Plan Your Visit

Plan Your Visit
to the Gibson Allen Memorial Planetarium
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The GAMP offers field trips during the school year for school groups of any age! Field trips are available daily, beginning at 11:30 am. Please email our director for availability and pricing. Maximum capacity = 45 participants.
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In addition to school field trips, the GAMP also offers private visits. These events are offered both during school hours (beginning at 11:30 am), and on select evenings and weekends for groups of 10 to 45 participants. Please email our director for availability and pricing.
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There are two types of free public events offered at the GAMP! See below to learn more about both offerings. Both show types are available on a first come, first serve basis for the 45 planetarium seats.
- Seasonal Star Shows : Offered on one Saturday and one Sunday each season. These shows are presented by the planetarium director, highlighting the constellations and celestial events of a given season. See the Schedule of Events for the Seasonal Star Show schedule!
- Family Friday Films : Offered on one Friday each month. These events will be screening a variety of educational films about various topics in science. See below for the Family Friday Film schedule!
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Are you an elementary school teacher in the VCSC? Would you like a guest speaker to visit your students and discuss all things space? Contact our director if you would like a visit FROM the planetarium TO your classroom!
Schedule of Events
Seasonal Star Show Schedule
- Fall Shows
- Saturday, September 27, 2025
- 11:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
- 1:00 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.
- Sunday, September 28, 2025
- 11:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
- 1:00 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.
- Saturday, September 27, 2025
- Winter Shows
- Saturday, January 10, 2026
- 11:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
- 1:00 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.
- Sunday, January 11, 2026
- 11:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
- 1:00 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.
- Saturday, January 10, 2026
- Spring Shows
- Saturday, April 11, 2026
- 11:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
- 1:00 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.
- Sunday, April 12, 2026
- 11:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
- 1:00 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.
- Saturday, April 11, 2026
Family Friday Film Schedule
- Friday, September 19, 2025
- 6:00 p.m.
- Stars of the Pharaohs, 36 minutes
- Friday, October 17, 2025
- 6:00 p.m.
- Mysteries of the Unseen World, 40 minutes
- Friday, November 14, 2025
- 6:00 p.m.
- Dark, 21 minutes
- Friday, December 12, 2025
- 6:00 p.m.
- Natural Selection, 41 minutes
- Friday, January 16, 2026
- 6:00 p.m.
- Oasis in Space, 23 minutes
- Friday, February 20, 2026
- 6:00 p.m.
- Dark Universe, 24 minutes
- Friday, March 20, 2026
- 6:00 p.m.
- Worlds Beyond Earth, 25 minutes
- Friday, April 17, 2026
- 6:00 p.m.
- Worlds Beyond Earth, 25 minutes
- Friday, May 15, 2026
- 6:00 p.m.
- TBD