Calendar of Events
Hours of Operation
Weekdays (Tuesday – Friday), open Noon – 10:00 p.m.
Weekends (Saturday – Sunday), open 10:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Mondays – CLOSED
* The Observatory is closed on Christmas Day.
NOTE: The Observatory will be OPEN on Thursday, January 1 (New Year's Day)
NOTE: The Observatory will be closing early on the following days:
• Closing at 5:00 p.m. on Christmas Eve (Wednesday, December 24)
• Closing at 6:00 p.m. on New Year's Eve (Wednesday, December 31)
Special Programs - Free of Charge
All Space Considered
Friday, December 5, 2008, 7:30 p.m.
Space News and Update program by Griffith Observatory Curator and staff
Leonard Nimoy Event Horizon Theater
Free Admission
Public Star Party
Saturday, December 6, 2008
2:00 p.m. - 9:45 p.m.
Griffith Observatory Lawn/Sidewalks/Roof
Regular Programs
Griffith Observatory presents daily programs in the Samuel Oschin Planetarium and Leonard Nimoy Event Horizon Theater. It also hosts periodic special events and monthly public star parties.
NOTE: During the following holiday periods, we are pleased to offer the popular Let's Make a Comet demonstration program in the Leonard Nimoy Event Horizon.
Thanksgiving Weekend (Friday, Nov. 28 - Sunday, Nov. 30)
Winter Holiday (Saturday, Dec. 20 - Sunday, January 4)
Let’s Make a Comet is a 25-minute demonstration program that mixes common household ingredients with dry ice to make a small comet that’s just like the real thing. Families explore the nature of water in all its forms - solid, liquid, and gas - and learn why water is so important to life on Earth. Recent images and discoveries from NASA missions reveal where we might find water - and possibly life - on other worlds in our solar system.
Show Times:
Tuesday - Friday: 2:00 p.m.
Saturday - Sunday: 12:00 noon and 2:00 p.m.
Performances of Let's Make a Comet at these times will replace the normally scheduled showing of the Once and Future Griffith Observatory.
NOTE: During these same holiday periods, we will also add an additional 4:15 p.m. weekday showing of Water Is Life instead of Centered in the Universe in the Samuel Oschin Planetarium.
Phone Contacts
General Information Line: 213-473-0800
L.A. City's "311" Information Line: 866-4LACITY
Those wishing to attend programs at Griffith Observatory may drive up and park in the main lot or along adjacent roads. Please be advised that parking is limited and not guaranteed. Demand for parking is highest on weekends.
