After Dark
Really Cool Experiences Happen After Dark
Chabot offers many wonderful experiences, many of them After Dark. Whether you are looking for a unique date night experience or a fun place to search for galaxies and nebula, Chabot has something for everyone. We are open late every Friday and Saturday evenings and feature telescope viewing from our three giant telescopes, weather permitting of course. In addition, we will have special events, lectures and parties for many occasions including group events and corporate team building.
From time to time we rent out our Center for weddings, corporate holiday parties and private events. Check our calendar for those dates.
The list below is just some of the wonderful things you will find AFTER DARK at Chabot.
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Future Fridays
Friday, March 22 (6pm - 7:30pm)
Dr. Alex Filippenko: Astrophysicist
Tickets: $20 Members / $23 Guests
Mysterious dark matter and dark energy are aspects of our Universe that we cannot see, taste, or feel, but they are very important: darkmatter keeps galaxies gravitationally bound, and dark energy is accelerating the expansion of the Universe. We wouldn't exist without dark matter, or if dark energy were much stronger than it is!
Slumber with the Stars
A Family/Group Overnight
Friday, March 29 (6pm - 10am)
Ages 5 & Up
Advance reservations required: (510) 336-7373
Spend a night under the stars or with some really cool exhibits. Join us for Slumber with the Stars, Chabot's family night out. An overnight in our Center that includes games, exhibit exploration, hike in the Redwoods, a live planetarium show and viewing through our renowned, large telescopes.* An experience your family will remember for a lifetime.
*weather permitting
Future Fridays
Friday, April 20 (6pm - 7:30pm)
Dr. Felisa Wolfe-Simon: Astrobiologist
Tickets: $20 Members / $23 Guests
Dr. Felisa Wolfe-Simon is a NASA Astrobiology Research Fellow in residence at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Her expertise broadly covers the intersection between biology and geology with a focus in astrobiology. Wolfe-Simon uses innovative methods and tools from molecular biology, biochemistry and physiology to address biogeochemistry questions. The focus of her work deliberates on "what chemical elements can support microbial life on Earth?" She earned her B.A. (Biology) and B.M. (Music Performance) from Oberlin College and Conservatory of Music and her Ph.D. in Oceanography from Rutgers University.
Featured
Planetarium ShowsView All
Tales of the Maya Skies
Ask Jeeves Planetarium
Astronaut
Ask Jeeves Planetarium