Public Programs
Public Programs
The Greensboro Science Center offers an array of captivating Public Programs that bring science to life in exciting and interactive ways. From fascinating Science on the Spots to mind-blowing OmniSphere shows, there’s something for everyone to enjoy.
Conservation Creation
Join our Early Learning Guide on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10:30 am to learn more about the flora and fauna around us! There is a new theme each month, and a craft/project available for guests to get hands-on with their learning. From Crafting Corals to Sensational Spiders, there’s something for everyone in our early learning areas!
This month: Pollinator Parade 🦋
This May, join our educator at the amphitheater in Jeansboro Junction in Friendly Farm on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10:30am to learn about different kinds of pollinators, and their importance. We will have pollinator scavenger hunts available for guests to take and fill in around our gardens, or bring home and search for pollinators in their own backyard! In addition, guests will have the opportunity to create their own caterpillar, based on the caterpillar species we will have in our butterfly garden this year.
Starry Safari
Embark on a celestial journey with Starry Safari every Friday, except the third Friday of the month, weather permitting. Explore the night sky with powerful telescopes in this outdoor experience. Dress for the weather and check our social media or website by mid-afternoon for cancellations due to clouds. Join us for an enchanting evening of stargazing and cosmic exploration!
Next potential showing: April 25; starting 1 hour after sunset
Science on the Spot
Science On the Spot is a series of drop-in, interactive science demonstrations, and animal meet-and-greets that are open to all guests and included with your admission. Check next to the Membership Desk in the front lobby for each day’s schedule and location.
OmniSphere Shows
Adventure Theater Shows
Wednesday – Friday: 10:30 am, 3:30 pm
Saturday & Sunday: 10:30 am, 3:30 pm
Location: Deep Sea Drama Theater (SciPlay Bay)
Talk with Tai
Our Red Panda, Tai, is not just a big fan of bamboo, but he’s an ocean explorer, too! If you’ve never conversed with a curious furry creature who loves laughing and learning with everyone he meets, a “Talk with Tai” will make you believe! From the control console of his own personal panda yellow submarine, Tai talks live and interactively with GSC guests of all ages about ocean life, the science center and just about anything else they’d like to discuss, both under the sea and above it.
Duration: Approximately 15 minutes
Wednesday – Friday: 11:30 am
Saturday & Sunday: 11:30 am, 1:30 pm
Location: Adventure Theater 1
Our Robot Dog
One of the GSC’s newest “animal” additions is a computerized canine, a robot dog named ARF-2D2. Starring in his own, all-new free public show, “OUR ROBOT DOG,” ARF-2 pits his computer-controlled abilities against those of biologically-based canines of flesh and blood. Using his 5 pairs of depth-sensing “eyes,” 3 sets of sound-sensing “ears,” and dozen motors, he can run as fast as a squirrel can scamper (11 mph) and weighs as much as a two-year-old toddler (26 lbs.). In this 35-minute show, he’ll dash, dance, fetch, beg, roll over, play ball and even artistically paint his way into your heart!
Duration: Approximately 35 minutes
Saturday & Sunday: 2:30 pm
Location: Adventure Theater 1
Indiana Bones and the Raiders of the Lost Archosaurs
In this hilarious, action-packed adventure, GSC villain Dean O. Saur’s nephew, Al, travels back in time to steal some valuable items from the past! With the help of audience members, GSC’s resident paleontologist Indiana Bones faces the daunting task of finding and returning the prehistoric pieces to their place in time, by way of a crazed wormhole! Dr. Bones faces a series of entertaining challenges as he travels back to the Cretaceous period, meeting plenty of awe-inspiring ancient animals along the way. Will Dr. Bones return to the present before an asteroid leads to extinction? Find out at Indiana Bones and the Raiders of the Lost Archosaurs!
Duration: Approximately 35 minutes
2025 Evening Laser Shows
Our must-see evening laser shows combine your favorite music with an amazing laser light show that dances across the OmniSphere Theater’s 40-foot dome!
Showtimes are at 7:00, 8:00, and 9:00 PM for all laser shows except Laser Taylor Swift. Seating is limited. Tickets are $7 per show.
Laser Taylor Swift has additional showtimes at 6:00, 7:00, 8:00, and 9:00 pm, with tickets priced at $10.
Please note: Once the show begins, no additional guests will be admitted to the theater. Please plan to arrive prior to showtime.
