The Sky Tonight!
Relax in the Planetarium’s comfortable seats and enjoy entertaining and enlightening immersive dome-based films! Join us for The Sky Tonight!, take a live tour…
Touch Tank Feeding
Visit us to experience our Touch Tank feeding on Friday at 11:00 a.m. Plan to join us, and, with staff and trained volunteer assistance, you can GENTLY touch…
Laser K-Pop
Blending diverse styles of like hip-hop, R&B, pop and electronic music, the highly polished productions of Korean Pop have become a cultural…
Sea Tales: Shark Lady
Join us every Tuesday at 11 a.m. for Sea Tales. Each week we will read a story representing one of the animals or exhibits at the museum and complete an…
Laser Freedom
Created to celebrate America 250 and the signing of the Declaration of Independence, Laser Freedom is guaranteed to stir the hearts of Americans. Bring the…
Dark Matter Mystery: Exploring a Cosmic Secret
What keeps Galaxies together? What are the building blocks of the Universe? What makes the Universe look the way it looks today? Researchers all around the…
The Dark Side of Light
How can something as essential as light even be associated with pollution? And yet, there it is. Let’s take a look together at what is hidden under the…
Out There: The Quest for Extrasolar Worlds
Out There tells the story of how human curiosity has driven us to look outwards for millennia, to discover and explore new and distant worlds and to find the…
Laser Floyd: The Wall
Pink Floyd’s classic 1979 epic about personal struggle weaves its story into one of the most popular laser shows ever produced. From “In the Flesh” to “Run…
Laser Led Zeppelin
This laser show offers the best of this iconic band from the 70s. From Black Dog to Whole Lotta Love to Stairway to Heaven, its rock hit after hit. GET…
Laser Country
The biggest names ever to hit the country music stage offer their greatest hits in Laser Country. From Johnny Cash’s Ring of Fire, Charlie Daniels Band, The…
Biofact Bingo
Biofacts are biological artifacts such as skulls, bones, teeth, and fur. Learn about a variety of biofacts from local species through an interactive game of…
Creation Station
Get in touch with your creative side during our Creation Station craft program! Each day will feature a different coastal or nautical themed craft.
Sea Turtle Adventures
Sea turtles are frequent visitors to the North Carolina coast, with several individuals nesting on beaches from the Outer Banks to our own Ocean Isle Beach.…
Terrene Turtles
Turtles can live on land and in marshes or ponds. These turtles are terrene or land based unlike their relatives the sea turtles. Terrene…
Tidal Treasures
A variety of seashells can be found on the beach. Did you know that all shells are made by animals? Discover more about these “tidal treasures,” learn what…
Shark Smarts
How many sharks live off the coast of NC? Do sharks really eat people? Find out in this fun, interactive program! We will look at the amazing world…
Hoppers and Leapers
Hop on over to our hoppers and leapers program and learn all about frogs and toads! Explore how toads hop, while frogs leap and the…
Snakes Alive
Can you tell a venomous from a non-venomous snake? After listening to Matthew Bookout, you’ll be able to! Hear all about local and exotic snake…
Sea Tales: Sam the Sea Cow
Join us every Tuesday at 11 a.m. for Sea Tales. Each week we will read a story representing one of the animals or exhibits at the…
Beachology
An introduction to common beach safety and conservation! Discover how to keep yourself safe while having fun in the sun and…
Sandbar Lecture Series: What is Happening to Earth’s Coral Reefs?
Tropical reefs across the globe have suffered unprecedented losses of coral cover, with those in the Indo-Pacific following the same trajectory as the…
One World, One Sky: Big Bird’s Adventure
Elmo and Big Bird live in the United States and Hu Hu Zhu lives far away in China, but they discovered that they still see the same stars at night!…
Laser Taylor Swift
Topping the charts, selling out arenas worldwide, bringing home Grammys, now the world’s biggest pop star is returning to Ingram Planetarium in a reprise…