Photo of solar eclipse

Set your sights on NightLife’s first-ever solar eclipse after party. Once the sun sets, the museum comes to life to explore epic celestial bodies, like the Sun and the Moon.

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21+ event, ID required for entry. 6:00-10:00 pm

Note:
The 4-story Rainforest exhibit closes at 7:45pm and planetarium passes are distributed to visitors on a first-come first-served basis. Special programs and lectures may have limited seating and admission will also be made available to visitors on a first-come, first-served basis.

Music

  • Piazza
    8:30 pm

Planetarium Shows

7:30 pm

Travel through space and time to experience the dramatic lives and deaths of stars. Narrated by Whoopi Goldberg.

8:30 pm

Immerse yourself in a race to return to the Moon 40 years after the historic Apollo landings.

6:30 pm

Throughout time, humans have been awed when the Sun went dark or the moon turned a sunset red.

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