Name: Indiana Family Star Party 2025
Start: 2025-07-22
End: 2025-07-27
Location: Camp Cullom

Kids’ Activities: Craft activities for kids will be available all-day Friday and Saturday in the northwest corner of Nature Center. Space-themed stickers, coloring sheets, and other fun things will be there to keep the younger astronomers busy.
Constellations for Kids, a special constellation-finding session and group game, will be held for kids on Friday evening at 9:30 at the Galileo Gallery. Kids will be treated to an ice cream bar when completed. If the sky is mostly cloudy, the activities will take place in the Nature Center.
The traditional IFSP Sky Trekker program is now planned to be held in conjunction with the Camp Cullom Chili Supper in the fall (Oct. 14) when the sky gets dark earlier.

Cloudy Night Campfire: If we have a cloudy night, we’ll set up a campfire so people can gather to chat, sing songs, or swap stories about “the comet that got away!" Catch up with old friends or make some new ones around the campfire! We’ll still have the free movies and popcorn at the Nature Center, starting around 10:00 p.m. or 11:00 p.m. We've noticed that you, our loyal participants, come for more than observing. (How else would you explain the people who stuck around for an entire week through all of the rain and clouds?) Specifically, you're here to catch up with old friends and hopefully gather some new ones. We'll still have the movies, but we thought this might be a welcome addition.

Note that this is early information and still subject to change. Check back for updates as we get them! Please email WVASinfo@gmail.com with your thoughts.

Unfortunately, we’ve had problems with pets, particularly dogs, in the past events. For this reason, we kindly ask that you do not bring your pet to the star party if possible. If you do decide to bring your pet—which we do not recommend—below are some very important rules that will be strictly enforced. If these rules are not followed, we may be forced to ban pets from the star party entirely in the future.

You MUST clean up after your pet!!!
Your pet must be on a leash of 6 ft, or shorter, in length at all times.
Except for service dogs, NO pets allowed in the Astro Grill picnic area or other areas where food is served.
No pets on the playground equipment.
You are financially responsible for any equipment damage caused by your pet.
You are responsible for any injuries, bites, scratches, or other problems caused by your pet.
You will be asked to leave if you do not follow these rules.
Out of consideration for our other attendees, we reserve the right to have your pet removed from the star party. If your pet continuously barks, or is territorial and growls, snarls, or lunges at others, it will not be allowed on the transport wagon or at the star party.