Save the date October 24 & 25, 2025. Come on out to 29 Palms and join the excitement of the Annual Night Sky Festival Fundraising event by volunteering for these 2 non-profit organizations during their major fundraising event of the year. 

There are a variety of volunteer opportunities during the festival that begin on Friday, October 24 morning with set up and wrap up on Saturday, October 25 at the end of the Night Star Party. Below is a list of some ideas of what we need help with. Contact us to see what suits you best at [email protected].

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2025

• Set up chairs, tables, photo booth and other equipment.
• Assist with parking, equipment & registering for the Telescope Clinic.

​SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2025 (morning)

• Set up tables, chairs and shade canopy for morning activities at Sky's The Limit.
• Assist with Youth Crafts and other morning activities.
• Assist artist Diana Shay Diehl with Solar Printing Workshop.
• Assist with the Solar Scope.
• Collect & sell tickets for Panning for Gold.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2025 (afternoon)

• Assistant for 3 Astronomy Lectures at Patriotic Hall: Ensure chairs are back in proper rows after photography workshop closes. Greet guests and help with seating. Put away chairs after lectures end.
• Event Registration at Luckie Park Activity Center. There are multiple shifts from noon until registration closes at 8:30 pm. Greet guests and give them their ticket packets. All tickets are pre-sold.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2025 (evening/night)

• Parking assistant at at Luckie Park Activity Center.
• Shuttle bus assistant. Greet participants as they load and unload from the shuttle bus. One at Luckie Park Activity Center and one at Sky's The Limit Observatory.
• Greet and assist special needs guests.
• Assist with stage sound and lighting equipment.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2025 (morning)

• Trash clean-up at Sky's The Limit campus.
• Clean up at Luckie Park Activity Center. Tear down tables/chairs, trash, fold up photo booth.