$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, January 5, 2018
ON HIATUS: $5 First Friday at Chabot Space & Science Center | Oakland Hills

January: Rockets and Robotics
Friday, January 5, 2018
6-10pm

Blast off! It’s rocket science this First Friday at Chabot. Learn what it takes to launch a rocket into space, operate a robot, and even how to make a rocket from things in your pantry! Meet local rocketeers and shake hands with Chabot’s own robot, Fritz.

Project Create Activity Space:
Project Create is a place where families create together to spark their curiosity and love of making. Imaginations will be stimulated as our makers think of new ways to tinker with materials we see every day making them better, different, or new.

Community Mural with Artist-in-Residence, Jacki Rust
Time: 6-10pm
Location: Gruener Astronomy Hall

Water Organ with Artist-in-Residence, Cere Davis
Time: 6-10pm
Location: Gruener Astronomy Hall

Live Band: Citizen Five
Location: Mezzanine

Rocket Laboratory
Times: 6 – 9pm
Location: Biology Lab

Rolling Missions in the Challenger Learning Center Space Craft
Time: 6 – 9pm
Location: Challenger

Scott Manley Talk: Why Rockets Fail
Times: 7pm
Location: Megadome Theater

Telescope Makers Workshop
Times: 7 – 10pm
Location: Chemistry/Physics Lab

Telescope Viewing
Times: 7:30 – 10:30pm
Location: Observatory Deck

Einstein’s Gravity Playlist (a planetarium show)
Times: 8pm
Location: Planetarium

Short Circuit (1986)
Times: 8:30pm
Location: Megadome

Pink Floyd: The Dark Side of the Moon Laser Show
Times: 9pm
Location: Planetarium

BeanSprouts Cafe
Time: 6-9pm

Event Partners
The Stanford Student Space Initiative (SSI)
Robotics for Fun

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.