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SHOWS & EVENTS

Title of film Enredo Cosmico with a graphic of a quasar and the middle of a large edge on galaxy
Enredo Cósmico: Gravedad, Galaxias, y Agujeros Negros Supermasivos ESTRENO PUBLICO - 24 DE MARZO A LAS 7PM

¡Descubre los secretos de las fusiones galácticas!

Title of film Cosmic Mashups with a graphic of a quasar and the middle of a large edge on galaxy
Cosmic Mashups: Gravity, Galaxies, and Supermassive Black Holes - Friday, March 24 at 8:30pm

Uncover the secrets inside galactic mergers!

FiskEDM Liquid Sky Series with rainbow colored Earth and Moon
FiskEDM Liquid Sky - Friday at 10pm

Featuring Seven Lions!

Still images from the Kaluoka’hina & Laser Galactic Odyssey films
Kaluoka’hina The Enchanted Reef & Laser Galactic Odyssey - Saturday at 1pm

A fun, family-friendly double feature of underwater adventure and music.

Still image from both films of Dream to fly with hot air balloon and astronaut on the surface of the moon
Dream to Fly & CAPCOM Go! The Apollo Story - Saturday at 2:30pm

A double feature of flight!

Album cover of the Pink Floyd the Wall
Liquid Sky Floyd: The Wall - Saturday at 10pm

Surround yourself with the liquefied version of The Wall.

Still images from the films - characters from Secrets of Gravity looking at ISS from platform and Worlds of Curiosity blocks in dark sky above Mars like planet with two suns
The Secrets of Gravity & Worlds of Curiosity - Sunday at 1pm

Why do things fall to the ground without magic? What it would be like to live on an Earth with no Moon? Find out at Fiske!

Artist illustration of a black hole up close with event horizon and a still image from the film with a close up stellar flare over a city
Black Holes & Solar Superstorms - Sunday at 2:30pm

Unravel the mysteries of the universe with a double feature!

Liquid sky image with yellow, green and blue with a wave swirl
LIQUID SKY & LASER FANTASY MUSIC SHOWS

Mind melting musical experiences...ONLY at FISKE!

Photo of an astronaut on the moon climbing down the lunar module with a still image from the film of a rocket launch with forward to the moon logo
CAPCOM Go! & Forward! To the Moon - Saturday, April 1 at 1pm

Experience the past, present and future of human spaceflight!

Still images of the film with hot air balloon, butterfly and dragon fly
Dream to Fly - Saturday, April 1 at 2:30pm

Discover the mystery of flight with Leonardo da Vinci, Montgolfier brothers, and the Wright brothers!

Laser rainbow against a black background
Laser Floyd Dark Side of the Moon - Saturday, April 1 at 10pm

Immerse yourself in a planetarium classic!

Still image from the film with the main character in a top hat and a carnival
We Are Stars - Sunday, April 2 at 1pm

Narrated by Andy Serkis - What are we made of? Where did it all come from?

Artist illustration of the planets in our solar system - not to scale
Stars & Planets - Sunday, April 2 at 2:30pm

What stars and planets are visible in the night sky tonight? Find out under our amazing, immersive, 360-degree dome!

Photos from NASA of the 4 Moons of Jupiter, left to right, Callisto, Ganymede, Europa and Io
Live Faculty Talk - Galilean Moons: Past, Present & Future on April 6 & 7 at 7pm

CU Boulder students admitted FREE on THURSDAY 7pm shows/talks with a valid Buff card. 

Image of a painting of the mountains of the front range with the sunset sky in the background
Astronomy Day - April 15

Join us to explore Space on the Front Range. All activities are FREE!

Photograph from NASA JWST telescope of Pandora galaxy cluster
BE IMMERSED. BE ENGAGED. BE INSPIRED.

 CELEBRATING 48 YEARS OF IMMERSIVE ASTRONOMY, SCIENCE, ART, & MUSIC EXPERIENCES  

CONCERTS & SPECIAL EVENTS

FULLDOME FILMS

LASER FANTASY & LIQUID SKY MUSIC SHOWS

LIVE TALKS

STAR SHOWS

Graphic with nebula and star silhouette of human form holding an orb with text James Hood's Beautifica What will you See?

Fiske Planetarium and link to Instagram, graphic shows the moon at the left with earth and the sun against black background

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FUNKY, FABULOUS, FUN FISKE FACTS

  • How many shows does Fiske offer?
  • How many stars are in the dome?
  • Have famous people visited Fiske?
  • When did Fiske open?
  • Is Fiske 8K?
  • How comfortable are the seats?
  • Will I learn something?
  • Does Fiske produce films?

More than most planetariums in the world! But, who's counting?

In our regular rotation we have...18 fulldome shows, 5 star shows, 15+ liquid sky and laser fantasy music shows, tons of talks, special NASA events, eclipse events + more.

Most planetariums offer 4-5 shows on average.

 

Photo of Fiske with artistic liquid sky image in place of sky

10 million! Can you count them?

Star trails in the dome with rainbow lights behind

Yes, of course!

But, what happens at Fiske, stays at Fiske. However, we're just sayin'....

Famous Fiske Visitors - 1st photo Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson with Tito Salas in theater, 2nd photo Author Dava Sobel with Tito Salas during book signing, and 3rd photo Apollo 9 Astronaut Rusty Schweickart with Dr. Doug Duncan and Tito Salas at Fiske

Famous Fiske Visitors - 1st photo Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson with Tito Salas in theater, 2nd photo Author Dava Sobel with Tito Salas during book signing, and 3rd photo Apollo 9 Astronaut Rusty Schweickart with Dr. Doug Duncan and Tito Salas at Fiske

We've been sharing the skies and some pretty epic music shows since 1975!

Black and white photo of the dome being built with buildings and mountains underneath the dome above the wall

Yes, we are! In fact, after going digital in 2013, we were the 1st 8K system in the Western Hemisphere.

Technically, we project 58 million pixels, but some are lost due to overlap. So, it's closer to 38,350,577 pixels. 

Photo of the interior of Fiske dome when it was being reconstructed

Well, zzzzzzs! Oops, sorry!

Ah, yes, they're really comfortable. In fact, there are 3 different angles of the backrests, all designed for maximum viewing pleasure.

Photo of new Fiske Chairs from 2018

Yes AND we'll entertain you!

We're proud to offer live talks by expert presenters during all of our fulldome films and star talks. Plus, our highly trained, ace navigators fly in real time.

We're not just plug n' play. So, bring your questions!

Yes, we do!
We’re a leader in the planetarium community and have produced 20 films, both full length and shorts, which we distribute to other planetariums around the world for FREE.

Since 2017, 650+ planetariums in 66 countries and 47 states, plus the Virgin Islands, have downloaded our films.

Check out our productions!

Still image Forward to the Moon film logo against starry sky and the dragon capusle in orbit with earth to the right

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