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A Valentine’s Day Celebration

It’s the best and most romantic Valentine’s deal in town: “Love Under the Stars,” a dazzling celebration on Wednesday, Feb. 14, 5-8:30pm at the Springfield Science Museum!

Dress up in your favorite pink, red, or heart-adorned attire and join us for a dazzling Valentine’s evening in the Springfield Science Museum. Enjoy an original planetarium show created exclusively for this event by our staff, a tour of our rooftop observatory, hands-on activities exploring the art and science of love, and delicious sweet and savory charcuterie and a cash bar. Ages 21+.

Lovers of the Night Sky: Kaleidoscopic Light and Music Show
Immersive, colorful show in the recently renovated Seymour Planetarium featuring love songs from the 1950s to today and stories of love amid the constellations. Hosted by Jenny Powers, Director of Science. Select your showtime upon arrival at the Welcome Center: 5:30, 6:30, or 7:30 pm.

• View the night sky and learn about our 20-inch rooftop telescope in the Observatory
• Get up close and personal with the Museums’ live animals
• Customize your own friendship bracelets to share with loved ones
• Explore our latest special exhibition Animationland
• Learn the science behind spacesuits with a docent guide
• Assemble a bouquet of paper roses
• We’ve Got Chemistry: How to make oxygen for people in space
• Snaps some pictures–with fun digital props–in our photo booth (print copies available)
• Make a wood block print of the moon as it appears that evening