Space Day at PARI

This year’s Space Day open house at PARI is free and open to the public. Come join us Saturday, May 6th from 10am to 4pm for a day of fun and STEM learning.
Here are some things you can do:
📖Attend the signing of the newly released book all about PARI and talk to the author – “Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute: An Untold History of Spacemen & Spies” by Craig Gralley, at 11am and 2pm
🚀Hop on board our shuttle for outdoor site tours (*not a real space shuttle, just a ground one🚐)
💎Take in our museum galleries with NASA and space artifacts, minerals and gems, meteorites, and more, open with scientists to answer your questions☄️
🔭Peek through a solar telescope to safely observe the Sun and look for sunspots☀️
🪐Journey through our solar system on the Galaxy Walk, our scale model of our home in the universe
🖍️Visit the activity tables with fun stuff for kids
🎶Hear music played by DJ RaZor with 4 Dreamz Entertainment
🌌Immerse yourself in outer space with a planetarium show (requires a separate $5 ticket)
😋Enjoy a meal from local food vendor “Local Harvester” (food must be purchased)🥪
😃Visit booths and displays from some of PARI’s friends and partners. There will be books and robots and telescopes and more!
⛰️Hike to our observation deck for beautiful views
🎉Play games outside