Yuri’s Night 2009, A Celebration of Achievements In Space

Yuri's Night 2009

Yuri’s Night is an annual worldwide celebration of humanity’s achievements in space and honors Yuri Gagarin, the first person to orbit the earth. Yuri’s Night 2009 takes place April 4-12 with parties planned around the world.

This year Yuri’s Night Bay Area is temporarily relocating to California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park, with an event planned for this Thursday, April 9th.

Scott Beale
Scott Beale

Scott Beale is the founder of Laughing Squid and is based in New York City. When not running the blog, Scott can be found posting on Threads and sharing photos on Instagram.