Public Events

Outbreak: Fighting Diseases in a Changing World

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Join us for a fun and interactive evening where you decide how your community handles infectious disease outbreaks.

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Boston Science Fiction Film Festival Presents Wizards of Hollywood: A Work in Progress

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Join the Boston Science Fiction Film Festival for an exclusive preview screening of the new documentary Wizards of Hollywood!

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Heartbreakers & Heartthrobs: A Drag King Valentine's Day Under the Dome

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Get ready for a truly unique and delicious evening of entertainment as the Slaughterhouse Society and friends invade the Planetarium!

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Coleslaw's Corner: Boston's Best Drag Queens

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Come see Boston's best Drag Queens take over the Planetarium for an incredible fusion of drag and fulldome visuals!

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A Reno Family Foundation Symposium –
Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness

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Enjoy a live taping of the popular podcast Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness during this Reno Family Foundation Symposium.

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Cosmic Loops

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Indulge in a rare performance in which cutting-edge electronics and rare acoustic instruments pair with Planetarium visions overhead.

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Fake Science with ImprovBoston

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New England's oldest and biggest comedy theater brings its signature off-the-cuff laughs to the far reaches of the galaxy!

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Doubling Down: Preserving Our Humanity in the Digital Age

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Join Jaron Lanier and Sue Halpern to talk about doubling down on being human, a step that just might rescue our world – and ourselves.

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ReelAbilities Film Festival Presents Intelligent Lives

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Join us for the closing night celebration of the 2019 festival including a special conversation and Q&A with special guests.

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Synesthesia Suite

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Don’t miss this one-night only immersive musical experience, featuring live performances of Mary Bichner's compositions.

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Ask a Spaceman Live!

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Join us at the Museum of Science, Boston for a live show of the popular podcast Ask a Spaceman! with astrophysicist Paul M. Sutter.

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Save the Date for our annual Stars of STEM celebration!

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Never-Ending Man: Hayao Miyazaki

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See the screening of an incredible, intimate look into the process of cinematic legend Haya Miyazaki.

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Teaching Time to Walk: An Evening with Palaver Strings and Nate Tucker

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Palaver Strings and musician Nate Tucker perform reimagined classics and new compositions under the Charles Hayden Planetarium dome.

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Music Under the Dome

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On Friday and Saturday evenings, experience one of our innovative and immersive music offerings in the Charles Hayden Planetarium.

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SubSpace Project

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Plug in to your favorite musical legends as they ignite the Charles Hayden Planetarium in a series of one-of-a-kind tributes.

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Book Club for the Curious

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The Book Club for the Curious is designed especially for those who are interested in science and technology and how it impacts our society.

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