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Big Astronomy

Every day

At California Academy of Sciences

Inner Sunset, San Francisco

Reserve planetarium tickets ahead — they fill up
Show is about 25 minutes, perfect break between exhibits
Academy ticket includes this — no extra charge

Journey to Chile's Andes telescopes without leaving your seat. This immersive dome show puts you inside world-class observatories scanning the cosmos from the Atacama Desert.

Friday, November 6

Book Tickets

What are you into?

  • dome theater experience
  • interactive astronomy
  • family-friendly
  • awe-inspiring visuals
  • California Academy of Sciences
  • Inner Sunset
  • San Francisco

Coming up at California Academy of Sciences

  • California Academy of Sciences Sustainable Transportation Discount

    California Academy of Sciences Sustainable Transportation Discount

    Fri Nov 6

    Four museums under one roof

  • Tiny Chef Animated Short

    Tiny Chef Animated Short

    Fri Nov 6

    Animated eco-comedy

  • California Academy of Sciences Discounted Admission

    California Academy of Sciences Discounted Admission

    Fri Nov 6

    Science under a living roof

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Upcoming nearby

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    2026 San Francisco Dance Film Festival

    Fri, Nov 6 · 2:00 PM

    Marina District

    Choreography meets cinema

  • BROKEN VEIN

    Fri, Nov 6 · 3:20 PM

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    Contemporary Greek film screening

  • Cinema SF Bay Present & Catharine Clark Gallery Present | Sandow Birk: Featured Length Film Screening

    Cinema SF Bay Present & Catharine Clark Gallery Present | Sandow Birk: Featured Length Film Screening

    Fri, Nov 6 · 7:30 PM

    Outer Richmond

    Sandow Birk double feature

  • Wolfwalkers

    Wolfwalkers

    Sat, Nov 7 · 10:00 AM

    Seacliff

    Free morning movie screening

  • Muppet Treasure Island

    Muppet Treasure Island

    Sat, Nov 7 · 10:00 AM

    Seacliff

    Weekend morning classics

  • Free Filipino “Manilatown” Film Double Feature + Q&As at SFMOMA

    Free Filipino “Manilatown” Film Double Feature + Q&As at SFMOMA

    Sat, Nov 7 · 1:00 PM

    Transbay

    Manilatown Film Double Feature

  • Free “Wood Street” Film Screening on Oakland’s Unhoused + Q&A

    Free “Wood Street” Film Screening on Oakland’s Unhoused + Q&A

    Sat, Nov 7 · 2:00 PM

    Civic Center

    Wood Street film screening

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    STUDIO 8 FILM FESTIVAL: Juried Show: Personal Visions (Presented by SF Artists Alumni)

    Sat, Nov 7 · 2:00 PM

    Seacliff

    Juried short film screening

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Eat & drink nearby

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  • Sunset Night Market 2026

    Sunset Night Market 2026

    1.7 km away

    Outer Sunset

    Free Asian-style night market

  • Lion Kitchen

    Lion Kitchen

    2.2 km away

    Outer Sunset

    Chinese comfort food

  • LDC X Jules Pizza Collab Pie

    LDC X Jules Pizza Collab Pie

    3.1 km away

    Duboce Triangle

    Cookbook collab night