Event Calendar

Our youngest visitors can bring their imaginations as an SCI Programs Team member reads under the starry skies.

From things that glow to things that explode, this program is a real blast!

Help guide a breathtaking journey through our solar system, exploring the unique features, mysteries, and wonders of its most important celestial bodies.

Have you ever wondered what Snippy the Snapping Turtle eats? Come check out a feeding demonstration of one of SCI’s most ravenous reptiles! The snapping turtle feeding may be too intense for some visitors.

Locate constellations and planets, and hear myths of the night sky in this live planetarium program. Program and location subject to change.

Meet and get the chance to touch some of SCI’s resident reptiles and amphibians.

This show reveals dark matter's earliest clues, covering the astral choreography of galactic orbits as well as sensitive detectors hidden deep underground in ancient gold mines. Narrated by Tilda Swinton. Program and location subject to change.

Step Inside the Music

Experience an unforgettable evening as the Science Center of Iowa presents Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon in our 50-foot planetarium dome.

This immersive show brings the legendary 1973 album to life with dazzling full-dome visuals that ripple, swirl, and surge in sync with every note. Surrounded by state-of-the-art surround sound and cosmic imagery, you’ll feel the music in an entirely new way.

Whether you’re reliving the soundtrack of a generation or hearing it with fresh ears, this is your chance to see and hear Dark Side of the Moon like never before.

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Step Inside the Music

Experience an unforgettable evening as the Science Center of Iowa presents Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon in our 50-foot planetarium dome.

This immersive show brings the legendary 1973 album to life with dazzling full-dome visuals that ripple, swirl, and surge in sync with every note. Surrounded by state-of-the-art surround sound and cosmic imagery, you’ll feel the music in an entirely new way.

Whether you’re reliving the soundtrack of a generation or hearing it with fresh ears, this is your chance to see and hear Dark Side of the Moon like never before.

Get Tickets

Step Inside the Music

Experience an unforgettable evening as the Science Center of Iowa presents Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon in our 50-foot planetarium dome.

This immersive show brings the legendary 1973 album to life with dazzling full-dome visuals that ripple, swirl, and surge in sync with every note. Surrounded by state-of-the-art surround sound and cosmic imagery, you’ll feel the music in an entirely new way.

Whether you’re reliving the soundtrack of a generation or hearing it with fresh ears, this is your chance to see and hear Dark Side of the Moon like never before.

Get Tickets