Activities
Most activities are included with your entry ticket. Some surcharged special extras are available on the night including Planetarium Shows, Lightning Room shows, and Above and Beyond exhibition entry. Pre-book to make sure you get the time slot you want!
Lower Ground Floor – Alpha and Beta Rooms
| Organisation | Details |
|---|---|
| Centre for Nanoscale BioPhotonics (RMIT) | Interactive stall and if you head into the Alpha and Beta rooms, there will be heaps of Light experiments to explore with CNBP. |
Lower Ground Floor
| Organisation | Details |
|---|---|
| Melbourne Space Program | See what the engineers of Melbourne are working on to get Australia technology into space. |
| AIAA | Want to be an astronaut or work in astronautics, these are the people to talk to. |
| Celestron | Demonstration of Celestron telescopes and special pop-up telescope shop. |
| Mount Burnett Observatory | Find out about one of the founding partners of AstroLight and the amazing astronomy they are doing in the mountains. |
| Ballarat Observatory and Museum And International Dark Sky Association | The Ballarat Observatory is steeped in tradition and offers a fabulous view of the night sky, come and find out all about it and how can we preserve out night skies so that we can see the stars and ever so much more. |
| Space Association of Australia | Space Travel! This group knows it all and they will have model rockets on display!. |
STEM Learning Lab – VR
| Organisation | Details |
|---|---|
| Opaque Space | Come and immerse yourself in virtual reality as you navigate your way about the International Space Station playing Opaque Space’s multi-award winning game EarthLight: Spacewalk. |
Ground Floor
| Activity | Details |
|---|---|
| Star Wars Photobooth |
Come and get your picture taken with your favourite Star Wars character just outside the STEM Learning Lab. |
| Scienceworks Shop | The Scienceworks Shop will be open all night selling all sorts of awesome science goodies! |
| Scienceworks Exhibit Galleries | Scienceworks exhibitions will be open throughout the festival. |
Planetarium Walkway (next to Sportsworks)
We've got a mini art gallery including art activities happening in the planetarium walkway – come and see this beautiful merging of art and science!
| Artists | Details |
|---|---|
| Deakin University Astronomy Art |
Hear Spot talks from the artists and create your own piece of art while looking at astronomy art from the students of Deakin University. |
| Pamela Bain | Talk to the artist behind the Deeper, Darker, Brighter exhibit. |
Planetarium Foyer – VR and more
| Organisation | Details |
|---|---|
| OzGrav |
Find out all about gravitational waves and use virtual reality to explore the night sky. |
| RMIT Space Technology Association | Explore space travel with fantastic simulations. |
Arena
| Activity | Details |
|---|---|
| Telescope viewing |
Come and stargaze with a field of telescopes to explore the sky. Astronomy groups and experts from Museums Victoria, Telescopes in Schools, Mount Burnett Observatory and Monash University will all have telescopes available on the night and will be available to show you the heavens. Weather permitting of course! |
| Food trucks and Cafe | Lots of yummy food for everyone, or pack a picnic and sit under the stars. |
Pumping Station
The Pumping Station will be jam packed with all sorts of hands-on light and astronomy activities, experts to talk to, and space exploration.
| Org/Activity | Details |
|---|---|
| PrimeSCI! |
Explore the ideas of light, play, question, wonder! |
| Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute (ARMI) | Looking at how we can observe the regrowth of nerves with fluorescent fish. |
| Rough Science | More Science to explore – the rough way! |
| NOVA Rover | Have a look at the rover developed right here in Melbourne by Monash students. |
| Mars Rover creation station | Make your own Mars Rover to take home. |
| Mission Discovery | Find out all about Space camp and designing your own ISS experiment. |
| Monash Centre for Astrophysics | (MoCA)Interactive stall with badge making and astronomy quizzes to keep you on your toes. |
| Melbourne University Astronomy, Optics, and Astro3D | Science and Physics will be on display, come and explore the research and wonder of science. |
Everywhere
| Activity | Details |
|---|---|
| Star Wars cosplay characters | The Star Wars characters will be roaming around all night. You might just run into Darth Vader and his troopers, so beware! |
Surcharged activities
| Activity | Details |
|---|---|
| Above and Beyond, Special Exhibition Gallery | Above and Beyond is the ultimate interactive flight exhibition that takes you on a journey into the sky and beyond! Explore the wonder of flight and space travel in an aerospace exhibition featuring immersive flight simulations, design challenges, visionary concepts for the future and inspiring stories from game changing innovators. Ticket surcharge $8 adult/child or $6 MV members |
| Ticket to the Universe, Melbourne Planetarium | Our Scienceworks presenters will fly you off planet Earth and out beyond the stars. Enjoy an amazing guided tour of our vast and incredible Universe. Tickets $5 surcharge |
| Lightning Room Revealed, Lightning Room | Lightning strikes all night! Experience the power of two-million volts from the giant Tesla Coil in our Lightning Room. This electrifying 15-minute show includes an electromagnetic can crusher, a Jacob’s ladder and three metre bolts of lightning! Suitable for ages 6+ Tickets $5 surcharge |