If you haven’t been to a star party yet, you can’t go wrong with one of these.  Consult Astronomy and Sky and Telescope for a more comprehensive list.
 

Date(s)	Name	Description
May 5	Northeast Astronomy Forum & Telescope Show (Suffern, NY)	http://www.rocklandastronomy.com
May 25-28	Cherry Springs No-Frills Star Party, PA	Outstandingly dark skies http://www.astrohbg.org
June 14-17	Laurel Highlands Star Cruise (Hazleton, WV)	http://www.members.home.net/lhstarcruise/
June 22-24	Mason Dixon Star Party (York, PA)	A popular mid-summer party http://home1.gte.net/dmdewey/mdsp.html
July 25-28	ALCON 2001 (in Maryland)	Astronomy League’s annual convention http://alcon2001.homestead.com/alcon2001.html
Aug 17-18	Stellafane Convention (VT)	Amateur telescope making’s premier event on the east coast  http://www.stellafane.com
Sept. 13-16	Delmarva Star Gazers 6th annual No-Frills Star Party  Tuckahoe State Park, MD.	http://www.delmarvastargazers.org
Sept. 14-16	Black Forest Star Party (Cherry Springs, PA)	Outstandingly dark skies http://www.bfsp.org/starparty/
Oct. 12-14	Stella DellaValley XV (PA)	Bucks-Mont. Astronomical Assn http://bmaa.freeyellow.com
Oct. 16-22	Mid-Atlantic Star Party (NC)	http://www.carolinaskies.com/masp/home.htm
Oct. 19-21	Blackwater Falls Astronomy Weekend (WV)	No reservations, no charge.  See web site for accommodations. http://www.kvas.org