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Keep Cool this Summer!

Its going to be a long hot summer (2017 was the hottest year on record for Arizona!) so you’ll need some cool science for the family. Take advantage of our Groupon deal, buy your family membership at up to a 40% discount, and bring the kids to Flandrau whenever you need to chill out! Members enjoy unlimited admission to exhibits, plus discounts for planetarium shows and summer camps

Earth Day 2018

Come celebrate Earth Day at Flandrau at our Earth Day Weekend (April 21 & 22) with 50% off admission to exhibits! Plus we’ll have special screenings of “Dynamic Earth” a planetarium show all about how our oceans and atmosphere support life on Earth. 

Member Appreciation Day

We are lucky to have the support of our members!

Join us on St. Patrick’s Day, Saturday, March 17th, where all planetarium shows will be FREE for Flandrau Members! The day will include exclusive, live demonstrations by UA Student Groups, explore our Insect Discovery Lab, and Earth Science Discovery Lab and enjoy refreshments from 1:00pm-4pm, as well as FREE planetarium shows ALL DAY to thank you for your support!

Tucson Festival of Books

Stop by Flandrau during Science City this March 10th and 11th for the Tucson Festival of Books! We'll be offering free admission to the Science Center exhibits and reduced price planetarium shows, with a special TFOB schedule! 

NOTE: Flandrau’s hours will be different during the Festival – 9:30am to 5:30pm, both Saturday and Sunday. Come join the fun!

Exoplanets: A New Planetarium Lecture Series

Join us as we launch a brand new three-part lecture series on exoplanets! Dozens of astronomers here at the University of Arizona study exoplanets (planets that orbit other stars). In the last decade, scientists have discovered that there are thousands of planets orbiting other stars in our milky way galaxy. Now they are searching for planets that may have the right conditions to host life as we know it: liquid water and an atmosphere.

Spring Break at Flandrau

Come join us this Spring Break at Flandrau! Come solve one of the mind benders in "Puzzles, Proofs and Patterns", climb to the tops of the trees in "Welcome to the Critical Zone", or discover what special gems Arizona holds in the UA Mineral Museum! We'll also be offering special 1pm screenings of the Perfect Little Planet planetarium show on Monday, March 5th and Thursday, March 8th, and We are Stars on Tuesday, March 6th and Friday March 9th! 

Rodeo Break at Flandrau

Bring the kids to Flandrau during Rodeo Break, with special 1pm screenings of the Perfect Little Planet planetarium show on Thursday, February 22 and Friday, February 23!

Board Game Day @ Flandrau

Put down your phone and join the fun! Board games bring families together over the holidays. This holiday season, Flandrau Science Center & Planetarium will host a Board Game Day with special guest UA Professor Dante Lauretta, a board game designer who also happens to be the lead scientist for the OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return mission! We’ll provide tables with board games, special reduced $4 admission, and have games available for purchase, including the two games designed by Dr. Lauretta – Xtronaut: The Game of Solar System Exploration and Constellations: The Game of Stargazing and the Night Sky.

Sean Parker's Universe

Bear Essential News and Flandrau Science Center and Planetarium team up to present Sean Parker's Universe! On Wednesday, December 6th, world-renowned astrophotographer Sean Parker will take visitors, fans, enthusiasts and every one interested on a tour across the cosmos! Tickets will be available for purchase at the Flandrau front desk starting Wednesday, November 29th.

Science & Chess Festival - December 2, 2017

We are excited to be hosting the fifth annual “Chess & Science Festival.” The festival will feature an All-Girls Chess Tournament, demonstrations and activities by UA student science clubs, planetarium shows, and science exhibits and activities that will be fun for the whole family.

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