Saturday Public Show Schedule

NOTICE: The John C. Wells Planetarium is open for the 2025-2026 School Year for both Family Shows and Feature Shows. The public is cordially invited.

Come on most Saturdays during the JMU school year (closed during JMU Breaks) and see a FREE full dome show and hear a live seasonal star talk highlighting the Shenandoah Valley night sky. The monthly schedule of shows is listed below.

Family Shows are designed for families with young children (ages 4 to 8) in mind. The showtimes for Family Shows are at 11:00 am and 1:00 pm. Feature Shows are great for middle/high school students and adults. The showtimes for Feature Shows are at 2:15 pm and 3:30 pm. All are welcome to attend either show and the public is cordially invited.

All shows are free admission for the public and no tickets are needed.

Family Show Schedule - 11:00 am and 1:00 pm

SEPTEMBER	The Magic Treehouse
OCTOBER	Exoplanets
NOVEMBER	Did an Asteroid Really Kill the Dinosaurs?
DECEMBER* (closed Dec 27)	Legends of the Night Sky: Orion
JANUARY	A Part of the Sky Called Orion
FEBRUARY	One World, One Sky. Big Bird's Adventure
MARCH	Earth, Moon and Sun
APRIL	Polaris. The Space Submarine and the Mystery of the Polar Night
MAY	Red Planet Rising
JUNE	Teenager's Guide to the Galaxy
JULY	Case of the Disappearing Planet
AUGUST	This is Our Sky

Feature Show Schedule - 2:15 pm and 3:30 pm

SEPTEMBER	Wayfinders
OCTOBER	Black Holes: To Infinity and Beyond
NOVEMBER	Chasing the Ghost Particle
DECEMBER* (closed Dec. 27)	Stars of the Pharoahs Evening Shows:The Mystery of the Christmas Star
JANUARY	Dark Matter
FEBRUARY	Tales of a Time Traveler
MARCH	Back to the Moon
APRIL	Dynamic Earth
MAY	Dawn of the Space Age
JUNE	Phantom of the Universe
JULY	Out There
AUGUST	Seeing!

Attention! We will be closed Saturday, December 27, 2025.

Please note: The John C. Wells planetarium strives to bring cutting-edge science to JMU as well as to the larger Shenandoah Valley community. Hence, the planetarium staff presents established science that is based on consensus from the scientific community. We will present the scientific evidence on topics such as climate change, evolution, age of the Earth, the Big Bang, and the age of the Universe. All of our full dome shows, activities, and live star talks make reference and begin with the premise that the age of the Universe is 13.8 billion years old, and that our Sun and the Solar System formed ~5 billions years ago. Our staff will not alter their presentations when discussing what some may consider controversial science topics.