Eclipse Events
Below is a list of community festivals, eclipse tours and other travel opportunities that celebrated the North Amercian solar eclipse on August 21, 2017. Cities and towns that made a special effort to accommodate visitors for the eclipse.
Total Solar Eclipse Tours & Cruises
Appalachian Mountain Club:
- Hiking and Total Solar Eclipse in Idaho’s Sawtooth Mountains, with Doug Arion (Carthage College)
Astronomy & Discover Magazines:
- America’s Music Cities
- National Parks of the American West
- National Parks of the American West – Southbound
- Pacific Northwest & San Francisco
Astronomy Cast:
- Solar Eclipse Escape from the Moonrise Hotel, St. Louis, Missouri, with Frasier Cain & Pamela Gay
Astro Trails (UK):
Bear Basin Adventures:
Cain Travel Group:
- Solar Eclipse at Jackson Lake Lodge, Wyoming, with Doug Duncan (University of Colorado)
Classic Tours:
- Great American Total Solar Eclipse in Salem, Oregon, with Jay Pasachoff (Williams College)
Deluxe Eclipse Tours
Girl Scouts Destinations:
- Total Eclipse of the Heartland! (Illinois)
- The Great Eclipse Adventure (Missouri)
- Eyes to the Sky — A Once in a Lifetime Destination (South Carolina)
Lowell Observatory:
- Lowell Observatory Solar Eclipse Experience, Madras, Oregon
Milwaukee Public Museum:
MWT Associates, Inc.:
Ring of Fire Expeditions:
- Great American Eclipse in Grand Island, Nebraska, with Paul Maley (NASA Johnson Space Center)
Sirius Travel:
- Solar Eclipse Day Trip from Denver or Boulder, Colorado, to Glendo, Wyoming
- Americana Solar Eclipse Roadtrip Through Nebraska, South Dakota & Wyoming
- Wyoming Cowboy Total Eclipse Experience in the Grand Tetons
Sky & Telescope Magazine:
The Planetary Society & Betchart Expeditions:
TravelQuest International (see also Astronomy & Discover Magazines):
- America’s Music Cities
- National Parks of the American West – Northbound
- National Parks of the American West – Southbound
- Northern Parks Discovery
- Pacific Coastal Treasures
- Pacific Northwest & San Francisco
- Yellowstone & Tetons Family Adventure
Total Solar Eclipse Festivals & Public Events
Georgia:
Idaho:
Illinois:
- Moonstock 2017 Music Festival Featuring Ozzie Osbourne, Carterville
- Public Viewing at the Football Stadium, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
- Solar Eclipse at Bald Knob Cross, Alto Pass
- Total Solar Eclipse at Blue Sky Vineyard, Makanda
Kansas:
Kentucky:
- Jefferson Davis Solar Eclipse Festival, Fairview
- Kelly Little Green Men Days Festival, Kelly/Hopkinsville
- Kentucky Bourbon Mashoree at MB Roland Distillery, Pembroke
- Solar Eclipse at Christian Way Farm, Hopkinsville
- Solar Eclipse Experience, Oak Grove
- SolQuest2017, Cerulean
- Summer Salute Festival, Hopkinsville
- Total Eclipse at Burdoc Farms, Crofton
Missouri:
- Get Your Eclipse on Route 66, St. Clair
- Missouri State Parks Eclipse Events (various parks)
- Moonstruck in Marshall, Marshall
- Public Eclipse-Observing Event, Rosecrans Memorial Airport, St. Joseph
- Show Me Totality, Columbia
- Solarfest, Perryville
- Total Eclipse in the Park, St. Charles County
- Total Solar Eclipse & 150 Years Festival, Lathrop
- Total Solar Eclipse Safe Viewing Event, Missouri State Capitol, Jefferson City
- View It Live, Just Off I-55, Herculaneum
Nebraska:
- Eclipse Beatrice, Homestead National Monument, Beatrice
- Eclipse in the Sandhills, Tryon
- Eclipse on the Range, Logan County Fairgrounds, Stapleton
- Nebraska Eclipse 2017, Visit Nebraska (various cities and towns)
- Solar Eclipse at Carhenge, Alliance
- Solar Eclipse at Sherman Lake, Loup City
- SolFest, Hastings (various locations)
North Carolina:
- Full Solar Eclipse at the Calaboose, Andrews Brewing Co. & Calaboose Cellars, Andrews
- Total Solar Eclipse at Otto Labyrinth Park, Mountain Valley Center, Otto
- Total Solar Eclipse in Jackson County, Events in Cashiers, Cullowhee, Dillsboro & Sylva
Oregon:
- Dallas Eclipse Party, Polk County Courthouse, Dallas
- EclipseFest at Volcanoes Stadium, Salem-Keizer
- Off the Grid Eclipse, Monument
- OMSI Solar Eclipse Viewing Party, Oregon State Fairgrounds, Salem
- Oregon Eclipse & Symbiosis Gathering, Eastern Oregon
- Oregon Solarfest, Jefferson County Fairgrounds, Madras
- Solar Celebration, Farm Land Amphitheater, Madras
- Total Solar Eclipse Camping and Event, Sublimity Festival Grounds, Sublimity
- Warm Springs Solar Eclipse Celebration, Indian Head Casino, Warm Springs
South Carolina:
- Black-Out at Green Pond, Anderson
- Eclipse Extravaganza at Roper Mountain Science Center, Greenville
- Eclipse Fest at Chattooga Belle Farm & Distillery, Long Creek
- Get Eclipsed on IOP! Isle of Palms
- Solar Eclipse at the SC State Museum, Columbia
Tennessee:
- Gallatin TN Eclipse Encounter, Triple Creek Park, Gallatin
- Great Tennessee Eclipse at Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro
- Music City Solar Eclipse, Adventure Science Center, Nashville
- Solar Eclipse Viewing Party, Beachaven Vineyards & Winery, Clarksville
- Total American Eclipse at Austin Peay State University, Clarksville
- Total Eclipse in the Park, State Parks (various cities and towns)
Wyoming:
- Arapaho Eclipse Celebration, Wind River Hotel and Casino, Riverton
- Pinedale Eclipse Fest, Sublette County
- Rocking the Winds & the Great American Eclipse, Grizzly Rock Ranch, Crowheart
- Wildlife Wonders Solar Eclipse Weekend, Dubois
- Wyoming Eclipse Festival, Casper
- Wyoming Stargazing Public Event for the Eclipse, Jackson
Communities in the Path of Totality
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Partial Solar Eclipse Festivals & Public Events
California:
Florida:
Illinois:
- Eclipse Viewing Party at Collinsville Memorial Library, Collinsville
- Eclipse Viewing Party at Fairmont City Library Center, Fairmont City
Michigan:
Texas:
- Eclipse Over Houston, Freeman Branch Library & Levy Park
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