Events

Experience Tchaikovsky’s holiday classic as you’ve never seen it before. “Nutcracker Fantasy” has already become a holiday tradition in planetarium theaters around the country featuring the timeless music with fun visuals that hit the fanciful story beats of the Nutcracker. Bring your friends and family to enjoy this holiday laser light music show.

Runtime: 36 minutes

Science exhibits and holiday craft activities are included with your ticket. Visit anytime from 6 to 8PM.

This is our "classic" night sky show, but not like you remember it! Take a relaxing look at the night sky as one of our skilled "Console Captains" gives you a guided tour of the stars, planets, constellations and current events happening in the night sky. This live show is never the same and there is always a surprise in store.

Recommended for general audiences.
Themes: Stars, planets, constellations, mythology
Style: Live presentation

In Big Astronomy: People, Places, Discoveries, journey to three world-class observatories in Chile’s rugged Andes Mountains and arid Atacama Desert— remote, extreme regions that happen to have the perfect conditions for astronomical research. Along the way, you’ll meet an inspiring cast of astronomers, engineers, technicians, and support staff who keep these mega-machines running.

A fun, gorgeously animated fulldome show about cosmic chemistry and our explosive origins, this dazzling film reveals how hydrogen and carbon, the very building blocks of life, formed in the universe and then brings it all back to us – we are made of stars!

Recommended for younger audiences.
Themes: Stars, element formation
Style: Fulldome animated film followed by star talk

One Sky is a brand new fulldome show that talks about the the night sky from the perspective of a different culture or Indigenous society from around the globe.

Audience: General, all ages
Style: Fulldome film followed by live talk

Flandrau Science Center & Planetarium inspires visitors of all ages to discover the wonders of science. Located on the University of Arizona campus, Flandrau's exhibits feature hands-on activities and vivid displays that reveal the marvels of our planet and solar system.