Park is hosting its first-ever “Holiday at Bays” event this month with an evening of festive activities, including wreath-making, barge rides, owl searching, and an amazing laser light show in the planetarium. Holiday at…

Bays Mountain Park hosting Winter Solstice Yoga & Meditation Class

Bays Mountain Park is partnering with a local yoga instructor to offer residents a special winter solstice yoga and meditation program inside the planetarium theater. The event will take place from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on December 8 in…

Bays Mountain Park hosting Holiday Partner Yoga Class

Bays Mountain Park is partnering with a local yoga instructor to offer residents a special Holiday Partner Yoga class at the Farmstead Museum. The event will take place from 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. on December 2 at the Farmstead Museum at Bays…

Bays Mountain Park to unveil new Fox Habitat

The City of Kingsport and Bays Mountain Park plan to unveil the new red fox habitat on November 21 at 10:30 a.m. The public and media are invited to attend this ribbon cutting and dedication ceremony. The new red fox habitat, located between…

Special Planetarium Program – “Night Skies of Aboriginal Australia”

Bays Mountain Park and Planetarium has scheduled a special, one-night-only program next month featuring Paul Curnow – an astronomy lecturer at the Adelaide Planetarium in South Australia. Curnow will be live at the planetarium hosting “Night…

The night sky comes alive during StarWatch sessions

StarWatch - Bays Mountain Park’s night sky observing sessions – have returned for the fall season. StarWatch is an hour-long program that allows the public to enjoy the splendor of the night sky at Bays Mountain’s observatories. If…

Special Viewings for Annular Solar Eclipse

An annular solar eclipse is when the Moon perfectly aligns with and blocks the Sun. Due to its distance from the Sun, the Moon looks smaller, thus you can still see a ring of sunlight surrounding it. The eclipse is a unique sight, and you have…

Bays Mountain Park hosts barge, planetarium yoga classes

A local yoga instructor is partnering with Bays Mountain Park to offer two special yoga classes to the community in the coming weeks. The first class - Barge Yoga – will be held on September 30 from 10 a.m. to 11:05 a.m. on the Bays Mountain…

Renovations begin at Bays Mountain Park Nature Center

The City of Kingsport is pleased to announce the first phase of renovations at the Bays Mountain Park Nature Center has begun. GRC Construction is the contractor performing the work for the city. Phase one work will take place in the main…