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Special Event

Event

Solar Eclipse & Anniversary Kickoff

Big Thicket National Preserve

Fee:

Free.

Location: LAT/LONG: 30.000000, -94.000000


Big Thicket Visitor Center, 6102 FM 420, Kountze, TX 77625

Dates & Times

Date:

Saturday, October 14, 2023

Time:

9:00 AM

Duration:

4 hours

Type of Event

Children’s Program
Exhibition/Show
Festival
Talk

Eclipse visible from 10:28 am to 1:38 pm.

Description

Come for the eclipse, stay to celebrate our 49th anniversary!

Watch a partial solar eclipse with us on the lawn outside the Big Thicket Visitor Center. See the eclipse up-close through a special solar telescope, or borrow a pair of eclipse glasses and see it in the sky. Join a ranger talk to learn more about solar eclipses.

Eclipse Times for Kountze (central daylight time):

  • Begin: 10:28 am
  • Maximum Eclipse (81% coverage): 11:59 am
  • End: 1:38 pm

This event is also Big Thicket National Preserve's 49th anniversary and the kickoff event for our big 50th anniversary year in 2024. See a sneak peak of our new anniversary logo and be a part of the celebration!

Featuring:

  • See the sun up-close through a solar-filtered telescope
  • Kids' activities! Earn an eclipse junior ranger badge
  • Learn about the sun, moon, and earth at interactive ranger programs
  • Meet park partners and learn how they help the preserve
  • Food truck with Creole cuisine

Reservation or Registration: No

Image Gallery

Image of the sun being eclipsed by the moon, making the sun into a crescent shape.
Image of the sun being eclipsed by the moon, making the sun into a crescent shape.
See a partial solar eclipse at Big Thicket on October 14, 2023.
NPS Photo / Lesley Gaunt
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