June 16th 6:00pm Planetarium Show

Join us for our free public planetarium shows at 6pm or 7:30 pm many Fridays throughout the summer!  Seating is limited to 60 people, including 10 walk-ins. Reserve seats at noon on the Sunday prior to a show. Walk-in seats are first-come, first-served, so please arrive at least 20 minutes beforehand to maximize your chances of getting a seat. WSU Students should also check the WSU Events Calendar for student-only show offerings.

Our Friday night shows are geared towards a general audience and last about 60 minutes. Join our staff for a live talk about star formation and some of the stars you can see in the current night sky over Detroit, along with a 30 minute full-dome film. 

Shows are held at 6pm and 7:30pm several Fridays throughout the summer. Shows begin promptly at their scheduled start time, and reserved ticket holders should arrive at least 10 minutes prior to show time, after which their seats will be released to walk-ins. Late arrivals will not be admitted.

For the safety of the staff:

• Planetarium guests are encouraged to wear a mask for the duration of the show. The planetarium is a small enclosed venue and we appreciate your assistance in keeping us all healthy.

50 seats are available for reservation here at noon on the Sunday prior to a show. You may reserve up to 4 seats, but please only reserve as many as you need. A handful of walk-in seats are also available- we recommend you only attempt to claim walk-in seats if you are a student or live in midtown, as they can be extremely limited. WSU Students should also check the WSU Events Calendar for student-only show offerings.

The nearest WSU parking garages with visitor parking are garages 6 and 8. See http://parking.wayne.edu/visitors/index.php for maps and fees.

On-street parking is also available; the city charges $1.00 per hour and takes cash, credit cards, or you can use their mobile app ParkDetroit on your phone for payment.  Other private cash lots are also available in the area.

The planetarium is located on the lower lever of the Old Main building - the historic building with the clock tower on the corner of Cass and Warren Avenues in Detroit. If you enter through the main entrance on Cass Avenue, take the stairs down and walk straight ahead - you'll see the Planetarium murals and our double doors - room 0209.

On some Saturday mornings of the summer the planetarium offers a free show geared towards families with children 10 and under, our Young Astronomers Show. While children are welcome at Friday night shows, they may prefer the Young Astronomer's Show content. These shows last just about an hour, have content and a movie geared towards children, and may be best for young children who have trouble sitting quietly through a longer, more complex presentation. Please check our main eventbrite page to see if any Young Astronomers Shows are upcoming.

The planetarium can be reserved for private showings for school groups, scout troops, birthday parties or by other organizations for a fee. Please fill out our group reservation form for more information so we can help you design a show to meet your needs.

If the planetarium needs to close due to staff illness, bad weather or another unexpected situation, we will e-mail all registered attendees, so please be sure our eventbrite e-mails are not hiding in your SPAM folder.  We also try to post alerts about closings on our Facebook Page and in our Facebook events, and on our website as soon as we can, but these often take a bit more time.  If an event is cancelled on our end, we will offer you an alternate Friday to attend instead.  

Any posts you see about tickets for sale are scams. We regularly check posts on our facebook page and have never found any to be people on our registered guest list.

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