Lindsay Elliot

**Our Planetarium Star Theatre shows are part of our ticketed timed entry programming. Visit our upcoming events page to see what we are currently offering.**

Lean back in your seat and immerse yourself in a journey through the universe. In Vancouver's only Planetarium Star Theatre, you'll experience planets, meteor showers, nebulas, black holes, galaxies, and countless other astronomical wonders. With new shows and content being updated all the time, there is something for everyone in the Planetarium Star Theatre. 

While all ages are welcome in the Planetarium Star Theatre, the recommended age is 6+ due to the scientific content shown.

Birth of Planet Earth

Birth of Planet Earth tells the twisted tale of our planet’s origins.

Unveiling the Invisible Universe  

Age: 
10+
There is more to the universe that we can see with our eyes.

Seeing! A Photon's Journey Across Space & Time

Age: 
10+ (recommended)
Show Length: 
45 minutes
Explore the life of a photon

Our Martian Neighbourhood

Age: 
7+ (recommended)
Show Length: 
45 minutes
Learn what it would take to live as a colonist on Mars.

The Sun Our Living Star

The Sun: Our Living Star

Age: 
8+ (recommended)
Show Length: 
45 minutes
Discover the secrets of our star in this planetarium show and experience never-before-seen images of the Sun’s violent surface in immersive fulldome format.

Hot and Energetic Univers

The Hot & Energetic Universe

Age: 
12+ (recommended)
Show Length: 
45 minutes
Explore some of the most turbulent processes in our universe.

Out There

Out There

Age: 
8+ (recommended)
Show Length: 
45 minutes
Discover more about the quest for planets beyond our solar system.

Phantom of the Universe: The Hunt for Dark Matter

Age: 
10+ (recommended)
Show Length: 
45 minutes
Discover more about dark matter, from the Big Bang, to the theorizing of its existence, to its anticipated discovery at the Large Hadron Collider and the role of scientists associated with Vancouver-based TRIUMF in current scientific breakthroughs.

The Searcher

Age: 
10+ (recommended)
Show Length: 
45 minutes
Encounter the searcher, a visitor from another galaxy, and join him on his quest through time and space to solve the mystery of his lost civilization.

Cosmology 101

Age: 
12+ (recommended)
Show Length: 
45 minutes
What is the theory of the Big Bang and what does this theory suggest about an end to our universe?

Stories in the Stars

Age: 
10+ (recommended)
Show Length: 
45 minutes
Constellations are more than just connect-the-dot shapes - they reveal stories told over centuries that connect us to the cultures that created them.

A Rock's Life

Age: 
10+ (recommended)
Show Length: 
45 minutes
Join us for a virtual field trip to explore some of the unique geological features in our own backyard.

Our Closest Neighbour

Age: 
8+ (recommended)
Show Length: 
45 minutes
Explore different views of the Moon and develop an understanding of Earth’s closest neighbour from a historical, aboriginal and scientific perspective.

Astronomer's Periodic Table

Age: 
12+ (recommended)
Show Length: 
45 minutes
Where do elements come from and how are they cycled through the universe?

Dark Matter Mystery: Exploring a Cosmic Secret

Age: 
10+ (recommended)
Show Length: 
45 minutes
This fulldome film examines one of astrophysics’ greatest expeditions: the mystery of dark matter and why it is exists. Would galaxies fall apart without it? What does it look like?

The Universe

Age: 
10+ (recommended)
Show Length: 
45 minutes
Travel through our solar system and beyond our Milky Way Galaxy.

Our Night Sky

Age: 
6+ (recommended)
Show Length: 
40 minutes
The night sky is full of changes and they are predictable!

Exploring Extremes

Age: 
10+ (recommended)
Show Length: 
45 minutes
Discover how scientists use Earth-based environments as analogues for studying environments on other planets.

Stars

Age: 
12+ (recommended)
Show Length: 
45 minutes
See stars like you've never seen them before. We will take you on a visually stunning journey through the life of a star.

Surfing the Solar System

Age: 
6+ (recommended)
Show Length: 
45 minutes
See the solar system as you’ve never seen it before.