New Planetarium Program Highlights the Constellation Orion

Bays Mountain Park is pleased to announce the second part of a two-part program featuring short stories of different cultures and indigenous societies from around the globe. “One Sky: Finding Patterns” is now showing in the Planetarium…
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Laser light projected to interior of dome. This image created using AI in Adobe Photoshop.

Laser Light Shows Return to Bays Mountain Park for the Holidays

Bays Mountain Park is thrilled to announce the return of its popular laser light shows for the month of December. Not only will one program feature all your favorite holiday songs, but two others will feature the greatest hits of Queen and Taylor…
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Bays Mountain Park and Planetarium reopened today

Bays Mountain Park and Planetarium reopened today (Wednesday, October 9) at normal hours. The park has been closed for more than a week as staff, volunteers and private contractors have worked to repair the damage done by Hurricane Helene. Hurricane…
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Bays Mountain Park temporarily closed due to storm damage

Bays Mountain Park and Planetarium will be temporarily closed this week due to damage from Hurricane Helene. Our target date for reopening is Monday, October 7. The extent of the damage done to the park by last week’s storm includes: …
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Bays Mountain Park announces annual StarWatch program

Bays Mountain Park’s night sky observing sessions – StarWatch – has returned for the fall season. StarWatch sessions allow the public to enjoy the splendor of the night sky at Bays Mountain Park’s observatories. If the weather is…
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