Everglades National Park hosts a night workshop on 10 October
Published on 10/04/2026 at 08:48 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
Everglades National Park hosts the Shooting Stars: Sunset & Milky Way Everglades Photography Workshop on 10 October 2026 in Homestead, Florida. The programme combines online preparation with a small-group night shoot in the park and is led by photographer Anthony Sleiman.
Night photography comes to Everglades National Park
The Everglades Institute lists the workshop as a special programme beginning at 6pm on 10 October 2026. Its description says that participants will study astrophotography techniques during an immersive night shoot in Everglades National Park, with the activity focused on some of the park’s darkest skies.
The event connects a photography course with a landscape that changes substantially after sunset. Instead of concentrating on the park’s daytime wildlife viewing, the programme uses the darkness itself as part of the setting. The organiser presents the session as a small-group workshop rather than a general ranger-led programme. The workshop listing names the date, the park and the instructor.
Dark skies give the park a different setting
Everglades National Park is a protected wetland landscape in southern Florida, with visitor access organised through separate areas rather than one continuous visitor circuit. The National Park Service identifies Homestead, Shark Valley and Everglades City as distinct starting points, each serving a different part of the park.
That arrangement matters for the October programme. A night workshop in the park cannot be treated as a visit to every Everglades entrance, because the internal access routes do not connect the Ernest F. Coe, Shark Valley and Gulf Coast areas. The National Park Service visitor guide confirms that visitors must choose their access area before travelling, while the workshop listing identifies the park but does not give a more specific shoot location. This makes the organiser’s instructions important for anyone planning the evening. The National Park Service visitor guide describes the separate entrances and their visitor facilities.
What the October workshop means for visitors
The programme offers a defined evening activity during the wet season, when the park remains a large and varied environment rather than a single urban attraction. Its emphasis on the Milky Way also gives the date a clear practical focus: visitors joining the workshop should expect photography instruction and outdoor night activity, not a daytime sightseeing tour.
The listing names Anthony Sleiman as the instructor and says that the session includes both essential and advanced astrophotography techniques. It does not state a public lecture, a concert or a wider festival programme, so the confirmed event is limited to the photography workshop itself.
Visiting Everglades National Park: what travellers from Western Europe should know
- The Shooting Stars: Sunset & Milky Way Everglades Photography Workshop takes place on 10 October 2026 and begins at 6pm in Everglades National Park.
- The event is an organised small-group night shoot with online preparation. The organiser names the park as the setting but does not publish a more specific shoot location on the listed page.
- The Homestead access point is on State Road 9336 and connects with the Royal Palm and Flamingo areas. Shark Valley and the Gulf Coast entrance are separate access areas, and the park entrances do not connect internally.
- The programme takes place after sunset and concerns outdoor night photography. Participants should follow the organiser’s directions for the meeting point and equipment before travelling.
- Entry requirements depend on your nationality; UK travellers can check the FCDO travel advice at gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice, Irish travellers the Department of Foreign Affairs at ireland.ie.
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Frequently asked questions about Everglades National Park
When does the Shooting Stars workshop take place at Everglades National Park?
The workshop takes place on 10 October 2026 and begins at 6pm.
What is the Shooting Stars photography workshop?
It is a small-group programme combining online preparation with a night shoot and astrophotography instruction led by Anthony Sleiman.
Where is Everglades National Park and how do you get there?
The park is in southern Florida, with a main Homestead access point on State Road 9336. Shark Valley and the Gulf Coast entrance serve separate areas and are not connected by the park’s internal roads.
