Calendar of Events
Special Events
| At the Observatory... |
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| May 3 7:30 - 9:00 p.m. |
All Space Considered | Free admission |
| May 18 2:00 - 9:45 p.m. |
Public Star Party | Free admission |
| May 20 7:30 - 9:00 p.m. |
FOTO Cosmic Musings lecture "Inspiring the Future Astronauts, Engineers, Physicists and Mathematicians: Who Will She Be?" by Jacqueline Landry |
Reservations and tickets required |
| May 27 | Memorial Day Holiday | Observatory closed |
| June 7 7:30 - 9:00 p.m. |
All Space Considered | Free admission |
| June 15 2:00 - 9:45 p.m. |
Public Star Party | Free admission |
| June 20 | Summer solstice press events | Free admission |
| 12:45 p.m. & 8:00 p.m. |
Local noon & sunset | |
| June 24 7:30 - 9:00 p.m. |
FOTO Cosmic Musings lecture The Astronauts Wives Club Lecture and Booksigning by Lily Koppel |
Reservations and tickets required |
| July 4 | Independence Day | Observatory open |
| 12:00 - 10:00 p.m. | ||
| In the Sky... | Exploring Space... | |||
| May 5 | Eta Aquarid meteor shower | May 28 | Russian launch of Soyuz TMA 09M | |
| 2:30 - 4:30 a.m. | (Observatory closed) | 1:30 p.m. | carrying three people including NASA | |
| (time | astronaut Karen Nyberg to the | |||
| May 15 | Venus returns to west-northwest | approximate) | International Space Station | |
| evening sky | ||||
| June 7 | Shenzhou 10 launch to carry three | |||
| May 22 | Moon near Saturn |
4:35 a.m. | Chinese astronauts to China's | |
| (time | Tiangong 1 space station. | |||
| May 24-30 | Venus, Mercury & Jupiter form small |
approximate) | ||
| triangle in the west-southwest | ||||
| during evening twilight. | June 21 | Shenzhou 10 landing in central China. | ||
| 6:55 p.m. | ||||
| June 18-19 | Moon near Saturn | |||
| June 20 | Summer solstice | |||
| 10:04 p.m. | ||||
| More sky information can be found at | ||||
| Griffith Observatory's Weekly Sky Report | ||||
| All times are local Pacific Daylight Time. | ||||
Regular Programs
Griffith Observatory presents daily programs in the Samuel Oschin Planetarium and Leonard Nimoy Event Horizon theater.
The Observatory also hosts periodic special events and monthly public star parties.
Hearing assist devices are available upon request in both the Samuel Oschin Planetarium and the Leonard Nimoy Event Horizon Theater.
2013 Holiday Schedule
New Year's Day (Jan. 1) - OPEN
Martin Luther King, Jr. (Jan. 21) - CLOSED
Presidents' Day (Feb. 18) - CLOSED
Cesar Chavez Day (Mar. 25) - CLOSED
Memorial Day (May 27) - CLOSED
Independence Day (Jul. 4) - OPEN
Labor Day (Sept. 2) - CLOSED
Columbus Day (Oct. 7) - CLOSED
Veteran's Day (Nov. 11) - CLOSED
Thanksgiving Day (Nov. 28) - CLOSED
Christmas Day (Dec. 25) - CLOSED
Free public telescopes...
are available each evening the Observatory is open and skies are clear. Knowledgeable telescope demonstrators are available to guide visitors in observing. Please be aware that the demonstrators must cut off the line for each telescope to enable all viewing to be completed by 9:45 p.m. Hours for telescope operation are not the same as for the building (which closes at 10:00 p.m.).
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.
