Date: Friday, November 21
Time: 6:00PM - 7:00PM
Audience: Families & All Ages
Location: FSU Planetarium
Join us for an evening in the planetarium to experience the planetarium film Big Astronomy. Featuring an introduction from Eloise Perna, Student, Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public School. Purchase Tickets / More information.
Date: Tuesday, November 25
Time: 5:00PM - 6:30PM
Audience: All Ages
Location: May Hall, FSU
Use telescopes to observe the Moon and Saturn! FREE! No registration required - More information.
Remembering the 40th Anniversary of the Challenger disaster: January 28, 1986-2026.
The Christa McAuliffe Center invites multigenerational audiences to a series of conversations that will explore key formative moments in the life of Christa McAuliffe; examine the historical context of the 1986 Challenger mission; and reflect on the lessons learned from the tragedy.
Date: Thursday, December 4
Time: 5:00PM - 6:00PM
Audience: All Ages
Location: Alumni Room at Framingham State University and Zoom (Hybrid)
Date: Saturday, December 20
Times: 3:00PM and 7:30PM
Audience: All Ages
Location: FSU Planetarium
Experience Octave of Light, a planetarium concert of exoplanet music. This groundbreaking show takes audiences on an immersive journey across the stars, exploring distant worlds through sight, sound and live electrosymphonic music. Performances at 3:00PM and 7:30PM. Purchase Tickets / More information.
Date: Wednesday, February 4
Time: 5:00PM - 6:00PM
Audience: All Ages
Location: Alumni Room at Framingham State University and Zoom (Hybrid)
Date: Thursday, March 5
Time: 5:00PM - 6:00PM
Audience: All Ages
Location: Alumni Room at Framingham State University and Zoom (Hybrid)
**EVENT CANCELED due to cloud cover**
Date: Tuesday, October 28
Time: 6:30PM - 8:00PM
Audience: All Ages
Location: May Hall, FSU
Use telescopes to observe the Moon and Saturn! FREE! No registration required - More information.
Date: Tuesday, October 28
Time: 4:30PM - 5:30PM
Audience: FSU Community Only
Location: FSU Planetarium
Join us for a live tour of the chilling and eerie objects in our night sky and beyond. A Halloween spectacular that is sure to frighten and excite! This program features planetarium film Undiscovered Worlds. Showtime at 4:30PM. Come in costume! More information.
Date: Friday, October 24
Time: 4:00PM - 5:00PM AND 6:00PM - 7:00PM. 6PM Show Sold Out
Audience: Families & All Ages
Location: FSU Planetarium
Join us for a live tour of the chilling and eerie objects in our night sky and beyond. A Halloween spectacular that is sure to frighten and excite! This program features planetarium film Undiscovered Worlds. Showtimes at 4:00PM AND 6:00PM. Come in costume! Purchase Tickets / More information.
Dates: October 20 - October 24
Audience: All Ages
Explore programming to implement or participate in during Mass STEM Week 2025 (and beyond)! Learn about state-sponsored Design Challenges and other opportunities hosted by MetroWest organizations! More information.
Date: Saturday, October 18
Time: 1:00PM - 4:00PM
Audience: FSU Community, Alumni, Family & Friends
Location: McAuliffe Center
Alumni, family and friends are invited to the Christa McAuliffe Center to interact with the Center's dynamic offerings, including planetarium programs across multiple disciplines and tours of the Challenger Learning Center with simulation of space missions! More information
Date: Saturday, October 4
Time: 9:00AM - 1:00PM
Audience: MA Educators & Their Families
Location: Gillette Stadium Cross Insurance Club | Foxborough, MA
Join educators from all content areas for a dynamic, hands-on event designed to spark inspiration and innovation. Explore interactive STEM lessons, connect with statewide STEM organizations, and discover fresh ideas to energize your classroom. Find the Christa McAuliffe Center at the fair! More Information
* Event Canceled due to cloud cover*
Date: Monday, September 29
Time: 7:00PM - 8:15PM
Audience: All Ages
Location: May Hall, FSU
* Event Canceled due to cloud cover* Use telescopes to observe the Moon! FREE! No registration required - More information.
Date: Friday, September 26
Time: 6:00PM - 7:00PM
Audience: Families & All Ages
Location: FSU Planetarium
Join us as we explore The Solar System during a live presentation then experience the planetarium film Fly Me to the Moon. Purchase Tickets / More information.
Date: Thursday, September 18
Time: 9:00AM - 10:30AM
Location: Zoom
If you are looking for programming to implement during STEM Week (and beyond), join the information session to learn about state-sponsored Design Challenges and other opportunities hosted by MetroWest organizations! Register / More information.
Date: Friday, August 29
Time: SOLD OUT 6:00PM - 7:00PM
Audience: Families & All Ages
Location: FSU Planetarium
Fly through through lavishly arranged visuals as we visit distant galaxies, tour the planets of the inner Solar System, Jupiter, its moons, and - of course - Saturn's rings. SOLD OUT / More information.
Date: Tuesday, August 19
Time: 3:00PM - 4:00PM
Audience: Families & All Ages
Location: FSU Planetarium
On a two-year journey to Mars, astronauts will face extraordinary challenges: long distance, a closed environment, isolation, altered gravity, radiation. What will it take to get astronauts to Mars—and back—safely? Purchase Tickets / More information.
Date: Tuesday, August 12
Time: 3:00PM - 4:00PM
Audience: Families & All Ages
Location: FSU Planetarium
Take a journey through observatories used by professional astronomers in the gorgeous mountains of Chile, one of the best astronomical observing locations on Earth. Our planetarium is transformed into a giant observatory dome as astronomers investigate the Solar System and the distant observable Universe. Purchase Tickets / More information.
Date: Tuesday, July 29
Time: 4:00PM - 5:00PM
Audience: Families & All Ages
Location: FSU Planetarium
Our climate, our ecosystems, and the human-induced damage caused to both of them are explored in depth. Dive into a friendly introduction to the changes imposed upon our planet's climate, how we measure them, and what we can do about it. Purchase Tickets / More information.
Date: Thursday, July 24
Time: 4:00PM - 5:00PM
Audience: Families & All Ages
Location: FSU Planetarium
An elaborate, animated film offering big adventure and comedy, set against the real story of our first visit to another world. Follow three young flies as they inadvertently stowaway aboard Apollo 11 and join Neil, Buzz, and Michael on their mission to pull off the very first moon landing! More information.
Date: Tuesday, July 15
Time: 4:00PM - 5:00PM
Audience: Families & All Ages
Location: FSU Planetarium
On a two-year journey to Mars, astronauts will face extraordinary challenges: long distance, a closed environment, isolation, altered gravity, radiation. What will it take to get astronauts to Mars—and back—safely? More information.
Date: Tuesday, July 8
Time: 4:00PM - 5:00PM
Audience: Families & All Ages
Location: FSU Planetarium
An elaborate, animated film offering big adventure and comedy, set against the real story of our first visit to another world. Follow three young flies as they inadvertently stowaway aboard Apollo 11 and join Neil, Buzz, and Michael on their mission to pull off the very first moon landing! More information.
Date: Tuesday, July 1
Time: 4:00PM - 5:00PM
Audience: Families & All Ages
Location: FSU Planetarium
Take a journey through observatories used by professional astronomers in the gorgeous mountains of Chile, one of the best astronomical observing locations on Earth. Our planetarium is transformed into a giant observatory dome as astronomers investigate the Solar System and the distant observable Universe. More information.
Date: Tuesday, June 24
Time: 4:00PM - 5:00PM
Audience: Families & All Ages
Location: FSU Planetarium
Our climate, our ecosystems, and the human-induced damage caused to both of them are explored in depth. Dive into a friendly introduction to the changes imposed upon our planet's climate, how we measure them, and what we can do about it. More information.
Date: Friday, June 13
Time: 6:30PM - 9:30PM
Audience: All Ages
Location: McAuliffe Center
To honor the 42nd anniversary of Sally Ride becoming the first American woman in space, we are hosting a special evening consisting of FREE fun for everyone! Engage in hands-on activities led by NASA Solar System Ambassadors and The Space Consortium and experience full planetarium programs! More Information.
Date: Friday, May 23
Time: 6:00PM - 7:00PM
Audience: Families & All Ages
Location: FSU Planetarium
On a two-year journey to Mars, astronauts will face extraordinary challenges: long distance, a closed environment, isolation, altered gravity, radiation. What will it take to get astronauts to Mars—and back—safely? More information.
**EVENT CANCELED**
Date: Friday, May 2
Time: 8:00PM - 9:00PM
Audience: All Ages
Location: May Hall, FSU
*EVENT CANCELED * Use telescopes to observe the Moon! FREE! No registration required - More information.
Date: Saturday, April 26
Time: 12:00PM - 3:00PM
Audience: All Ages
Location: McAuliffe Center and O’Connor Parking Lot
Rain or Shine! In case of bad weather all exhibits will move indoors.
Attend our annual free science festival for families and learners of all ages! Explore science, technology, engineering, and math and the ways they support environmental justice, renewable energy, and environmental sustainability! Rain or Shine! In case of bad weather all exhibits will move indoors.
Date: Thursday, April 24
Time: 2:30PM - 4:00PM
Audience: Ages 8-13
Location: McAuliffe Center
This engaging workshop invites children aged 8 to 13 (grades 3-8) to dive into the wonders of astronomy, space exploration, and planetary defense. FREE! RSVP currently closed. - More information.
Date: Thursday, April 24
Time: 1:00PM - 2:00PM
Audience: All Ages
Location: McAuliffe Center, FSU Planetarium
Join us for a panel discussion about Inspiring Women in Space. Hear from four accomplished panelists. FREE! RSVP required - More information.
Date: Thursday, April 24
Time: 9:00AM - 11:00AM
Audience: Grades 5-8
Location: McAuliffe Center
Mission: Expedition Mars
A full space mission simulation for individual participants in grades 5-8 during April School Vacation. Can pair with Inspiring Women in Space at 1:00PM or Exploring Astronomy and Planetary Defense Workshop at 2:30PM. Registration required - More information.
Date: Tuesday, April 22
Time: 9:00AM - 12:15PM
Audience: Grades 5-8
Location: McAuliffe Center
Mission: Expedition Mars
Workshop: AI Workshop led by MathWorks
A 2-hour space mission simulation followed by an AI Workshop led by MathWorks for individual participants in grades 5-8 during April School Vacation. EVENT IS FULL - More information.
Date: Tuesday, April 8
Time: 7:45PM - 9:00PM
Audience: All Ages
Location: May Hall, FSU
Use telescopes to observe the Moon, Jupiter and Mars! FREE! No registration required - More information.
EVENT CANCELED
Date: Thursday, March 6
EVENT CANCELED. Use telescopes to observe the Moon, Jupiter and Mars! FREE! No registration required - More information.
Date: Saturday, March 1
Showtimes: SOLD OUT 6:00PM AND 7:30PM
6:00PM: For all audiences and children ages 5-13
7:30PM: For audiences ages 14 and older
Location: McAuliffe Center
Join us to celebrate through live music and stunning planetarium visualizations, Earthrise, "the most influential environmental photograph ever taken". SOLD OUT / More information.
Date: Thursday, February 6
Time: 6:00PM Showtime
Audience: Families and all ages
Location: FSU Planetarium
Do Earth-like planets exist elsewhere in the universe? Travel to distant stars and fly up close to exotic planets. Experience the science shifting our perspective on humanity’s place in the cosmos. More information.
