Planetarium

Millholland Planetarium

Shows that are Out of the World!

The Millholland Planetarium is a 65-seat, digital planetarium theater featuring a giant screen, 30 ft dome images, and surround sound to transport visitors beyond the confines of Earth. Journey to the center of a black hole, tour the surface of the Sun, the rings of Saturn, and more! We cannot wait for you to experience shows and programs in the Millholland Planetarium!

Upcoming Showtimes

  • Magic Tree House

    Thu, May 14 2026  3:00 pm - 3:30 pm

    Travel with Jack and Annie, stars of the Magic Tree House® bestselling children’s book series, as they visit an observatory and beyond into space with the help of an astronomer and astronaut.


 

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*Planetarium shows are included with admission based on seat availability

LEGEND OF THE ENCHANTED REEF

Dive in with three friends on the ocean adventure of a lifetime. After a fishing trawler devastates their reef, the trio has no choice but to set out on a quest to find a new home.

As they search the sea for a legendary reef, the friends encounter a variety of intriguing environments, from kelp forests to sunken wrecks—and even outer space!

MAGIC TREE HOUSE

 

Travel with Jack and Annie, stars of the Magic Tree House® bestselling children’s book series, as they visit an observatory and beyond into space with the help of an astronomer and astronaut.

LIVING WORLDS

Whether earthly or alien, all life leaves a trace. Journey through space and time to discover how life makes Earth livable, where it could be found elsewhere in the cosmos, and what new technologies we might use to find it.

Along the way, you'll learn how light and color can help us spot other living worlds even from vast distances-and develop a new appreciation for the one-of-a-kind planet right beneath our feet.

LED ZEPPLIN LASER SHOW

Led Zeppelin is proclaimed by many critics to be the progenitors of heavy metal and hard rock, and their individualistic style reset the standards for many musical genres in the 1960s and ‘70s.

Now you can relive the magical sounds of Led Zeppelin while enjoying a visual treat of custom laser imagery.

We are out-of-this-world excited to announce that the Millholland Planetarium has a state-of-the-art digital projector! The new projector still has old favorites, now with brighter and more crisp images, along with new shows!

Features of the new projector include...

  • The ability to 'dome cast' or share live and recorded events from other planetariums!
  • Access to the database of over 400 partners that CSC can use as programmatic elements!
  • The Digistar 7's connectivity will allow CSC to stream live feeds like NASA's Perseverance landing mission control experience!

Thank you to our sponsors

The following sponsors' generosity helps support the Millholland Planetarium:

E. Rhodes & Leona B. Carpenter Foundation

John & Eileen Leach

Kenneth K. & Suzanne G. Millholland Endowment

Pepsi Cola Bottling Company of Hickory, NC

TSH Foundation

Underdown Family Foundation

Special Group Shows in the Planetarium

You can book a planetarium show for your group! For more information, contact our Office Staff at info@catawbascience.org or (828) 322.8169