Planetarium

Hello Spokane Educators! We have been overwhelmed by your continued interest and support at the SFCC Planetarium.

Over 80 K-12 educational experiences have already been reserved for this 2024-25 academic year and we are full!

No other reservation requests will be accepted this year. We know this is disappointing and look forward to serving you next year. We strive to meet the needs of our community and continue to teach college classes daily in the planetarium.

SFCC Public Planetarium Presentations

Bring your curiosity, let us do the rest! Visit the starry night in our dome and explore the cosmos. Let’s discover the universe together!

Buying Tickets

Tickets are $8 for adults and $6 for CCS students with valid ID and children ages 3-18. Tickets are non-refundable and cannot be exchanged for a different show time/date. The Planetarium is in Building 28, Room 142.

These one-hour presentations include both a night sky discussion along with a full dome feature film. While presentations are appropriate for all ages, we have special Saturday presentations featuring Earth, Moon & Sun for our younger audiences.

When you purchase your tickets for any presentation, you will see the special option for these Saturday events.

Presentations 2024-2025

Dynamic Earth

Dynamic Earth explores the inner workings of Earth’s global climate and follows a trail of energy that flows from the Sun into the interlocking systems that shape our climate: the atmosphere, oceans, and the biosphere.

Cost: Adults $8, Students with ID and kids $6
Date(s): November 15, 16. Tickets go on sale October 18.

Shows start promptly at their designated times!

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Dark Universe

Dark Universe celebrates a new age of discovery in the cosmos and investigates two of its deepest mysteries: dark matter and dark energy. Explore the Milky Way galaxy with exploding supernovas, and spectacular scenes the Galileo probe’s breathtaking plunge into Jupiter’s atmosphere.

Cost: Adults $8, Students with ID and kids $6
Date(s): January 24, 25, 26. Tickets go on sale November 22.

Shows start promptly at their designated times!

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Black Holes

Audiences will be dazzled with striking, immersive animations of the formation of the early universe, star birth and death, the collision of giant galaxies, and a simulated flight to a super-massive black hole lurking at the center of our own Milky Way Galaxy.

The Saturday presentation will instead feature Earth, Moon and Sun for our specially designated “Kid Shows”. See the movie description below!

Cost: Adults $8, Students with ID and kids $6
Date(s): February 28, March 1, March 2. Tickets go on January 31

Shows start promptly at their designated times!

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Secret Lives of Stars

Not all stars are created equal. The specific characteristics of a star will determine what type of life it will lead, how long it might live and even the type of death it will die. Explore the life cycles and diversity of stars in the universe.

Cost: Adults $8, Students with ID and kids $6
Date(s): April 25, 26, 27. Tickets go on sale March 7.

Shows start promptly at their designated times!

Buy Secret Lives of Stars Tickets

Solar Superstorms

Solar Superstorms takes viewers into the tangle of magnetic fields and superhot plasma that vent the Sun’s rage in dramatic flares, violent solar tornadoes, and the largest eruptions in the solar system - coronal mass ejections.

Cost: Adults $8, Students with ID and kids $6
Date(s): May 16, 17, 18. Tickets go on sale May 2.

Shows start promptly at their designated times!

Buy Solar Superstorms Tickets

Webb's mid-infrared view of galaxy M51. A large spiral galaxy takes up the entirety of the image. The core is mostly bright white, but there are also swirling, detailed structures that resemble water circling a drain. There is white and pale blue light that emanates from stars and dust at the core’s center, but it is tightly limited to the core. The detailed rings feature bands of deep orange and cloudy gray, which are interspersed by darker empty regions throughout.

M51 (MIRI Image) by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope August 29, 2023

Private Presentation Rentals

Limited private planetarium presentations are available throughout the academic school year. Please email the planetarium staff for details. Fees begin at $10 per person with a minimum of $100 base price.