#anniversary of yuri gagarin’s groundbreaking spaceflight

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AUSTRALIA - Celebrate Yuri’s Night 2024 with a stellar screening of Apollo 11 – First Steps Edition.

Join us on Yuri’s Night, commemorating the historic first human spaceflight and the inaugural launch of the Space Shuttle, for an extraordinary cinematic journey beneath the stars. Relive one of humanity’s most remarkable achievements – the Apollo 11 moon landing – as we transport you back to July 20, 1969, through the lens of “Apollo 11: First Steps Edition.

“Apollo 11: First Steps Edition” is a spellbinding documentary that catapults you back to the pivotal moment when NASA’s Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins set foot on the lunar surface. Immerse yourself in never-before-seen footage and captivating audio recordings, and witness the iconic moments of the first manned moon landing with unprecedented clarity.

Following the screening, delve deeper into Apollo 11 with a stimulating Q&A session featuring Executive Producer/Archive Producer Stephen Salter. Get your burning questions answered and gain unique insights into space exploration.

Fuel your celestial adventure with tantalizing treats available for purchase at our sausage sizzle and popcorn stand. Savour the flavours of space exploration while mingling with fellow enthusiasts and sharing your own cosmic experiences.

Secure your spot for this celestial celebration by completing the booking form below. Limited seats are available, so don’t miss out on this stellar event!

Please Note: This event will take place on the Observatory’s back lawn, weather permitting. Remember to bring you out door chair, picnic blankets, or bean bag. and dress in warm clothing to ensure a comfortable experience.

Apollo 11 - First Steps Edition Screening 2024-Apr-12 @ 07:30 PM - 2024-Apr-12 @ 09:30 PM Perth Observatory, Walnut Road, Bickley WA, Australia

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BELGIUM - "Youth are honoring Yuri Gagarin, the first human to journey into outer space" in Antwerpen.

Get ready to embark on an intergalactic journey as we celebrate space exploration, innovation, and camaraderie under the star-studded sky. Yuri’s Night, named in honor of Yuri Gagarin, the first human to journey into outer space, promises an unforgettable evening filled with cosmic delights.

Space-Themed Attire: Don your best galactic outfit – think shimmering stars, futuristic metallics, and celestial glam. Whether you’re a seasoned astronaut or a stargazing enthusiast, this is your chance to shine!

Cosmic Mixology: Sip on signature space-themed cocktails – from “Galaxy Gimlets” to “Nebula Nectars.”

Zero Gravity Dance Floor: Groove to beats that defy gravity; with the in-house DJ spinning tunes that resonate across the Milky Way.

YURI’S NIGHT COSMOS PARTY WHEN: 2024-Apr-12 @ 08:00 PM - 2024-Apr-12 @ 11:30 PM WHERE: Vertigo Antwerpen, Pelgrimstraat, Antwerp, Belgium

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ITALY - "El cosmonauta sovietico Yuri Gagarin" Yuri's Night 2024.

12 aprile del 1961: l’umanità conquista lo spazio, grazie al volo del cosmonauta sovietico Yuri Gagarin che compie l’impresa di completare una intera orbita attorno alla Terra. In occasione della manifestazione Yuri’s Night, che ogni anno celebra in tutto il mondo questo avvenimento, il presidente di ISAA Gianpietro Ferrario, membro di ARISS Europe ci farà conoscere da vicino Samantha Cristoforetti, astronauta dell’Agenzia Spaziale Europea e fiore all’occhiello per il nostro Paese.

Yuri’s Night 2024 – Conosciamo Samantha Cristoforetti WHEN: 2024-Apr-12 @ 09:00 PM - 2024-Apr-12 @ 11:00 PM WHERE: Planetario di Lecco, Corso Giacomo Matteotti, Lecco, Province of Lecco, Italy

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NEW ZEALAND - Yuri’s Night 2024 International Space Event at the Air Force Museum.

Yuri’s Night 2024 at the Air Force Museum of NZ, an International Space Celebration; Come along and see Canterbury’s Aerospace on display, completely free; Turn up any time throughout the day (below for some workshop times)

– Planetarium tours – Mars Rover display – Build-Your-Own-Rocket workshops – Static Rocket displays – Giveaways (from stickers to aerospace collectibles) – Astronomical displays – Wind Tunnel exhibit – Build a Shuttle – Send a postcard to space (Really!) – watch a rocket launch (weather dependant) – Touch a piece of rocket that’s returned from Space! – Spot Prizes of cool aerospace swag! – and so much more!

Yuri Gagarin became the first human in Space on April 12th 1961. Fast forward 40 years and “Yuri’s Night” was created as an international space party, celebrating everything aerospace!

– Rocket Workshops at 10am and 2pm (spaces limited) – Rocket Launch at 1pm weather dependant – Planetarium tour numbers subject to space constraints

– Therese Angelo Wing of the Museum (hang a left and go past the cafe upon entering)

Proudly brought to you by the Christchurch Rocketeers, Royal Aeronautical Society of NZ, and the Air Force Museum of New Zealand

Event displays volunteered by: – Christchurch Rocketeers – Royal Aeronautical Society of NZ – Air Force Museum of NZ – Canterbury Astronomical Society – Aerospace New Zealand/ Aotearoa Aerospace Academy – House of Science – UC Aerospace Club – SpacewardBoundNZ – Canterbury Astronomical Society

Yuri’s Night 2024 International Space Event WHERE: 2024-Apr-13 @ 09:30 AM - 2024-Apr-13 @ 04:00 PM WHEN: Air Force Museum of New Zealand Harvard Avenue, Wigram, Christchurch, New Zealand

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GERMANY - Space Day 2024 in München.

The Technical University of Munich (Professorship Human Spaceflight Technology) and association Yuris Night Deutschland e.V. are organizing together the 1st Space Day in Munich!

There will be exciting presentations, among others from the ESA reserve astronauts Nicola Winter and Amelie Schoenenwald on the topic of how to become an astronaut! There will be hands-on activities for everyone (fly a Soyuz capsule or around the ISS with VR!), a space quiz with amazing prizes, a very special visit from a galaxy far far away, and much more!

Space Day 2024 in München WHEN: 2024-Apr-13 @ 12:00 PM - 2024-Apr-13 @ 06:00 PM WHERE: Lise-Meitner-Straße 9, Ottobrunn, Germany. No registration required, just come join us!

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SOUTH KOREA - Yuri’s Night 2024.

Main Topic : Apollo & Artemis

Programs : Visualthinking Workshop, Main Lectures(Apollo&Artemis, Sputnik&Soyuz), Team Quest, Netwoking Party, Hanpan Concert, etc

Participants : 60 persons (Dress Code : Funky Cosmos)

Registration Fee : 20,000won per Person (Beteran&Student 50% Discount) -Registration

-Contacts : +82-042-867-5897   sciencecafekorea@gmail.com

Yuri’s Night Korea 2024 Date : 2024.04.13(sat) 14:00~21:00 Where : Science Cafe QUA (53, Sinsung-ro61beonan-gil, Yusung-gu, Daejeon, South Korea)

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JAPAN - World Space Party at “Boys Town Cafe" to mark Yuri's Night 2024.

Join The World Space Party at “Boys Town Cafe 30th Anniversary”

ASAL × YURI’S NIGHT Vol.4 WHEN: 2024-Apr-13 @ 03:00 PM - 2024-Apr-13 @ 11:30 PM WHERE: Japan, Tokyo, Shinagawa City, Nishigotanda, 5 Chome−1−5 boystowncafe

日時 2024年4月13日(土) 15:00 – 23:30 JST チケット 

 入場チケット ※チャージ（500円）とドリンク代は現地でお支払いいただきます。 宇宙飛行士ユーリ・ガガーリンが初の宇宙飛行に成功した1961年4月12日と、初号機スペースシャトルが打ち上げられた1981年4月12日を記念して、毎年4月12日頃に開催されます。宇宙の日を世界中で楽しむパーティーです。今年は、創業30周年を迎える東京のMusic Bar「ボーイズタウンカフェ」の30周年記念DJイベントにコラボレーションさせていただきます。宇宙をテーマにした音楽を楽しみながら、宇宙について考えてみませんか？ ? 今年30周年を迎えるミュージックバー「ボーイズタウンカフェ」とASAL×YURI’S NIGHTがコラボレーション。ボーイズタウンカフェ30周年を記念してボーイズタウンカフェを愛するDJが集結。 オールジャンルの個性豊かなDJによるボーイズタウンカフェ30周年パーティーをお楽しみください。 ■タイムテーブル■ 15:00 dj taichi 16:00 KAZU 16:30 KHO 17:00 MOMO 17:30 カリメロキングダム 18:00 IZUMI 18:30 eR 19:00 フェアリーあっくん 19:30 yashico 20:00 ユリカ 20:30 トビえもん 21:00 KAZUYO（ASAL） ※宇宙とお祝いをテーマに選曲 21:30 BGM 21:40 ゴロゴロコミック史上最大（前編・後編） 22:10 BGM 22:20 ゆうこりん 22:50 クマネコシンザン 23:30 終了※タイムテーブルは予告なく変更になる場合がございますボーイズタウンカフェ アクセス＆HP

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ITALY - "Beyond the dark the stars." Yuri's Night 2024.

The Association for the Dissemination of Astronomy and Astronautics ADAA Aps proposes the traditional special event dedicated to space exploration. The initiative is associated with the international event Yuri’s Night – The World Space Party, which commemorates the flight of the Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, the first human being to reach space and orbit the Earth, on 12 April 1961.

On Saturday 13 April, the Association’s communicators will illustrate the great scientific and technological challenge posed by space exploration.

Speakers:

– Luigi Pizzimenti: Gagarin and the beginning of the space age – Alessandro Barazzetti: The flight to ZeroG from its origins to today – Federica Gozio: The flight of Walter Villadei – Marco Cannavacciuolo: Space economy – Silvia Pizzimenti: From Space Research to the Conservation of Cultural Heritage: The International MOXY Project – Emanuele Cambiotti: Beyond the dark the stars

– Rodrigo Araya & Andrea tedeschi: Curiosity and backstory of space enterprises.

Yuri’s Night is an important opportunity to relaunch this message of peace and unity, as relevant then as it is today, from the Cold War of the 20th century to the international tensions linked to the tragic news of our times.

Gagarin: “Orbiting the Earth in my spacecraft, I was amazed by the beauty of our planet. Peoples of the whole world, let’s safeguard and enhance this beauty, let’s not destroy it!”.

YURI’S NIGHT 2024 In Ferno (Varese, Italy) ON THE OCCASION OF THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE FIRST HUMAN FLIGHT INTO SPACE SATURDAY 13 April 2024 from 4.00 pm to 6.00 pm 

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UNITED STATES - Yuri’s Night: Museum of Flight 2024.

The whole world celebrated on April 12, 1961 when Yuri Gagarin became the first person to orbit the Earth; now, the festivities continue with our annual Yuri’s Night 21+ spaceflight party! Don’t miss this space-themed spectacle that joins art, dance, music and technology in tribute to everyone’s celestial journey. Dance in a towering glass gallery, transformed into an intergalactic nightclub with some of the best electronic music DJs from Seattle and beyond. Partiers can choose from an eclectic mix of drinks and food trucks to fuel their night of dancing, while virtual reality experiences, photo ops and space-themed activities add to the fun.

Yuri’s Night: Museum of Flight – 2024. WHEN: 2024-Apr-13 @ 06:00 PM - 2024-Apr-13 @ 11:00 PM WHENRE: 9404 East Marginal Way South, Seattle, WA, USA

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BRAZIL - Noite do Yuri no Observatório!

O atendimento público gratuito do Observatório Didático de Astronomia em 13/04/24 das 19:00 às 22:00 celebrará o avento internacional Yuri´s Night, com palestras, telescópios, oficinas infantis, e muito mais!

The free public service of the Didactic Astronomy Observatory on 04/13/24 from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm will celebrate the international Yuri’s Night event, with lectures, telescopes, children’s workshops, and much more!

Noite do Yuri no Observatório!

WHEN: 2024-Apr-13 @ 07:00 PM to 2024-Apr-13 @ 10:00 PM Registration End Date: 2024-Apr-13 Location: Bauru, State of São Paulo, Brazil

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ETHIOPIA - Commemorating Yuri Gagarin’s Historic Flight.

Celebrate a Pioneering Journey: Yuri’s Night 2024 with ESSS and RCSC Commemorating Yuri Gagarin’s Historic Flight

The Ethiopian Space Science Society (ESSS), in collaboration with the Russian Centre for Science and Culture (RCSC), invites you to celebrate Yuri’s Night 2024 on Saturday, April 13th. This annual event marks the anniversary of Yuri Gagarin’s groundbreaking spaceflight, the first human mission to leave Earth’s atmosphere.

Yuri’s Night 2024 in Ethiopia Date And Time: 2024-Apr-13 @ 08:00 PM to 2024-Apr-13 @ 05:00 PM Registration End Date: 2024-Apr-12 Location: Russian Center for Science and Culture, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia