From publicly posted calendar Checked 1 hour ago
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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! The word…
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 term…
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…
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…
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 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…
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.
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! The word…
Sea Tales: Bloom
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…
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 term…
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…
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.…
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 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…
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 turtles include box…
Sandbar Lecture Series: The Life and Times of Crazy Dale Varnam
Rescheduled from July 14. This unusual Sandbar Lecture features the writer of My Right Hand To Goodness: The Life and Times of Crazy Dale Varnam. The quaint…
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…
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! The word…