New york city Stargazing

September 20th, 2025
7:30 - 10:30 PM
230 Fifth rooftop bar

• Full open bar for 3 hours

• Passed hors d’oeuvres for 2 hours

• ambient music by 230 Fifth’s House DJ

• Freshly pic’d Nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies beamed to your smartphone while you wine and dine

• with special guest — Saturn!

a unique city experience!

Early Bird Tickets on sale now!

Eat. Drink. Galaxy!

Join us for a unique city experience as City Stargazing takes over a portion of 230 Fifth Rooftop Bar in New York City! All tickets include three hours of a full open bar, along with two hours of passed hors d’oeuvres, all while our digital telescope slices through the big city lights to bring you freshly captured images of galaxies, nebulae, and star clusters — beamed to your smartphone or favorite smart device while you wine and dine atop NYC’s premier rooftop bar! (Attendees must be 21 years of age or older.)

A unique city experience

City Stargazing is a brand new thing brought to you by the makers of the Eastern Sierra Observatory and the California Dark Sky Festival. We’ve been pioneering the combination of stargazing and entertainment for seven years strong, and with the help of a modern day digital telescope, we’re excited to bring the cosmos to big cities across the country while you enjoy amazing views and an entertaining atmosphere — starting with 230 Fifth Rooftop Bar in New York City!

what to expect

• The event will begin at 7:30 pm as the sunset fades into the nighttime sky. When you arrive on the rooftop with your electronic ticket, you’ll be given a care package containing a commemorative physical ticket, along with a City Stargazing sticker, and a set of foil cards featuring information about the objects we’ll be viewing that evening.

• The full open bar will run the entire three hours of the event, and hors d’oeuvres will be served from 8:00 - 10:00 pm.

• Beginning around 8:00 pm - once it’s dark - we’ll begin viewing objects.

• Similiar to the (sped-up) video above, we’ll stay on each object about 20-30 minutes as it will come into view with more and more detail as time advances.

• 230 Fifth’s own house DJ will be playing music beginning at 8:30.

• There will be an information table set up, and info about the objects we’re viewing on the foil cards. Since 230 Fifth’s house DJ will be in action, there will be little to no other live commentary during the event — allowing you to enjoy the included food, drinks, and atmosphere without much interruption.

• There is a chance we’ll have to substitute objects based on timing/obstructive views, etc.

• The event ends at 10:30 pm — if you wish to stay longer, please review 230 Fifth’s weekend rooftop bottle service minimums.

With special guest — saturn!

• On this night, Saturn will be at "opposition" — its closest approach to Earth. This means it’ll be brighter than any other time of the year! While our digital telescope doesn’t capture planets all that well, we’ll have something else setup for you to view Saturn and its rings with your own eyes (weather/obstruction permitting). Saturn is truly one of the best objects to view in all of the cosmos, and we’ll be in for a treat on this night to see it as bright as can be!

Rain or shine

This event will happen rain or shine, clouds or clear skies. In the event of rain, we’ll move inside to a semi-private area. In the event that cloud cover or anyting else obstructs our view, we’ll substitute previously captured objects while we wine and dine and enjoy the DJ.

All sales are final and there are no refunds. You're welcome to give away/sell your ticket (at face value) if you cannot attend. The event will happen rain or shine. In the event of clouds/adverse weather, etc., the stargazing program will revert to images that we've previously captured. If it rains, the event will be moved to a semi-private area inside. If we have to cancel the event for some crazy reason from our end, you will receive a full credit towards any future City Stargazing event in any city. All attendees must be 21 years of age or over, and must bring a valid ID as is the policy of 230 Fifth Rooftop Bar.