Como Planetarium is part of St. Paul Public Schools. Our physical building is currently closed for school and public groups. The planetarium continues to operate remotely serving Saint Paul Public Schools and the community. We served over 15,000 members of the community during the 2019-2020 school year!

We intend to continue to serve Saint Paul Public Schools and the community through the COVID crisis.

Covid Offerings

We are currently serving Saint Paul Public School students in 1st, 3rd and 8th grades with unique planetarium-based lessons in Schoology and SeeSaw platforms. On-line Public planetarium programs will be available through Community Educaiton's on-line catalogue monthly.  

School Groups- On-line

Science education is our goal! We provide standards-based quality programing for pre-school through high school students. We are able to adapt presentations to best serve your students. We serve Saint Paul Public Schools, other districts, and educational organizations. If you are a teacher interested in a live on-line planetarium program. Please contact Sarah Weaver at sarah.weaver@spps.org. Live on-line programs are available on a limited basis.

Specialty Lessons for:

-Preschool

-Planet Tours

-Moon Lessons

-Speicial Education

Physical Building-currently closed

Como Planetarium is a 55-seat planetarium that specializes in educational experiences. We have been in operation since 1975 and we operate both our 'classic' star ball and an updated system. We are located in Como Elementary School (we are not located in Como Park...nearby...but not in). Our state-of-the-art system provides the opportunity for visitors to take virtual trips though the solar system, as well as enjoy film productions on our 30 ft. diameter screen.