Our on-line reservation system has not yet been implemented. You may buy tickets when you arrive or you may reserve tickets by calling 207-780-4249 or by e-mailing the director.

Monday’s events

1:00 p.m. Two Small Pieces of Glass

Call 207-780-4249 or e-mail edward.herrickgleason@maine.edu to reserve your space.

New Year’s Planetarium!
Sunday, December 31, 2023

6:30 p.m. – midnight

Celebrate 2024’s arrival at the Southworth Planetarium! See many of our most popular shows in one night. We conclude the evening by watching the Times Square Ball Drop through our full dome projector.

Admission by donation

Same day reservations allowed!

Reserve a private show at the Southworth Planetarium!

We are open all summer. Reserve a private show for your school group, birthday party, recreation center or any other organization.

You choose the show!

Each show includes a live night sky tour in our simulated star dome theatre.

Call 207-780-4249


Mid-Winter’s Eve at Stonehenge

Wednesday, December 20, 2023
7:00 p.m.

We ‘visit’ Stonehenge on the night before each solstice. Join us for this exploration of the world’s most famous megalith. How was it built? For what purpose? Was it an astronomical observatory, a site for elaborate rituals, both or neither.

The Southworth Planetarium is a proud member of the International Big History Association. We at the Southworth Planetarium don’t just study astronomy. We study existence itself.