$5 First Friday at Chabot Space & Science Center | Oakland Hills

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ON HIATUS: $5 First Friday at Chabot Space & Science Center | Oakland Hills

Enjoy $5 admission to the Chabot Space & Science Center in the Oakland Hills every First Friday of the month from 6-10 pm.

$5 admission includes unlimited access to everything from laser and planetarium shows to Night Hikes and Star Stories. Regular admission is $18 for adults, so this is a super deal.

Every First Friday event will include a variety of fun evening activities for the whole family. Enjoy music, a bar, science demos, talks, telescopes, space missions and more.

Some activities have limited capacity and are first come, first served, so get there to sign up early. There is no pre-registration for First Fridays; just show up and join in on the fun.

Updated 5/31/19 – Event info last checked via website

Friday, March 3, 2017
ON HIATUS: $5 First Friday at Chabot Space & Science Center | Oakland Hills

Berkeley City College Pixilation Station: 6-9:30pm
Use your whole body to create fun and magical animations with Berkeley City College at their Pixilation Station in Gruener Astronomy Hall
Star Trek DJ Dance Party: 6-10pm
Join the DJ for one giant dance party for mankind!
Location: Mezzanine

BeanSprouts Cafe: 6-9pm
Join the DJ for one giant dance party for mankind!
Location: Mezzanine

Photo Booth: 6-10pm
Location: Gruener Astronomy Hall

Project Create Activity Stations: 6-9:30pm
Create your own stop motion animation movie and have a blast with zoetropes!
Location: Gruener Astronomy Hall

Telescope Makers Workshop: 6-10pm
Open to all ages, the Telescope Makers’ Workshop is an all-volunteer group committed to helping people build their own telescopes. Drop in to see what they are up to!
Location: Chemistry/Physics Lab

Zeiss Astronomy Presentation: 6:15pm & 7pm
Explore the cosmos as a Chabot Astronomer leads you through the galaxy using a Zeiss Universarium Mark VIII Star Projector. This recently restored Zeiss projector uses advances fiber-optics to project stars with astonishing clarity.
Location: Planetarium

Leonardo: an animated short & the making of a short film-Talk by writer, director, and storyboard artist, Jim Capobianco: 6:45pm

Storytime: 7pm & 7:45pm
Gather around our Master Storyteller and hear tales about the night’s sky and science fiction. Fun for the whole family.
Location: Touch the Sun

Telescope Viewing: 7:30-10:30pm
The impressive 20″ telescope, named Rachel, is the largest refractor in the western United States regularly open to the public. Its companion, the 8″ Alvan Clark refractor, named Leah, is the original 1883 instrument donated by founder Anthony Chabot. Nellie, Chabot‘s youngest and most powerful telescope, is housed in a rolling roof observatory, allowing access to 180 degrees of sky. This modern, research-quality telescope offers breathtaking views of the cosmos.
Location: Observatory Deck

Comedian Mike Capozzola: Evil Cyborg Sea Monsters (17+): 8:30pm
This is a multimedia comedy show about superheroes, action movies, sci-fi, monsters and secret agents. If you’re a fan of Stark Trek, Star Wars, James Bond, Batman, Spiderman, Game of Thrones and time travel: DO NOT come to this show! These things are irreverently mocked and dissected by a pro. Mike’s done the show at various theatres, comic book conventions, libraries and comedy festivals in the U.S. and the U.K.

Mike Capozzola is a Bay Area based Stand Up Comedian and a published cartoonist (MAD Magazine, Ted Talks, WIRED, Best of McSweeney’s). He’s on the Advisory Board of The Cartoon Art Museum in San Francisco. He produces and hosts the annual “Comics 4 Comix” comedy event there.www.Capozzola.com. This show is for ages 17 and up.
Location: Megadome

Pink Floyd Laser Show: 9:15pm
Hear the beats of your favorite classic rock and pop songs and watch the rhythms dance in laser light. Be surrounded by 360 degrees of music and science fusion. Based on Pink Floyd’s 1973 album about humanitarian, political and philosophical empathy, Dark Side of the Moon is one of the most startling and bizarre laser light shows of all time!
Location: Planetarium

Bar
6-9:30pm

Disclaimer: Please double check event information with the event organizer as events can be canceled, details can change after they are added to our calendar, and errors do occur.