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…