It’s the weekend for celebrating space travel at a  Yuri’s Night Space Party. The annual Yuri’s Night

is a global celebration of humanity’s past, present, and future in space. Yuri’s Night parties and events are held around the world every April in commemoration of Yuri Gagarin becoming the first human to venture into space on April 12, 1961, and the inaugural launch of the first Space Shuttle on April 12, 1981.

Yuri’s Night events combine space-themed partying with education and outreach. These events can range from an all-night mix of techno and technology at a NASA Center, to a movie showing and stargazing at your local college, to a gathering of friends at a bar or barbecue.

Check for a party in your area at Find a Yuri’s Night event.

Or have a party of your own. Find space-inspired tunes to play in the HobbySpace music section.