Public Events
Schedule for 2024 - 2025 Public Shows
The planetarium has reopened!
Tickets for public events like Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon and our monthly public planetarium programs are on sale now.
Mesmerica sells its own tickets so check them out also.
Get Tickets to Pink Floyd HERE!
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"The Stars of Autumn" - Sept Public Show
Join us to learn about the autumn sky and how to use a beginner's telescope.
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Mesmerica... at the MMSD Planetarium!
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13 Months Below Zero... Neutrino Science and Living at the South Pole!
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Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon... sells out quickly! All fall show tickets on sale now!
Planetarium Public Shows Monthly During the School Year:
Unless noted, all shows are on WEDNESDAYS and THURSDAYS with start times of 6 PM and 7:30 PM. Tickets typically go on sale for the entire year as soon as possible for each event. Many shows sell out, so purchase here as soon as possible!
September 18 & 19, 2024 The Stars of Autumn (Current Sky & How to use a Telescope!)
October 16 & 17, 2024 To be determined
November 20 & 21, 2024 To be determined
December 18 & 19, 2024 Season of Light
January TBD, 2025 The Dying of the Light... We Hope!
February (Dates/Times Vary) Romance/Enchantment Under the Sea
Reservations managed through MSCR!
March TBD, 2025 To be determined
April TBD, 2025 A Changing World... Earth into the Future
May TBD, 2025 The Stars of Summer (Current Sky and How to use a Telescope!)
Planetarium Public Shows
Madison's Planetarium is a Hidden Gem (City Cast Madison, 2023)
Memorial High Planetarium: Coolest Thing Ever! (Wisconsin State Journal, 2023)
We offer public planetarium programs during the school year. The show topic varies each month. Tickets can be purchased...
in advance online (credit card)
or at the door (Cash or CC)...
but only IF the show is not sold out. So buy tickets in advance!
COST/Ticket Fees:
Madison Resident, $6 per person
Non-Resident, $9 per person
*Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis.
SPECIAL Events
Occasionally we offer a unique experience via visual and auditory performances that benefit from presentation in the planetarium setting.
COST: Varies by program
EXAMPLES: Pink Floyd, You of all People, Mesmerica, etc.
