Events

Celestial Ball

The annual Celestial Ball is the Adler’s biggest fundraising event of the year. A virtual experience “under the stars,” this event supports the Adler’s unique approach to scientific exploration. Join the...

Scopes at the Adler

All that you know and love about our traveling telescope program, ’Scopes in the City, has come "home!" ’Scopes at the Adler combines everything you love about our neighborhood telescope...

WOW! Signal

The Space Comedy Show You Need Right Now When the city of Chicago shut down in March 2020, Lucianne, Chris, and Meredith got stuck inside the Adler Planetarium together. Then,...

Adler Astronomy Live

Hey Stargazers—The Universe Is Calling! Adler Astronomy Live gives science enthusiasts and amateurs alike unique opportunities to interact with astronomers and science historians. This series features diverse voices in STEM,...

Sky Observers Hangout

When you look up, what do you see? In this bi-weekly virtual series, our Director of Public Observing Michelle Nichols and Astronomy Educator Adriana Guzman Diaz talk about what it...

Skywatch Wednesday

Look Up With Us Wherever You Are! Skywatch Wednesday is a YouTube video series from the Adler that encourages viewers to get to know their night sky. Each episode...

A starry image of outer space with purple nebula clouds creeping into the image from the bottom left and right corners.

Women in Space Science

Like the rest of the world, the Adler Planetarium continues to rise to the ongoing challenges faced as a result of COVID-19. One of those challenges has been to cancel...

’Scopes in the City

Adler astronomers and educators are bringing the museum—and the universe—a little closer to you! With ’Scopes in the City, Adler astronomers and staff lead free telescope observing programs in Chicago...

A young woman peers into a telescope an Adler event.

Small ‘Scope Observing

Adler astronomers and educators are bringing the museum—and the universe—a little closer to you! Join us for free small telescope observing on the new telescope terrace located to the south...

A young boy peers into a telescope in the Doane Observatory.

Doane At Dusk

Home to the largest reflecting telescope available to the public in the Chicagoland area, the Adler's Doane Observatory provides visitors a unique opportunity to see a variety of celestial objects...