Hours & Showtimes

The Discovery Science Center is open to the public Tuesday through Sunday! We are open for members only on Mondays.

Hours

Monday 10:00m – 5:00pm **Members only**

Tuesday through Sunday 10:00am – 5:00pm

Children under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult.

**Wednesdays Only: Free for Bridgeport residents with ID showing a valid Bridgeport address**

Come see us Wednesdays for free admission, free science demos, and free planetarium shows for all Bridgeport Residents. 

Ven a vernos los miércoles para admis​ón gratis, demostraciones de ciencia gratis, y presentaciones de planetario gratis para todos los residentes de Bridgeport.

Please Note: Doors will open 10 minutes before the listed showtime and close promptly at the listed showtime. Late entry will not be permitted.

September Planetarium Show Schedule 

The Sun Our Living Star: https://youtu.be/V4iF23KUYWg

The Sun has shone on our world for four and a half billion years. The light that warms our skin today has been felt by every person who has ever lived. It is our nearest star and our planet’s powerhouse, the source of the energy that drives our winds, our weather and all life. The passage of the Sun’s fiery disc across the sky — day by day, month by month — was the only way to keep track of time for countless past civilizations. Don’t be fooled by the terminology; although it is a typical dwarf star, the Sun consumes 600 million tons of hydrogen each second and is 500 times as massive as all the planets combined. Discover the secrets of our star in this planetarium show and experience never-before-seen images of the Sun’s violent surface in immersive fulldome format.

Messengers of Time and Space: https://youtu.be/CMZdl5NZrQU

Messengers of Time and Space is a free, immersive, full-length 4K NSF NOIRLab-produced planetarium show made possible through a grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation called Gemini in the Era of Multi-Messenger Astronomy (GEMMA).  Messengers of Time and Space highlights how Gemini will work together with observatories that monitor the night sky for exciting astronomical events that change with time, such as the NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory.

To learn more about our other shows, click here.

*Shows indicated as (Live) feature a live presenter. All other shows are pre-recorded. All shows are 25-30 minutes long and are appropriate for all ages.

*All visitors must check in at the front desk to reserve a seat. A maximum of 65 seats will be available per show on a first come, first serve basis.

**Presentation schedule subject to change. For the most up-to-date schedule,

 please call us at (203) 416-3564.

Discovery is closed for the following holidays:

Friday, July 4, 2025 - CLOSED for July 4

Monday, September 1, 2025 - CLOSED for Labor Day