Moonstruck: Sidewalk Stargazing 

Saturday, 31 January, 2026
6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Cambria Historical Museum gardens, Center Street and Burton Drive

• • Brilliant moon, 98% full; Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus & Neptune shining brightly; Jupiter-moon conjunction; Pollux, the brightest star in the Gemini constellation
  • Tour of the moon by lunar scientist Dave Majors.

• Documentary video with stunning deep space images from Rubin telescope.
• Telescopes for high-resolution viewing courtesy of Central Coast astronomers & CalPoly Astronomical Society students
• Cookies and hot chocolate.

Community Fair
Saturday, 11 April 2026
11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Pinedorado Grounds, 940 Main Street

Visit our booth at this free event to learn more about our organization, our projects, and how you can get involved. We’ll also preview our upcoming annual Pollinator Palooza: Bee, Butterfly & Bat Street Faire and our next stargazing event, part of our Dark Sky Initiative. 

Greenspace Earth Day
Sunday, 19 April 2026
11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Greenspace Reserve, 2264 Center Street

Visit our booth at this free event for a preview of our upcoming annual Pollinator Palooza: Bee, Butterfly & Bat Street Faire and to learn about our Dark Skies Initiative. Earth Day coincides with the International Dark Sky Week (April 13-20), and we’ll have plenty of Dark Skies items for sale. Honey too, of course!

Pollinator Palooza: Bee, Butterfly & Bat Street Faire
Saturday, 27 June 2026
11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Burton Drive & Center Street

Beautify Cambria’s 10th annual Bee Faire has grown and is now a Street Faire. We’re glad to have helped raise awareness about the importance of bees, butterflies, bats and other pollinators. Enjoy food, music, bee-related products, interesting speakers, a spectacular photo exhibit of pollinators up close, plus plenty of kid-friendly activities. 

Goodwill Donation Drive for Beautify Cambria
Saturday, 19 September 2026
9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Main Street at Cambria Drive (west of library)

Dark Skies Fall Stargazing Event
Saturday, 7 November, 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Santa Rosa Church, 1174 Main St., Cambria

Every night, as artificial light floods our skies, wildlife everywhere is fighting to survive in the dark. Birds lose their way on ancient migration routes. Sea turtle hatchlings crawl toward streetlights instead of the sea. Bats and moths, disoriented by glare, struggle to feed and pollinate. From the air to the land to the ocean depths, countless species depend on true darkness to navigate, hunt, and thrive — and when that darkness disappears, so do they.

Join us for an eye-opening evening of telescope viewing, deep-space photography, and expert talks on why protecting the night sky matters more than ever.

Presentations

• From the Stars to the Sea
  Abby Wong on light pollution & marine life.
• Bats: Their Billion Dollar Gift to Farmers
  Bill Haas on a symbiotic relationship.
• Visitors from the Void
  Kurt Kuhlmann on Gamma-ray bursts, solar superstorms & other cosmic threats to Earth.

Viewing telescopes courtesy of Central Coast astronomers.

Silent Auction; Hot chocolate & celestial cookies.