Recommended for all ages
Visitors look through a high-powered telescope on the museum’s outdoor observation deckJoin us at the Bell for our next star party! Outside, we’ll have our telescopes set up to observe our favorite deep space objects (weather permitting). Inside, our expert astronomy team will guide you through the night sky and highlight cosmic sights in our planetarium and you can explore different hands-on activities.
At this star party, we’ll be exploring the world of Roman — NASA’s next space telescope that will investigate dark energy, exoplanets, and more!
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is slated to launch in late summer 2026 — if all goes well, we might even have initial data from it!
Registration is requested to receive updates regarding this event through Eventbrite.
PLEASE NOTE: Your Eventbrite registration is not a planetarium show ticket. You can retrieve a planetarium ticket from the front desk at the Star Party.
Parking
– Paid surface lot parking, managed by UMN Parking & Transportation Services, is available with an entrance off of Larpenteur Ave. The daily rate is $6. Note: The parking fee is waived for any vehicle in the lot under 10 minutes. Pay stations only accept credit cards.
– A complimentary, accessible shuttle will be traveling between these off-site locations and the Bell entrance:
UMN Lot #171
1532 Cleveland Avenue, Falcon Heights, MN 55108
Shuttle will pick up on the corner of Cleveland and Dudley
UMN Lot #175
2067 Dudley Avenue, Falcon Heights, MN 55108
Shuttle will pick up on the corner of Cleveland and Dudley
