Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium events
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. Bookings are recommended. The Planetarium is closed on Mondays and public holidays. View the opening hours.
Show schedule
On this page, you will find a display of all shows, in calendar order. 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.
General audience shows
Capturing the Cosmos | Cosmic Collisions | Dark Universe | Edge of Darkness | Experience the Aurora | Moons: Worlds of Mystery | Passport to the Universe | Saturday Night 'Live' | Starlight | Tales of a Time Traveler | We Are Aliens!
Children's shows
Perfect Little Planet | The Little Star That Could
Wed 21 Aug 2019, 1:30pm
Session for school students, covering school curriculum topics. If seats are available, the public may attend this show - please phone to enquire.
Wed 21 Aug 2019, 3:00pm
Narrated by Hayley Atwell. Amazing scenes of places imaged for the first time, gathered by key space missions. Fly through the great cliffs on comet 67P, gaze...
Thu 22 Aug 2019, 1:30pm
Session for school students, covering school curriculum topics. If seats are available, the public may attend this show - please phone to enquire.
Thu 22 Aug 2019, 3:00pm
Explore ancient civilizations. Witness the birth of the universe. Journey to the edge of a black hole. Follow the lives of stars, the time scale of the Big Bang...
Fri 23 Aug 2019, 1:30pm
This award-winning show shares the science behind the aurora and features timelapse images taken over seven months in the Arctic Circle with high resolution...
Fri 23 Aug 2019, 3:00pm
Narrated by Australian actor Geoffrey Rush. This show explores “all-sky” astronomy, probing the early Universe and the forces that have shaped it, with two of...
Fri 23 Aug 2019, 6:30pm
Narrated by Tom Hanks. This is a thrilling journey through the Solar System, beneath the rings of Saturn, into the heart of the Orion Nebula, out of the Milky...
Fri 23 Aug 2019, 7:30pm
Narrated by Hayley Atwell. Amazing scenes of places imaged for the first time, gathered by key space missions. Fly through the great cliffs on comet 67P, gaze...
Sat 24 Aug 2019, 11:30am
Children will love this show as they learn about our solar system through the eyes of a family of aliens on vacation from another solar system. Recommended for...