Schedules and Tickets
Purchase Tickets
You can order tickets through the PAC box office, or through the Western My Pro Venue platform.
For disability accommodations, please contact us at planetarium@wwu.edu. Disability access information is available online at Transportation Services, and further resources can be found on Western's Disability Access Center website and the AS Disability Outreach Center.
Public Shows:
We have several public shows scheduled in the first half of 2025:
- Saturday, March 8th, 10am - The Sky Tonight
- Saturday, March 8th, 11am - The First Stargazers
- Saturday, April 5th, 10am - The Sky Tonight
- Saturday, April 5th, 11am - The First Stargazers
- Saturday, May 24th, 10am - The Sky Tonight
- Saturday, May 24th, 11am - The First Stargazers
You may purchase tickets for these shows through the PAC Box Office or through My Pro Venue. If tickets are not listed for sale for one of the dates listed above, the show has sold out. Tickets stop selling the Friday before the show.
Tickets must be presented at the planetarium. No late seating.
Private Shows
We are now scheduling for Spring Quarter 2025.
Private shows are scheduled by appointment only, and must be scheduled & paid for at least two weeks in advance. Currently, we are able to schedule private shows on Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings, with start times between 10am and 1pm.
Our shows are recommended for ages 8 and up.
All shows are in line with the Next Generation Science Standards for grades 4 to 12.
Our group shows are offered for $135 and are 35 minutes long, we can accommodate 45 people. To schedule a show, please email planetarium@wwu.edu with your request.
The planetarium is staffed on a part time bases and scheduling requests can take a week to process. To expedite the process, please include the following information in your e-mail:
- Main contact name and e-mail
- Organization (school, grade, ect.)
- Approx. age/grade of guests
- Anticipated number of guests (including chaperones!)
- Preferred dates/times
Please note that shows are scheduled on a first come, first serve bases on the availability of the planetarium.
When your show has been scheduled, you will be sent a link to purchase your ticket. Tickets must be purchased two weeks before the show date to reserve your show. You will receive a confirmation e-mail once purchase has been confirmed with parking and arrival information (also found on our website).
Click here to learn about our available show topics.
Once confirmation of your ticket purchase is received, we'll send you a confirmation e-mail with further information. That information can also be found on our Getting There page.
For WWU student projects, class field trips, or staff and faculty retreats, see our Student and Faculty page.
The planetarium office is staffed on a part-time basis, and scheduling requests can take up to a week to process.