A man looks up at the planetarium ceiling during a Planetarium Night's show.
Planetarium

Planetarium Nights

Friday nights | 18+ event

The Melbourne Planetarium reawakens after hours for adults only with a stellar line-up of fulldome film screenings.

There are two screenings a night, join us for one or both. 

The 7:30pm session focuses on astronomy and may feature What’s in the Sky Tonight (WITST), a presenter-led tour through the night sky. The 9pm session features a fulldome art film offering an immersive voyage into unseen worlds. So, whether you are into science or art, or both, we've got you covered.

Enjoy a drink from the bar in planetary surroundings.

Tickets

One session/both sessions

Adult $25/$45

Concession $22/$40

Member $20/$35

Date & Time

Friday nights | 18+ event

Doors open at 7pm

Session one 7:30pm

Session two 9pm

Key information

Program changes monthly

PROGRAM

August

For thousands of years we have looked to the stars at night in wonder and awe. Their mysteries have inspired curiosity across all cultures and civilizations.

Narrated by multiple-award-winning Australian actor Sigrid Thornton, Starlight is told through the eyes of Margaret, as she steps back in time to relive childhood fears of the dark that awoke her curiosity about the night sky. Join Margaret as she takes you on an out-of-this-world journey to discover constellations and ancient cultures, the birth and death of a star and the inner workings of our Sun.

Starlight features stunning fulldome visualisations of being inside a supernova explosion and drifting through a stellar nursery, a rich gaseous nebula that is collapsing into stars.

Plus What’s in the Sky Tonight (WITST), a presenter-led tour through the night sky.

Alone in Greenland, electronic music producer Molécule captures the sounds of Arctic to compose his next piece. Inspired by this adventure, -22.7°C. The full Dome Experience allows the spectators to live the experience of Molecule’s music creation.


The amazing landscape of the Far North becomes a living organism, and surrounding the audience makes the experience more direct and realistic. Sounds punch a hole through the veneer of reality and take us to an unprecedented degree, deep beneath the ice and up into the firmament, to feel the caress of the Northern Lights.

September

Distant Worlds: Alien Life? is a beautiful planetarium film exploring one of the most enduring questions of humankind — are we alone? For millennia our ancestors watched the stars, questioning the origin and nature of what they saw. Still today we ask these questions, knowing that the Universe is a vast place filled with billions and billions of stars and planets — yet, Earth is the only planet we know for sure to be inhabited. 

Space Tour takes us on a journey to the most beautiful places in the universe. Accompanied by rock and pop hits we visit black holes, exoplanets and even wormholes. We marvel at auroras and supernova explosions and their colourful remnants. 

Space Tour is a special show that combines entertainment and education. While you sit back and relax and listen to timeless hits you fly deeper and deeper into the universe and along the way you learn interesting facts about the travel destinations of our “Space Tour”. 

ACCESSIBILITY

A social story for Melbourne Planetarium is available.

Please view our accessibility page for general information. A sensory map of Melbourne Museum can be found on our Visual Stories page where step-by-step visual and written access guides are available. Contact our team on 13 11 02 or email us at [email protected] to discuss how we can support your visit.