Blast off on a live-action immersive festive space adventure for the whole family
Get set for an intergalactic adventure this Christmas at Winchester Science Centre! Watch as Christmas comes to life through an immersive theatrical experience at Cosmic Christmas. Find out if you’ve got what it takes to live and work in space with Space Station Science. Discover what happens when the Science Centre closes its doors at Science Lates. 'Tis the season for Santa, space and spectacular science.
Cosmic Christmas
Santa’s back in the Planetarium at Winchester Science Centre this festive season! On weekends and during the school holidays between Saturday 14 and Monday 23 December families are invited to blast into Cosmic Christmas, a live-action immersive space adventure where theatrical performance, magical effects and an out-of-this-world Planetarium journey through space will bring an original Christmas tale to life. Children will receive a special Christmas gift and there’ll be time to meet Santa to snap a festive selfie. Families will be sure to make memories this Christmas that will propel them to the stars and back! And, on Monday 23 December, a British Sign Language interpreter will be signing during the 2.30pm show.
Space Station Science
And that’s not all. Families visiting for Cosmic Christmas will also get to experience all the fun of Space Station Science as part of their general admission ticket. Astronauts in training will be put through their paces as they learn what it takes to live and work in space. In live science show, Blast Off, audiences will be wowed by explosive combustion experiments that explore how shuttles launch into the stars. In the Satellite Station, space cadets will learn how to build and maintain satellites like they do on the International Space Station. And in the Space Garage the space crew will get hands-on with real moon rock and find out all about the objects that are floating around in space right now!
Science After Dark
Looking for a work Christmas party idea? A unique festive date night? Or just something different to do with friends over the holiday period? The adults only Science Lates: Christmas Cracker is just for you! Join us, and join in, this festive season as we delve into the science behind one of our most-loved family holidays on Friday 13 December.
Did you know that Winchester Science Centre’s planetarium can be transformed into a unique cinema experience? This Christmas, when the Science Centre doors close, the cinema screen will be rolling your favourite festive features under the stars. This December, Starlight Cinema presents: Elf! Buddy was accidentally transported to the North Pole as a toddler and raised to adulthood among Santa's elves. Unable to shake the feeling that he doesn't fit in, the adult Buddy travels to New York, in full elf uniform, in search of his real father.
