Events

Programs & Events

Public Planetarium Shows

*Please Note: seating in the Millholland Planetarium is limited to 65. Seats will be given on a first-come, first-served basis.*

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	October 2026
				1 Laser Scare Laser Scare October 1, 2026 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm Spookier tunes from Blue Öyster Cult, Michael Jackson, Weird Al Yankovic, Alice Cooper, Black Sabbath, and others aligned with laser light goodness!	2 Flight of the Butterflies Flight of the Butterflies October 2, 2026 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm The monarch butterfly is a true marvel of nature. Weighing less that a penny, it makes one of the longest migrations on Earth across a continent to a place it has never known. Follow the monarchs' perilous journey and join hundreds of millions of real butterflies in the remote mountain peaks of Mexico Laser Scare Laser Scare October 2, 2026 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm Spookier tunes from Blue Oyster Cult, Michael Jackson, Weird Al Yankovic, Alice Cooper, Black Sabbath and others aligned with laser light goodness!	3 Zula Patrol: Under the Weather Zula Patrol: Under the Weather October 3, 2026 11:00 am - 11:30 am The stalwart heroes of the Zula Patrol are on an expedition collecting samples of weather on planet Zula for scientist Multa's research, using their loyal pet Gorga's ability to collect and bottle all kinds of weather. But when the Zula gang inadvertently hurts Gorga's feelings, he decides to leave Zula and live on another planet. Interplanetary villain Dark Truder tricks Gorga into stealing the weather from other planets - part of his latest nefarious scheme to rule the universe. The Zula Patrol finds out and goes after him, and in the process learns all about weather, both terrestrial and interplanetary. Flight of the Butterflies Flight of the Butterflies October 3, 2026 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm The monarch butterfly is a true marvel of nature. Weighing less that a penny, it makes one of the longest migrations on Earth across a continent to a place it has never known. Follow the monarchs' perilous journey and join hundreds of millions of real butterflies in the remote mountain peaks of Mexico. Laser Scare Laser Scare October 3, 2026 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm Spookier tunes from Blue Oyster Cult, Michael Jackson, Weird Al Yankovic, Alice Cooper, Black Sabbath and others aligned with laser light goodness!
4 Flight of the Butterflies Flight of the Butterflies October 4, 2026 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm The monarch butterfly is a true marvel of nature. Weighing less that a penny, it makes one of the longest migrations on Earth across a continent to a place it has never known. Follow the monarchs' perilous journey and join hundreds of millions of real butterflies in the remote mountain peaks of Mexico. Laser Scare Laser Scare October 4, 2026 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm Spookier tunes from Blue Oyster Cult, Michael Jackson, Weird Al Yankovic, Alice Cooper, Black Sabbath and others aligned with laser light goodness!	5	6	7 Flight of the Butterfllies Flight of the Butterfllies October 7, 2026 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm The monarch butterfly is a true marvel of nature. Weighing less that a penny, it makes one of the longest migrations on Earth across a continent to a place it has never known. Follow the monarchs' perilous journey and join hundreds of millions of real butterflies in the remote mountain peaks of Mexico.	8 Laser Scare Laser Scare October 8, 2026 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm Spookier tunes from Blue Öyster Cult, Michael Jackson, Weird Al Yankovic, Alice Cooper, Black Sabbath, and others aligned with laser light goodness!	9 Flight of the Butterflies Flight of the Butterflies October 9, 2026 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm The monarch butterfly is a true marvel of nature. Weighing less that a penny, it makes one of the longest migrations on Earth across a continent to a place it has never known. Follow the monarchs' perilous journey and join hundreds of millions of real butterflies in the remote mountain peaks of Mexico Laser Scare Laser Scare October 9, 2026 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm Spookier tunes from Blue Oyster Cult, Michael Jackson, Weird Al Yankovic, Alice Cooper, Black Sabbath and others aligned with laser light goodness!	10 Zula Patrol: Under the Weather Zula Patrol: Under the Weather October 10, 2026 11:00 am - 11:30 am The stalwart heroes of the Zula Patrol are on an expedition collecting samples of weather on planet Zula for scientist Multa's research, using their loyal pet Gorga's ability to collect and bottle all kinds of weather. But when the Zula gang inadvertently hurts Gorga's feelings, he decides to leave Zula and live on another planet. Interplanetary villain Dark Truder tricks Gorga into stealing the weather from other planets - part of his latest nefarious scheme to rule the universe. The Zula Patrol finds out and goes after him, and in the process learns all about weather, both terrestrial and interplanetary. Flight of the Butterflies Flight of the Butterflies October 10, 2026 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm The monarch butterfly is a true marvel of nature. Weighing less that a penny, it makes one of the longest migrations on Earth across a continent to a place it has never known. Follow the monarchs' perilous journey and join hundreds of millions of real butterflies in the remote mountain peaks of Mexico. Laser Scare Laser Scare October 10, 2026 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm Spookier tunes from Blue Oyster Cult, Michael Jackson, Weird Al Yankovic, Alice Cooper, Black Sabbath and others aligned with laser light goodness!
11 Flight of the Butterflies Flight of the Butterflies October 11, 2026 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm The monarch butterfly is a true marvel of nature. Weighing less that a penny, it makes one of the longest migrations on Earth across a continent to a place it has never known. Follow the monarchs' perilous journey and join hundreds of millions of real butterflies in the remote mountain peaks of Mexico. Laser Scare Laser Scare October 11, 2026 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm Spookier tunes from Blue Oyster Cult, Michael Jackson, Weird Al Yankovic, Alice Cooper, Black Sabbath and others aligned with laser light goodness!	12	13	14 Flight of the Butterfllies Flight of the Butterfllies October 14, 2026 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm The monarch butterfly is a true marvel of nature. Weighing less that a penny, it makes one of the longest migrations on Earth across a continent to a place it has never known. Follow the monarchs' perilous journey and join hundreds of millions of real butterflies in the remote mountain peaks of Mexico.	15 Laser Scare Laser Scare October 15, 2026 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm Spookier tunes from Blue Öyster Cult, Michael Jackson, Weird Al Yankovic, Alice Cooper, Black Sabbath, and others aligned with laser light goodness!	16 Flight of the Butterflies Flight of the Butterflies October 16, 2026 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm The monarch butterfly is a true marvel of nature. Weighing less that a penny, it makes one of the longest migrations on Earth across a continent to a place it has never known. Follow the monarchs' perilous journey and join hundreds of millions of real butterflies in the remote mountain peaks of Mexico Laser Scare Laser Scare October 16, 2026 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm Spookier tunes from Blue Oyster Cult, Michael Jackson, Weird Al Yankovic, Alice Cooper, Black Sabbath and others aligned with laser light goodness!	17 Zula Patrol: Under the Weather Zula Patrol: Under the Weather October 17, 2026 11:00 am - 11:30 am The stalwart heroes of the Zula Patrol are on an expedition collecting samples of weather on planet Zula for scientist Multa's research, using their loyal pet Gorga's ability to collect and bottle all kinds of weather. But when the Zula gang inadvertently hurts Gorga's feelings, he decides to leave Zula and live on another planet. Interplanetary villain Dark Truder tricks Gorga into stealing the weather from other planets - part of his latest nefarious scheme to rule the universe. The Zula Patrol finds out and goes after him, and in the process learns all about weather, both terrestrial and interplanetary. Flight of the Butterflies Flight of the Butterflies October 17, 2026 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm The monarch butterfly is a true marvel of nature. Weighing less that a penny, it makes one of the longest migrations on Earth across a continent to a place it has never known. Follow the monarchs' perilous journey and join hundreds of millions of real butterflies in the remote mountain peaks of Mexico. Laser Scare Laser Scare October 17, 2026 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm Spookier tunes from Blue Oyster Cult, Michael Jackson, Weird Al Yankovic, Alice Cooper, Black Sabbath and others aligned with laser light goodness!
18 Flight of the Butterflies Flight of the Butterflies October 18, 2026 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm The monarch butterfly is a true marvel of nature. Weighing less that a penny, it makes one of the longest migrations on Earth across a continent to a place it has never known. Follow the monarchs' perilous journey and join hundreds of millions of real butterflies in the remote mountain peaks of Mexico. Laser Scare Laser Scare October 18, 2026 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm Spookier tunes from Blue Oyster Cult, Michael Jackson, Weird Al Yankovic, Alice Cooper, Black Sabbath and others aligned with laser light goodness!	19	20	21 Flight of the Butterfllies Flight of the Butterfllies October 21, 2026 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm The monarch butterfly is a true marvel of nature. Weighing less that a penny, it makes one of the longest migrations on Earth across a continent to a place it has never known. Follow the monarchs' perilous journey and join hundreds of millions of real butterflies in the remote mountain peaks of Mexico.	22 Laser Scare Laser Scare October 22, 2026 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm Spookier tunes from Blue Öyster Cult, Michael Jackson, Weird Al Yankovic, Alice Cooper, Black Sabbath, and others aligned with laser light goodness!	23 Flight of the Butterflies Flight of the Butterflies October 23, 2026 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm The monarch butterfly is a true marvel of nature. Weighing less that a penny, it makes one of the longest migrations on Earth across a continent to a place it has never known. Follow the monarchs' perilous journey and join hundreds of millions of real butterflies in the remote mountain peaks of Mexico Laser Scare Laser Scare October 23, 2026 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm Spookier tunes from Blue Oyster Cult, Michael Jackson, Weird Al Yankovic, Alice Cooper, Black Sabbath and others aligned with laser light goodness!	24 Zula Patrol: Under the Weather Zula Patrol: Under the Weather October 24, 2026 11:00 am - 11:30 am The stalwart heroes of the Zula Patrol are on an expedition collecting samples of weather on planet Zula for scientist Multa's research, using their loyal pet Gorga's ability to collect and bottle all kinds of weather. But when the Zula gang inadvertently hurts Gorga's feelings, he decides to leave Zula and live on another planet. Interplanetary villain Dark Truder tricks Gorga into stealing the weather from other planets - part of his latest nefarious scheme to rule the universe. The Zula Patrol finds out and goes after him, and in the process learns all about weather, both terrestrial and interplanetary. Flight of the Butterflies Flight of the Butterflies October 24, 2026 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm The monarch butterfly is a true marvel of nature. Weighing less that a penny, it makes one of the longest migrations on Earth across a continent to a place it has never known. Follow the monarchs' perilous journey and join hundreds of millions of real butterflies in the remote mountain peaks of Mexico. Laser Scare Laser Scare October 24, 2026 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm Spookier tunes from Blue Oyster Cult, Michael Jackson, Weird Al Yankovic, Alice Cooper, Black Sabbath and others aligned with laser light goodness!
25 Flight of the Butterflies Flight of the Butterflies October 25, 2026 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm The monarch butterfly is a true marvel of nature. Weighing less that a penny, it makes one of the longest migrations on Earth across a continent to a place it has never known. Follow the monarchs' perilous journey and join hundreds of millions of real butterflies in the remote mountain peaks of Mexico. Laser Scare Laser Scare October 25, 2026 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm Spookier tunes from Blue Oyster Cult, Michael Jackson, Weird Al Yankovic, Alice Cooper, Black Sabbath and others aligned with laser light goodness!	26	27	28 Flight of the Butterfllies Flight of the Butterfllies October 28, 2026 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm The monarch butterfly is a true marvel of nature. Weighing less that a penny, it makes one of the longest migrations on Earth across a continent to a place it has never known. Follow the monarchs' perilous journey and join hundreds of millions of real butterflies in the remote mountain peaks of Mexico.	29 Laser Scare Laser Scare October 29, 2026 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm Spookier tunes from Blue Öyster Cult, Michael Jackson, Weird Al Yankovic, Alice Cooper, Black Sabbath, and others aligned with laser light goodness!	30 Flight of the Butterflies Flight of the Butterflies October 30, 2026 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm The monarch butterfly is a true marvel of nature. Weighing less that a penny, it makes one of the longest migrations on Earth across a continent to a place it has never known. Follow the monarchs' perilous journey and join hundreds of millions of real butterflies in the remote mountain peaks of Mexico Laser Scare Laser Scare October 30, 2026 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm Spookier tunes from Blue Oyster Cult, Michael Jackson, Weird Al Yankovic, Alice Cooper, Black Sabbath and others aligned with laser light goodness!	31 Zula Patrol: Under the Weather Zula Patrol: Under the Weather October 31, 2026 11:00 am - 11:30 am The stalwart heroes of the Zula Patrol are on an expedition collecting samples of weather on planet Zula for scientist Multa's research, using their loyal pet Gorga's ability to collect and bottle all kinds of weather. But when the Zula gang inadvertently hurts Gorga's feelings, he decides to leave Zula and live on another planet. Interplanetary villain Dark Truder tricks Gorga into stealing the weather from other planets - part of his latest nefarious scheme to rule the universe. The Zula Patrol finds out and goes after him, and in the process learns all about weather, both terrestrial and interplanetary. Flight of the Butterflies Flight of the Butterflies October 31, 2026 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm The monarch butterfly is a true marvel of nature. Weighing less that a penny, it makes one of the longest migrations on Earth across a continent to a place it has never known. Follow the monarchs' perilous journey and join hundreds of millions of real butterflies in the remote mountain peaks of Mexico. Laser Scare Laser Scare October 31, 2026 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm Spookier tunes from Blue Oyster Cult, Michael Jackson, Weird Al Yankovic, Alice Cooper, Black Sabbath and others aligned with laser light goodness!

Meredith C.

What a wonderful place to visit! Great environment to learn and the staff is very helpful! Hickory is lucky to have great family education and entertainment.

– Meredith C.

Denise G.

Fabulous and I don’t often give praise. We took our grandson and were there for hours. He loved it and so did we.

– Denise G.

Larry W.

Took the kiddos and they loved it. Employees were nice and helpful. If your looking for something to do with the kids give this place a shot.

-Larry W.

Tiffany F.

We love the Science Center! I take my 2 and 4 year old boys weekly to play and enjoy the exhibits. The staff are wonderful and the classes offered are excellent! We are so blessed to have such an amazing resource in our area.

– Tiffany F.

Sam H.

This place was great. We have kids from 8 to 1 and they all had a great time. What I really liked is most of the exhibits are hands on and that really kept them occupied.

– Sam H.

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