We will resume hosting programs in September 2022. To request a program for a group, please fill out this form. 

Public Tuesday Nights

March 21, 5:30 p.m. - Spring Skies Pre-K (SOLD OUT)
We begin SPRING! Celebrate our seasonal constellations and enjoy some hands-on activities about what we observe in our spring sky! This program is designed for pre-K children and their families. REGISTER 

March 21, 7 p.m. - Spring Skies 
Look up! Let's explore our season and the return of more sunlight with planetarium views and a film. This program is designed for general audiences. REGISTER 

April 18, 5:30 p.m. - Our Solar System and NASA Missions Pre-K
Take a tour of our nearest neighbors- the planets! Explore the solar system and everything in between through the lens of NASA’s historical missions. REGISTER

April 18, 7 p.m. - Our Solar System and NASA Missions 
Take a tour of our nearest neighbors- the planets! Explore the solar system and everything in between through the lens of NASA’s historical missions. This program is designed for people of all ages. REGISTER 

May 2, 7 p.m. - Summer Skies
What is in the sky for summer? Explore the events to watch this summer with our planetarium. We will guide you through what to look for, and where and when to watch astronomical events of the summer. Take a sneak peek at the sky with the planetarium. REGISTER

See the list in St. Paul Community Education catalog here!

Schedule a time to visit the planetarium on Tuesdays or Thursdays between 2:30-4:30. Minimum group size is 10 visitors at $6 per person. Contact Sarah Weaver for availability (sarah.weaver@spps.org)

Saint Paul Public School Visits

Como Planetarium is part of Saint Paul Public Schools (ISD 625). Our physical building is currently OPEN for SPPS students!

Teachers can register for an onsite field trip HERE!  

(SPPS virtual field trips can also be scheduled for online schools here). 

Attending the planetarium in person is highly beneficial for student learning.

Virtual programs are available to schools both within and outside St. Paul Public Schools (ISD 625). Please contact Sarah Weaver (sarah.weaver@spps.org) to schedule a virtual experience for students.  We served over 15,000 members of the community in the  2019-2020 school year!  

Como Planetarium limits COVID exposures by:

1. Being an SPPS site run by a SPPS teacher- all district protocols apply, including cleaning, distancing and vaccination/testing personnel.

2. Potential for hosting only one classroom at a time in a space designed to hold twice as many people (built for 55 people). Social distancing can be maintained

3. Using a separate building entrance for the planetarium field trips-students. This enables field trip students to have no contact with any other personnel or students from the rest of the building.

4. Having students bring their own iPads to eliminate a shared touch surface and increase the interaction for the lesson.