Hours & Directions

MON, TUE: Closed

WED & THU : 10am - 5pm

FRI & SAT : 10am - 10pm

SUN : 10am - 5pm

Dinner, Movie and the Universe


Rub Elbows with the Stars

Visit Chabot on Friday and Saturday evenings for Dinner, A Movie, and the Universe. Enjoy a casual dinner at our Full Circle Café. Then cozy up in the Planetarium and MegaDome theater, as you're whisked to the edge of the universe. Cap off the evening with telescope viewing featuring breathtaking views of the cosmos.

Reservations and Tickets

Reservations are not required for dinner. Buy General Admission tickets online or call (510) 336-7373
General Admission ticket includes all access to our hands-on interactive exhibitions, a full-dome digital planetarium show and a giant screen theater show. Choose your Planetarium and MegaDome show when purchasing general admission tickets.


Dinner

Enjoy a relaxed dinner at The Full Circle Café. Our café aims to serve up a delicious, seasonal and approachable menu of inspired dishes to the Center's visitors.

A Movie

Chabot features two amazing theaters: a full-dome digital planetarium and a giant screen theater. Chabot's Planetarium offers prerecorded programs and the new digital full-dome show, Tales of the Maya Skies. The 70-foot MegaDome giant screen theater features thrilling larger than life films that will take you to the depths of the cosmos, on a helicopter flight over Egypt, or to the Triassic Period to roam with the dinosaurs. See our complete show descriptions and show times.

The Universe

Chabot’s Observatory is open Friday & Saturday evenings. Visit our three giant telescopes, Leah, Rachel and Nellie to view incredible objects such as our Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars and Venus; Nebulae, Star Clusters and more. Telescope viewing is weather permitting. Check out the weather station for viewing conditions.