Here's something to add to your list of Tucson holiday traditions — planetarium shows at Flandrau.
The kids will love the "Laser Holidays" show, which features laser lights dancing across the planetarium to popular seasonal songs like "The Christmas Song" by Nat King Cole, "All I Want for Christmas is You" by Mariah Carey and more.
"Season of Light" will get you in the spirit by exploring the many festivals of light, including Christmas and Hanukkah, that celebrate the spirit of renewal around the Winter Solstice. You'll learn about how the festivals of light were inspired by the darkness of winter and how those traditions connect back to astronomy.
While you're there for the show, check out the Science Center Exhibits and the UA Mineral Museum. There are hands-on exhibits and cool things to look at and learn from.
Mia Moon, 8, and Rutvik Pateo, 8, from Fulton Elementary School, help prevent a mock uranium leak at the Flaundrau Science Center and Planetarium.
Details
What: Holiday Planetarium Shows
Where: Flandrau Science Center & Planetarium, 1601 E. University Blvd.
When: The Science Center is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Fridays; 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturdays and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays (Closed on Christmas and New Years day)
Cost: $16 adults; $12 children 4 to 17; free for children 3 and under. Price includes admission to the Science Center exhibits, UA Mineral Museum and one planetarium show. (Single item pricing is available)
Holiday show schedule
When: November 24, 2016 - January 7, 2017
Monday
*2 p.m. Season of Light
4 p.m. Laser Holidays
Tuesday
*2 p.m. Season of Light
4 p.m. Touring the Solar System
Wednesday
*2 p.m. Season of Light
4 p.m. Black Holes
Thursday
*2 p.m. Season of Light
4 p.m. Tucson Sky and Beyond
Friday
*2 p.m. Season of Light
4 p.m. Perfect Little Planet
5 p.m. Mysteries of the Unseen World
6 p.m. Touring the Solar System
7 p.m. Season of Light
8 p.m. Tucson Sky and Beyond
9 p.m. Laser Holidays
Saturday
Noon We Are Stars
1 p.m. Touring the Solar System
2 p.m. Season of Lights
3 p.m. Tucson Sky and Beyond
4 p.m. We Are Stars
5.p.m. Mysteries of the Unseen World
6 p.m. Laser Holidays
7 p.m. Season of Lights
8 p.m. Asteroid: Mission Extreme
9 p.m. Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon
Sunday
1 p.m. We Are Stars
2 p.m. Touring the Planets
3 p.m. Season of Light
4 p.m. Laser Holidays
*2 p.m. shows do not begin until Tuesday Dec. 12th
Note: There will be no shows on December 18, 19 and 20.
