Weekend Shows
About
Public shows at the Downing Planetarium are on selected Friday evenings and Saturday
afternoons. There is free parking available for our weekend visitors in parking lot
P15, next to the the planetarium (shown in green on campus map).
We are no longer taking ticket reservations. It will be first come first serve. If
you have a group larger than 10, please contact us at danbrown@mail.fresnostate.edu.
The tickets for Friday's shows will go on sale when we open the doors at 5:15pm Friday.
The tickets for Saturday's shows will go on sale when we open the doors at 1:15pm
Saturday.
Admission Prices
Show Schedule
| DAY |
TIME |
SHOW |
|
Friday
October 16, 2026
|
6:00 PM |
Spooky Space |
| 7:30 PM |
Black Holes |
Saturday
October 17, 2026 |
2:00 PM |
Spooky Space |
| 3:30 PM |
Dark Matter Mystery: Exploring a Cosmic Secret |
Current Planetarium Shows
Spooky Space
"Spooky Space" is a planetarium show that explores the "spooky" wonders of the night
sky, connecting them to familiar Halloween characters and concepts. The show features
celestial objects like nebulae (representing ghosts), black holes (representing vampires),
and the unseen universe (representing the Invisible Man). It also delves into the
celestial origins of Halloween and how it's an astronomical holiday.
Black Holes
Imagine a place where time stands still, and the known laws of physics don't apply.
Imagine a world where it's easy to arrive, but impossible to leave. Imagine forces
so vast, that the very fabric of space itself is warped out of existence. Hard to
believe, isn't it? But such places do exist. They are real. They are Black Holes.
Spooky Space
"Spooky Space" is a planetarium show that explores the "spooky" wonders of the night
sky, connecting them to familiar Halloween characters and concepts. The show features
celestial objects like nebulae (representing ghosts), black holes (representing vampires),
and the unseen universe (representing the Invisible Man). It also delves into the
celestial origins of Halloween and how it's an astronomical holiday.
Dark Matter Mystery: Exploring a Cosmic Secret
This fulldome planetarium show takes you on the biggest quest of contemporary astrophysics.
You will see why we know that Dark Matter exists, and how this search is one of the
most challenging and exciting searches science has to offer. Join the scientists on
their hunt for Dark Matter with experiments in space and deep underground. Will they
be able to solve the Dark Matter Mystery?