Summer Solstice Events

Friday, 5:30am

Sunrise on the Top Floor of the Parking Garage Behind the Planetarium + Solar Telescopes!

All Day Friday and Saturday

Enjoy the Sundial Sculpture throughout the LONGEST Day of the Year

with the Sun the Highest it Ever Gets in the Sky!

All Day Friday and Saturday

Solar - Aurora Borealis Bonus Experience with Every Fulldome Show

+ Free Solar Bead Bracelets

Noon on Friday and Saturday - Free Safe Solar Viewing

With Solar Telescopes and Safe Solar Glasses

Friday at 7:42pm

Actual Moment of the Summer Solstice —

the Sun’s Highest Point in the Sky in the Northern Hemisphere

Friday and Saturday at 8:00pm: Solstice Celebration

Celebrate the Solstice Phenomenon in the Heart of the Sun!

Simulated Sunset Experience in our Star Theater — the Largest 3D Mural of the Sun in the World — 

Followed by an Exclusive Screening of “Our Living Sun”!

Saturday at 9:00pm

Small Group Stargazing

(Advance ticket purchases recommended)