Enjoy a full day of presentations from experts on various topics throughout the day. Immerse yourself with personalized planetarium shows in the #1 Planetarium Experience in America, full museum access (with extended hours), hands-on museum activities, and more.
Bring your lawn chair, blanket, and telescope (don't worry, we will provide telescopes for everyone to look through!) and join us for a star gazing party that evening in the parking lot. See the night sky like never before!
Available for purchase:
Warm up with Java Man Hot Cocoa
Hot bowl of chili, or make it a Frito Pie.
Speciality coffees from Java Man Cafe.
Purchase required for the Full Astronomy Museum Day. Open 10am - 6pm
Star Gazing Party is FREE and open to the public. 6pm - 8pm
Restrooms and Java Man will be open to all guests.
10:00am - Museum opens
10:00am - 10:55am - Free Time
10:55am - 11:25am - Presentation with expert
11:30am - 12:00pm - Planetarium Show: Exploring Deep Space (additonal ticket required)
12:00pm - 12:15pm - Tesla Experience (1st Opportunity)
12:30pm - 1:15pm - Planetarium Interpretive Show (Limited seating, first come, first served)
1:20pm - 1:40pm - Workshop: (Physics Experiment)
1:45pm - 2:05pm - Workshop: (Fossil Show and Tell)
2:10pm - 2:30pm - Workshop: (Different Kinds of Optics)
2:00pm - 2:30pm - Planetarium Show: Creation Through the Solar System (additonal ticket required)
2:30pm - 2:45pm - Tesla Experience (2nd Opportunity)
2:35pm -3:05pm - Presentation with expert
3:10pm -3:40pm - Presentation with expert
4:00pm -4:45pm - Planetarium Interpretive Show (Limited seating, first come, first served)
4:50pm -5:20pm - Presentation with expert
5:25pm -5:55pm - Presentation with expert
6:00pm -8:00pm - Star Party Outdoors (Free to the public)
6:30pm - Museum Closes
Java Man Cafe, Restrooms, and Rotunda remain open until 8pm
You may also like the following events from Wonders Center and Science Museum:
- This month, 22nd January, 06:00 pm, A Night of Dinner, Music, and Discovery! in Dickson
- Next month, 16th February, 08:00 am, CONTENT Film in Motion Summit 2026 in Dickson
- This March, 16th March, 10:00 am, Homeschool STEAM Day! in Dickson
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