Kidspace Children's Museum will launch you into space with our mobile planetarium, the Discovery Dome(r)! Get up close to all the planets in our Solar System. Learn some fun and amazing facts about each planet and some of their moons! Discover the constellations in our night sky and hear constellation stories from different cultures. Watch a presentation about Mars or our own Moon. All without leaving Earth!

Showtimes: 2:45; 3:45; 4:45; 5:45; 6:45; 7:45.  Show duration ~30 minutes

Astronomers from the Carnegie Observatories provide a tour of the night sky in our new inflatable planetarium, made possible by a generous grant from the Pasadena Community Foundation. You'll visit our telescopes in Chile, view the night sky around the world, and fly through the solar system. Visit our table outside the planetarium for more info about the Carnegie Observatories.

Showtimes: 2:15; 3:15; 4:15; 5:15; 6:15; 7:15.  Show duration ~30 minutes.

Astronomers from the California Institute of Technology lead by Dr. Cameron Hummels will present several demonstrations for visitors including a dry-ice comet and how the optics in a telescope work.  They will also operate telescopes to provide observations of the surface of the Sun as well as viewing the night sky after sunset. 

Come learn more about the Giant Magellan Telescope, one member of the next class of giant ground-based telescopes that promises to revolutionize our view and understanding of the universe.

Experience the universe through a virtual reality tour and explore other worlds! IPAC astronomers will not only take you to the nearest exoplanet system, but also offer you a view through infrared eyes.

Caltech scientists will show off a traveling circus of fun physics demonstrations.

A great group of amateur astronomers will be there providing telescopes for stargazing starting at 8:30.  Come see Jupiter and Saturn in person!  They will be located between the Convention Center and Paseo.

Pasadena City College has a range of programs in the natural sciences, from physics to geology and everything in between. The campus is also home to a Pasadena landmark -- the PCC Observatory, which was opened in 1931 with a ceremony featuring Albert Einstein. At AstroFest visitors can learn about PCC's programs for students of all ages and see a demonstration of NASA's Swarmathon robots, which are programmed and controlled by a team of PCC students.

TMT will be at AstroFest 2018. Come and visit our booth at the free Astronomy festival 2-8pm on Saturday July 14 at the Pasadena Convention Center. You will take a virtual tour of TMT Observatory with our VR walkthrough and experience the methods astronomers use to determine the nature of the Universe and all the objects within. Stop by for the latest news and sign up for our e-newsletter. Look for Warren and Angel!

Celestial bodies tethered by orbital physics to our solar system's planets, commonly known as moons, comprise a consortium of enticing worlds. Find out how contemporary art and today's astronomy intersect in the exhibition MOONS, opening at ArtCenter College of Design's Williamson Gallery on July 19. See a preview of works in the exhibit, view catalogs from the Williamson Gallery's noted series of science-art exhibitions, get information about ArtCenter, and grab an invitation to attend the MOONS opening reception!

Members of Westridge School’s Rocketry Team will be at AstroFest to show their rockets and discuss the annual high school rocketry competition, the Team America Rocketry Challenge (TARC). TARC engages students in aerospace engineering, challenging them to build and fly rockets. This year the competition requires students to build a rocket that can carry one egg safely while reaching an altitude of 775 feet in 41 to 43 seconds.  Team members incorporate 3D printing into their rocket designs along with precisely cut wooden rocket parts.

Discover mysterious worlds beyond our solar system and stand on these planets with our 360 virtual reality. Take a tour through amazing stellar systems and see the technology and methods we use to find these distant planets!

To observe the night sky with a telescope is the way we learn about the Universe. Astronomers usually travel to remote sites where there is not a lot of light. However, small telescopes already allow us to explore our solar system. Celestron, one of the major telescope manufacturers will bring several of their telescopes for our public star gazing and also offer one in a raffle! So, would you like to become an astronomer?

Thanks to StickerMule, we will be offering beautiful Pasadena AstroFest Stickers!