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Calendar of Events
Chabot offers exciting hands-on activities, workshops, lectures,
and other events for visitors of all ages.
Unless otherwise noted, programs are included with general admission on a drop-in basis.
Schedule is subject to change.
 | Dinner, a Movie and the Universe
Rub Elbows with the Stars
Every Friday and Saturday Evening (6pm - 10pm)
Join us for Chabot's unique evening social rendezvous. Start your night off with dinner and drinks, then cozy up in the planetarium as you're whisked to the edge of the universe and cap off the evening with telescope viewing featuring breathtaking views of the cosmos. | | Two Small Pieces of Glass
New Planetarium Now Showing!
From Galileo to the Hubble, this 23 minute full dome digital show traces the history, wonder and discovery of the telescope over the last 400 years. Follow two students as they learn how the telescope has helped us understand our place in space and how they continue to expand our understanding of the Universe. | | Open Independence Day
Saturday, July 4 (10am - 10pm)
Celebrate the holiday with us at Chabot! | | Independence Day Family BBQ
Saturday, July 4 (12pm - 6pm)
Celebrate Independence Day at Chabot and also enjoy a BBQ with the family. | | Kids Go Green: Energy, Weather, Climate & Climate Change
Saturday, July 11 (11am - 4pm)
FREE with General Admission
Learn about energy conservation and renewable energy | | 40th Anniversary Celebration of our Moon Landing Missions
Saturday, July 18 (11am - 5pm)
Activities are FREE with General Admission except for *missions
In celebration of the 40th Anniversary of the first moon landing, Chabot will have hands-on space activities and demonstrations, space missions*, costumes, read-alongs and more! | | 10000
A Skyline Party
Friday, July 31 (7pm - 11pm)
Come for music, celestial beverages, provocative science, films and more.
Tickets: $20 Adults / $15 Students / $8 Members
Box Office: (510) 336-7373 | | Breaking the Maya Code
Film Screening & Workshop
Saturday, August 1 (4pm - 9:30pm)
Registration Required, Ages 12 and Up
Box Office: (510) 336-7373
Discover how to use the recently broken codes of the complex and beautiful Maya hieroglyphic script. | | Wee Wednesdays: Summer Classes
Wednesdays: July 8, July 15, July 22, July 29, August 5 & August 12 (10am - 10:50am)
For children aged 2½ -5 years
plus one adult for every two children
Kids bring a special grown-up to share in the exploration, experimentation, and excitement of science and space. | | Open Labor Day
Monday, September 7 (10am - 5pm)
Come celebrate the holiday with us at Chabot! | | Closed for Maintenance!
Chabot will be closed for maintenance Tuesday, September 8 - Friday, September 11. Center will reopen Friday, September 11 at 4pm - Saturday, September 12.
Chabot will be closed for maintenance Sunday, September 13 - Friday, September 18. Center will reopen Friday, September 18 at 4pm. Chabot resumes normal hours beginning Saturday, September 19. We apologize for any inconvenience. |
FRIENDS OF CHABOT
KQED
Quest
Quest puts Northern California under a microscope,
exploring fascinating local stories and people that impact our science, nature and
environmental worlds.
For more information and schedules, please visit
their website at:
www.kqed.org
USS Hornet Museum
Splashdown 2009
July 24 - 26
The USS Hornet Museum in Alameda will be
hosting their Splashdown 2009 event to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Apollo
11 reaching the moon. One of the Apollo 11 astronauts, Buzz Aldrin, will be the
featured guest and will be present to sign his new book, Magnificent
Desolation. Tickets can be purchased before July 17th for $20 or $25
afterwards.
For more information, please visit their
website at:
uss-hornet.org or call (510) 521-8448
NASA
Apollo 40th Anniversary website
Humanities West: 25th Anniversary Season
Copernicus, Galileo, and Kepler: Redefining Our Place in the Universe
Friday, October 2 (8pm) and Saturday, October 3 (10am)
Commemorating the 400th anniversary of modern
astronomy and Galileo's first use of the telescope in 1609.
Moderator (Friday):
Alexander Zwissler
(Chabot Space & Science Center, Oakland)
Herbst Theatre, San Francisco
For more information, please visit
their website at:
humanitieswest.org
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