CHANGING LIVES AND INSPIRING LEARNING THROUGH SCIENCE AND WONDER.
Welcome! This is NOT your High School Science Class...
CSC is excited to present Science After Dark, hands-on educational fun and engagement for adults! Science After Dark provides adults the opportunity to visit CSC exhibits, learn from experts, and engage actively with CSC’s programs, after hours. We have dissections and laser shows including a reworked Dark Side of the Moon planned! Events include adult beverages available for donation. Details for future events will be announced quarterly. We hope to see you there!
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6:30, 7:30, 8:30, & 9:30 PM in the Millholland Planetarium
We are SOLD OUT for all four showtimes for the Pink Floyd Laser Show! We are excited to see you all this weekend. Please Note: Tickets not claimed by showtime will be resold to in-person attendees. Planetarium doors close and lock 5 minutes after the show starts and cannot be reopened. We are excited to see you there!
Purchase tickets in advance to secure your spot!
Members: $5.50
Nonmembers: $7.50
5:30 – 7:30 PM in the Planetarium Building
'Tap' into the trends of an NC staple beverage. Learn why North Carolina is a beer mecca. Appalachian State University's Dr. Brett Taubman, Professor and Director of Fermentation Sciences will lead participants through the evolution of IPAs with a discussion of brewery innovations and tutored tastings from local breweries with more than just IPAs. This event is open to ages 21+ only.
Purchase tickets in advance to secure your spot!
Members: $12
Nonmembers: $15
CANCELED
Assemble your team and prepare for a night of science fun and competition. Explore CSC’s new featured exhibit Big League Fun. Compete against each other in a time-tracked romp through exhibit challenges (who can throw the fastest pitch?), feats of bravery (which bug will you dare to eat?), and trivia. Activities will be outside, weather permitting, and in the main building. To determine a winning team, CSC will validate each team’s start/end times and performance on tasks. Details provided in a confirmation email prior to the event.
Daytime showings for all ages, and 21+ evening showings in the Millholland Planetarium
It’s a Cruel Summer without T-Swift. Leave a Blank Space in your calendar on July 13th for Swiftie Saturday, CSC's first Taylor Swift laser show! Dress as your favorite Swift Era, make a bracelet to swap while learning about UV/glow in the dark science, and take a Reputation worthy photo with one of CSC’s snakes. Meet us at Midnight on July 1st when tickets go on sale! Subscribe to the email list to be the first to know. We’ll be Enchanted to meet you there.
Daytime showings open to all ages; no children under 12 unaccompanied by an adult.
11:00am
1:00pm
3:00pm
Evening showings ages 21 and up
6:45pm
8:00pm
Non-members: $18
Members: $8
6 PM in the Millholland Planetarium
Theme night with shows voted on by Science After Dark participants! Doors open at 6:00 PM for you to catch Led Zepplin at 6:30 PM, Classic Rock at 7:45 PM, and Bowie at 9:00 PM! Come ready for fun and dressed in your best Rock outfit! Beer and wine will be available for a donation.
Purchased tickets in advance to secure your spot; pricing and link coming soon!
Time TBD in the Planetarium Building
Come to the Science Center for an astronomy filled night under the stars. Let's fill the planetarium building with a galaxy of fun! Potential partners include, CVAC to us on the lawn for stargazing.
Purchase tickets in advance to reserve your spot; pricing and link coming soon!
Location/Time TBD
Explore the new featured exhibit Artificial Intelligence: Your Mind and the Machine! Potential speaker from Microsoft or Google.
Purchase in tickets in advance to reserve your spot; pricing and link coming soon!
Took the kiddos and they loved it. Employees were nice and helpful. If your looking for something to do with the kids give this place a shot.
We love the Science Center! I take my 2 and 4 year old boys weekly to play and enjoy the exhibits. The staff are wonderful and the classes offered are excellent! We are so blessed to have such an amazing resource in our area.
What a wonderful place to visit! Great environment to learn and the staff is very helpful! Hickory is lucky to have great family education and entertainment.
Fabulous and I don’t often give praise. We took our grandson and were there for hours. He loved it and so did we.
This place was great. We have kids from 8 to 1 and they all had a great time. What I really liked is most of the exhibits are hands on and that really kept them occupied.
