Bays Mountain Park Announces Annual StarWatch Program

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

Invasive Species Awareness Week

It is Invasive Species Awareness Week at Bays Mountain Park! To celebrate, we’re sharing information about invasive species that Tennessee is currently battling, and ways that we can help manage them. Kudzu (Pueraria montana) If you…

Bays Mountain Park receives $150,000 grant for park repairs

The City of Kingsport is pleased to announce Bays Mountain Park and Planetarium has been awarded a $150,000 grant from the Tennessee State Museum. This Capital Maintenance and Improvement Grant will be used to help the park recover from the…

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…
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…