Wednesdays, June 24 - August at 12:30pm

A spectacle of light and color as Elmo, Big Bird and their newest friend - Hu Hu Zhu - watch the stars and constellations over Sesame Street. During the show, children can interact, tracing out constellations and counting the time it takes the sun to set. The journey includes a trip to the Moon.
 

Wednesdays, June 24 - August at 2pm
Thursdays, November 5 - December 17 at 2pm
Not showing Thursday, November 26

Every star has a story. Some are as old as time, faint and almost forgotten. Others burn bright and end their lives in powerful explosions. New stars are created every day, born of vast clouds of gas and dust. Through every phase of their existence, stars release the energy that powers the universe. Journey to the farthest reaches of our galaxy and experience both the awesome beauty and destructive power of Stars. Narrated by Mark Hamill.
 

 

Thursdays, June 25 - August at 12:30pm

The vastness of our planet’s oceans guards unimaginable secrets. One of its most precious is Kaluoka’hina, the enchanted reef whose magic protects it against humans finding it. Kaluoka’hina’s colorful inhabitants have thus always lived in peace… until the volcano erupts, and the spell is broken. Now it’s up to the young sawfish Jake and his paranoid pal Shorty to restore the magic of Kaluoka’hina and save their reef.
 

Thursdays, June 25 - August at 2pm

“Spark” is about our deep connection not just to Earth, but to stars millions of light years away—and billions of years in the past. Start your journey by soaring over a stunning Sierra Nevada waterfall, and then blast off across space and time to discover the celestial origins of the elements we all have in common. Along the way, you’ll enter the core of a giant star just before it implodes, experience the quiet demise of a star like the Sun, and see how colliding stars seed the Universe with the building blocks of life.  Narrated by Diego Luna.
 

Fridays, June 26 - August at 12:30pm
Saturdays, September 12 & 19 at 2pm

Join showman extraordinaire “The Great Schiaparelli” as he takes the audience on a death-defying space-time adventure within his wondrous Observatorium. From the sun-scorched surface of Mercury to the icy expanses of Pluto and beyond, prepare to be subjected to the myriad dangers and wonders of our Solar System, on a breathtaking tour that reveals just how precious our home planet really is.
 

Fridays, June 26 - August at 2pm

Dubbed 'inland seas' by early European explorers, the Great Lakes have some of the most spectacular wilderness scenery on Earth, and a fifth of all the planet's fresh water. The waters pass by towering cliffs dotted with early Native American pictographs, caribou and moose grazing on the shores, over giant prehistoric sturgeon lurking among thousands of shipwrecks and past nearly 40 million people who live along the more than 10,000 miles of coastline.

Fridays, June 26 - August at 3:30pm

Shift your perspective and relax a while in the dark cozy comfort of the planetarium’s Dome360 Theater and be treated to beautiful music with breathtaking views of space, mind-provoking immersive art, and panoramic environments. You'll return to your world renewed and refreshed!  All are welcome, but this program may not be suitable for young children. 
 

Saturdays, May - August at 2pm

An exciting journey through time to discover the incredible variety of dinosaurs that ruled our planet's past. Celeste, a young girl fascinated by dinosaurs, travels with her wise and magical friend Moon on an amazing adventure and learns that not all dinosaurs went extinct. Appropriate for all ages.
 

Saturdays, June 27 - August

The aurora is the greatest wonder a human can experience in nature. Now, you can experience the actual aurora with the world's first 4K x 4K real-time hemispherical immersive video. Animations and CG depict auroral myths and the science behind the aurora, also known as the northern or southern lights. The show tells the story of how auroras are formed, the secret behind the colors, the best places to see them, their different shapes, auroras on other planets, and more.

 

Thursday, September 10 - October 29 at 2pm

We invite audiences into the unfolding story of exoplanet discovery, revealing how astronomers have turned faint points of light into entire solar systems—rich with strange worlds, some potentially habitable, others entirely alien. Journey to groundbreaking, uncover the science that makes their detection possible, and imagine the bold technologies that may one day carry us to a new Earth among the stars.
 

 

Fridays, September 11 - November 20 at 2pm
Not showing Friday, September 25

Narrated by Neil deGrasse Tyson, Dark Universe brings audiences to the cutting edge of cosmic exploration to reveal the breakthroughs that have led astronomers to confront two great cosmic mysteries: Dark Matter and Dark Energy.  In stunningly detailed scenes based on authentic scientific data—including a NASA probe’s breathtaking plunge into Jupiter’s atmosphere and novel visualizations of unobservable dark matter—Dark Universe celebrates the pivotal discoveries that have led us to greater knowledge of the universe and to new frontiers for exploration.
 

Saturdays, September 12 - November 14 at 3:30pm
Not showing September 26

The development of flight is a story of innovation and discovery. The use of planes in both wartime and peacetime is woven into the history of the 20th century. Today, we use amazing jets to fly around the globe. Our ultimate goal -- the stars -- is now part of humanity's ancient visions of flight.  The show took 3 years to produce and uses rich fulldome visuals, an original music score and a poetic narration style to share the story of pursuing our dreams.
 

Saturdays, September 12 & 19 at 7pm

Journey from the depths of the Pacific Ocean into the far reaches of space on a quest to find something that changes everything...signs of life, somewhere else in the universe. This immersive voyage takes audiences from the surface of Mars and the icy moons of Jupiter to the extreme lava fields of Hawaii and thermal vents deep beneath the sea. In these harsh environments, astrobiologists look for clues to how life takes hold. The Search for Life will make you re-examine such fundamental questions as: Where did we come from? How did we get here? Are we alone? Narrated by Malcom McDowell.
 

 

Saturdays in October at 2 & 7pm

Enjoy our special music show themed around Halloween!  Tunes such as “Bad Moon Rising,” “Spirit in the Sky,” “This is Halloween,” “Monster Mash,” “Thriller” and many more come to life with an amazing immersive graphics and light show. The visuals are funny, spooky, whirling, and will leave audiences laughing and smiling.  Produced in-house, you’ll experience entertaining “interludes” and surprises in between the songs.  It’s the perfect way to get in the mood for that trick-or-treating!

Not recommended for children under 6. Contains flashing lights and imagery.
 

Saturdays in November at 2pm

Features two stories. The first is a retelling of the tale of the beautiful but unfortunate princess Andromeda, who in divine punishment for her mother’s bragging, is sacrificed to a sea monster—and rescued by the Greek hero Perseus. Features many of the most famous constellations of autumn including Pegasus, Cassiopeia, Cepheus and Cetus. The second takes an imaginative look at the stories and legends about Orion, the great hunter of the winter sky. The show is presented in an animated story format.
 

Saturdays, November 21 - December 19 at 3:30pm

The coldest and darkest of seasons holds some of the warmest and brightest celebrations of the year. This presentation traces the history and development of many of the world's most endearing holiday customs, all of which involve lighting up the winter season.  The show also recounts the historical religious and cultural rituals practiced during the time of the winter solstice.  
 

 

Saturdays, November 7 - December 19 at 7pm

A film about the northern lights and the Sami People (the indigenous people of the Arctic in what is now Norway, Sweden and Finland). Highlights include the northern lights, the reindeer migration, dogsledding trips and winter festivals. A total of 10 filming expeditions were made to the Arctic to capture the aurora, the Sami’s reindeer, and the beautiful Arctic scenery.
 

 

Fridays and Saturdays at 2pm in December
Not Showing December 25 & 26

This entertaining show features classic and modern holiday music set to thematic scenery and artistic animation. Songs include “Frosty the Snowman,” “Santa Claus is Coming to Town,” “Jingle Bell Rock,” “Winter Wonderland” and many more. The program is a fun experience for audiences of all ages, especially families.