World Tourist Destination

 

Jasper National Park's Jasper Dark Sky Festival

Jasper National Park in Alberta is a Dark Sky Preserve and home to October's annual Jasper Dark Sky Festival! With fireside chats with local Indigenous women, an orchestra concert under the stars by the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, a picnic under the stars, drone light show, SkyTram Star Sessions with astronomers and much more, the festival is one of the most immersive astro-tourism experiences on this list. There's also the chance to see the Northern Lights during the festival, which takes places from October 14 through October 23.