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Schedule for 2025 - 2026 Public Shows

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Closed for the Summer!

 

Check out our recent interview on WORT FM's The Monday Eight O'Clock  Buzz

Tickets for public events like our monthly public planetarium programs are on sale for all shows starting in September. 

Mesmerica  and  BEAUTIFICA are very popular, not sure which will return in the fall but I am certain it will be one of them!!   

These are James Hood's fulldome experiences.  They sell their own tickets.

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Beautifica is here! 

If you loved Mesmerica, composer James Hood is back

with his second show.  Click the image for additional information.

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Planetarium Public Shows Monthly During the School Year:

NOTE:  Speciality shows like Pink Floyd and Mesmerica have their own ticketing!!

Unless noted, all shows are on WEDNESDAYS  and THURSDAYS with start times of 6 PM and 7:30 PM.  Public show 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 24 - 25, 2025            The Stars of Autumn (Current Sky and How to use a Telescope!)

October 29 - 30, 2025           Spooky Space (Cosmic Halloween Connections!)

November 19 - 20, 2025       To be determined...

December 17 - 18, 2025         Season of Light

January 28 - 29, 2026              To be determined...

February  (Dates/Times Vary)       Romance/Enchantment Under the Stars... note this is a musical celebration of our love of the universe and the science of astronomy!

                                                                         Reservations managed through MSCR!

February 28, 2026                Girl Scouts Under the Dome Day!

March 18 - 19, 2026                Living in Balance... Anishinaabe Star Knowledge

April 22 - 23, 2026                    To be determined...

May 20 - 21, 2026                     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.

Link to review the MMSD Planetarium,