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Chabot Space & Science Center
98 upcoming events for kids and families at Chabot Space & Science Center, straight from the calendar we read every week.
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The Sun: Our Living Star (Chabot Space & Science Center) — 25‑minute immersive fulldome planetarium show featuring never‑before‑seen images of the Sun’s surface, ages 6 and up.
A 35‑minute digital tour recreates Chichen Itza’s pyramid and observatories, showing the ancient Maya civilization’s space, time and mathematics insights for all ages.
Guide presents 35‑minute show of astronomical discoveries and art, using visuals to explore how pioneers’ drawings inspire science, Chabot Space & Science Center, ages 8 and up.
Worlds of Curiosity (Chabot Space & Science Center) — 15‑minute exploration of life on a moonless Earth and an Earth tilted like Uranus.
Forward to the Moon at Chabot Space & Science Center explores NASA’s Artemis Program and the plan to return astronauts to the moon.
THURSDAY
29
OCTOBER
Worlds of Curiosity (Chabot Space & Science Center) — 15‑minute exploration of life on a moonless Earth and an Earth tilted like Uranus.
Mars: The Ultimate Voyage (Chabot Space & Science Center) — 25‑minute planetarium show examining astronaut challenges, motivation, and health on trips to Moon, Mars, ages 8+.
Lunaverse at Chabot Space & Science Center presents a 16‑minute dialogue on moon motion, phases, eclipses, tides and origin, narrated by a child and Luna for all ages.
A 12‑minute show explains gravity‑wave telescopes that hear black‑hole collisions and early‑universe events beyond ordinary light, featuring the Dutch Black Hole Consortium’s Einstein Telescope project, all ages.
A 38‑minute tour of the Zodiac constellations with facts, fables, and hidden celestial treasures at Chabot Space & Science Center for all ages.
FRIDAY
30
OCTOBER
Guide presents 35‑minute show of astronomical discoveries and art, using visuals to explore how pioneers’ drawings inspire science, Chabot Space & Science Center, ages 8 and up.
The Sun: Our Living Star (Chabot Space & Science Center) — 25‑minute immersive fulldome planetarium show featuring never‑before‑seen images of the Sun’s surface, ages 6 and up.
A 12‑minute show explains gravity‑wave telescopes that hear black‑hole collisions and early‑universe events beyond ordinary light, featuring the Dutch Black Hole Consortium’s Einstein Telescope project, all ages.
A 25‑minute show at Chabot Space & Science Center explores dark matter to the LHC, narrated by Tilda Swinton, featuring Fritz Zwicky. Ages 8 and up.
A 10‑minute planetarium show in the Charles Hayden Planetarium immerses viewers in a solitary, majestic journey through space and time, for all ages.
One-night-only Little Shop of Horrors: The Director’s Cut screens in Chabot’s planetarium, preceded by a Bay Area Carnivorous Plant Society talk on real carnivorous plants, 18+.
SATURDAY
31
OCTOBER
Spooky Science at Chabot Space & Science Center offers a lab with gooey experiments, a pumpkin elevator challenge, a rooftop pumpkin drop, and a dark‑matter film premiere panel.
Lunaverse at Chabot Space & Science Center presents a 16‑minute dialogue on moon motion, phases, eclipses, tides and origin, narrated by a child and Luna for all ages.
A 25‑minute show at Chabot Space & Science Center explores dark matter to the LHC, narrated by Tilda Swinton, featuring Fritz Zwicky. Ages 8 and up.
A 15‑minute tour of the autumn sky at Chabot Space & Science Center, offering tips to identify seasonal constellations and bright stars, all ages.
A 35‑minute digital tour recreates Chichen Itza’s pyramid and observatories, showing the ancient Maya civilization’s space, time and mathematics insights for all ages.
An 11‑minute show at Chabot Space & Science Center explores northern lights, their causes, and cultural stories from Arctic explorers and indigenous peoples, ages 8 and up.
SUNDAY
1
NOVEMBER
An 11‑minute show at Chabot Space & Science Center explores northern lights, their causes, and cultural stories from Arctic explorers and indigenous peoples, ages 8 and up.
A 10‑minute planetarium show in the Charles Hayden Planetarium immerses viewers in a solitary, majestic journey through space and time, for all ages.
WEDNESDAY
4
NOVEMBER
Sunstruck fulldome show at Chabot Space & Science Center explores the sun’s structure, energy source, and impact on Earth for all ages.
Forward to the Moon at Chabot Space & Science Center explores NASA’s Artemis Program and the plan to return astronauts to the moon.
Maya Archaeoastronomy: Observers of the Universe guides a 20‑minute, color‑filled tour of six Mayan temples, exploring their star‑aligned orientations, ages 8 and up.
A 12‑minute show explains gravity‑wave telescopes that hear black‑hole collisions and early‑universe events beyond ordinary light, featuring the Dutch Black Hole Consortium’s Einstein Telescope project, all ages.
A 38‑minute tour of the Zodiac constellations with facts, fables, and hidden celestial treasures at Chabot Space & Science Center for all ages.
THURSDAY
5
NOVEMBER
A 10‑minute planetarium show in the Charles Hayden Planetarium immerses viewers in a solitary, majestic journey through space and time, for all ages.
A 32‑minute presentation explores night‑sky myths, ancient Greek astronomy and modern telescopes, tracing humanity’s quest to understand the cosmos, ages 8 and up.
Original 23‑minute planetarium show at Chabot Space & Science Center follows PhD student Lucia exploring how gravitational waves form and travel, ages 8+.
Full dome film at Chabot Space & Science Center lets viewers fly through DESI’s galaxy map, see Kitt Peak telescope footage, and learn modern cosmology.
FRIDAY
6
NOVEMBER
Lunaverse at Chabot Space & Science Center presents a 16‑minute dialogue on moon motion, phases, eclipses, tides and origin, narrated by a child and Luna for all ages.
The Sun: Our Living Star (Chabot Space & Science Center) — 25‑minute immersive fulldome planetarium show featuring never‑before‑seen images of the Sun’s surface, ages 6 and up.
A 28‑minute fulldome show displays cosmic images captured by visible light, X‑ray, gamma, neutrinos, cosmic rays and gravitational waves, ages 8 and up.
A 35‑minute in‑house production at Chabot Space & Science Center explores Pluto and NASA’s New Horizons historic encounter, ages 8 and up.
Mars: The Ultimate Voyage (Chabot Space & Science Center) — 25‑minute planetarium show examining astronaut challenges, motivation, and health on trips to Moon, Mars, ages 8+.
Christopher Willits and Envelop guide a 360‑degree sphere of light and 3D immersive sound, blending live ambient performance, SPACE score, rocket launches, and stellar hums.
SATURDAY
7
NOVEMBER
A 26‑minute show at Chabot Space & Science Center explores three Chilean observatories and STEM careers that operate them, narrated by astronomer Barbara Rojas‑Ayala, ages 8 and up.
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