Sidewalk Astronomy – In the Village
2026-10-17 19:00 - 21:00, 2026-11-15 17:00 - 20:00, 2026-12-19 17:00 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Big Bear Lake Village – Sidewalk Astronomy, 40754 Village Dr, Big Bear Lake, California, 92315
Volunteers from the Big Bear Valley Astronomical Society (BBVAS) will be setting up telescopes on the sidewalk in front of the Barrel 33 Wine Shop in the village for free telescope views of the moon and planets.
Tourist and locals alike are invited to meet with and talk astronomy with a local amateur astronomer, view the 1st quarter moon, the planets and whatever else might be visible on this particular evening through a telescope.
The public is encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity and attempt taking a cell phone pic of our cratered moon through a telescopes and see where Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin (Man) first landed on another terrestrial body in the heavens, always a fun souvenir.
Disclaimer: All astronomy events are free, begin at dusk and are weather permitting – Always refer to this site for event status and cancellations.

BBVAS Club Meeting – Public Invited
2026-11-12 18:00 - 18:40, 2026-12-10 18:00 - 18:40 | Zoom Meeting
The “Big Bear Valley Astronomical Society” is holding their monthly club meeting on this the 2nd Thursday of the month at 6pm and where the public is welcome to join us, get to know us and ask questions.
Club meetings are currently via Zoom, just 40 minutes in duration and start at 6pm sharp:
Zoom Link: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/73747635200?pwd=[REDACTED]
Please do not enter more than 2 minutes early as it could start the timer on our meeting early.
Bring your astronomical aspirations, your questions and your ideas to our round-table discussions with your fellow hobbyists and neighbors, the “Big Bear Valley Astronomical Society”
