In conjunction with the Ozark National Scenic Riverways, DarkSky Missouri will sponsor a Dark Sky Festival on October 17-18, 2025, at Big Spring on the Current River (no charge, but please register here). It offers an opportunity to explore the magnificence of the night sky in one of the best places in the state to do it – the natural, undeveloped corridor of the Current River. There are nature walks and educational programs during the day and at night, amateur astronomers set up telescopes in a large field where visitors enjoy outstanding views of stars, planets, and constellations.