Brisbane City Council's Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium features entertaining and informative shows for adults and children. All general audience and children's shows include two parts - the main feature and a tour of Brisbane's night sky by the Planetarium's astronomers.

Show schedule

On this page, you will find a display of all shows. To see all Planetarium shows for a specific date or date range, or to see a specific show, filter your search. Alternatively, you can choose a show from the list below.

For the enjoyment of audiences, the following programs are not recommended for children under six years of age.
Cosmic Collisions | Dark UniverseEdge of Darkness | Passport to the UniverseAstronomy Live| We Are Aliens! | Worlds Beyond Earth

These shows are suitable for children.
Perfect Little Planet | The Little Star That Could | Tycho Goes to MarsTycho to the Moon

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Sun 11 Jun 2023, 10:00am

Embark on an amazing adventure as two children spend a night touring the Solar System alongside their ship’s navigator, a talking astronomy book. Session...

Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium, Mt Coot-tha

Sun 11 Jun 2023, 11:00am

Children will love this tour of the Solar System through the eyes of a family of aliens on vacation from another star system. Session concludes with an...

Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium, Mt Coot-tha

Sun 11 Jun 2023, 12:00pm

A virtual reality games designer has built a new game, set on the Moon. But something is wrong… Could the bug be linked to the phases of the moon, or its...

Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium, Mt Coot-tha

Sun 11 Jun 2023, 1:30pm

Collisions, both dazzling and destructive, release energy that drives the growth and evolution of the universe and shape our place within it. Produced by the...

Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium, Mt Coot-tha

Sun 11 Jun 2023, 2:45pm

Join us for a mission of discovery as the Planetarium's astronomers take you on a journey through the Cosmic Skydome's virtual universe. Learn about recent...

Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium, Mt Coot-tha

Tue 13 Jun 2023, 2:45pm

Get your passport for a thrilling journey through the Solar System, beneath the rings of Saturn, into the heart of the Orion Nebula, out of the Milky Way Galaxy...

Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium, Mt Coot-tha

Wed 14 Jun 2023, 2:45pm

All-sky astronomy is a new way of looking at the sky to better understand our Universe. Produced in partnership with the ARC Centre of Excellence for All-Sky...

Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium, Mt Coot-tha

Thu 15 Jun 2023, 2:45pm

Collisions, both dazzling and destructive, release energy that drives the growth and evolution of the universe and shape our place within it. Produced by the...

Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium, Mt Coot-tha

Fri 16 Jun 2023, 2:45pm

Join us for a mission of discovery as the Planetarium's astronomers take you on a journey through the Cosmic Skydome's virtual universe. Learn about recent...

Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium, Mt Coot-tha

Last updated: 1 June 2023

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