Red, white, and purple lasers fanning out from the bottom middle

Red, white, and purple lasers fanning out from the bottom

Buhl Planetarium Laser Shows

This is LIVE! Be dazzled with brilliant colors and rockin’ music at the Buhl Planetarium each day when our laserists choreograph sight-n-sound spectacles of full-dome proportions to your favorite music.

Members: $6 per show
Nonmembers: $7 per show

Laser matinees are presented daily. Groups of 15 or more receive a special discount to Laser Shows. Call 412.237.3400 for details at least two weeks in advance to receive the discount.

Please arrive 10 minutes prior to the show as the show begins promptly at the start time. To ensure a quality experience for our guests, we do not allow late entries.

Filming and live streaming laser shows is prohibited.

Upcoming Laser Show Schedule:

Laser Family Halloween

Wed., Oct. 2–Sun., Nov. 3
Daily at 2 pm

Beware viewers, you’re in for a ghoulish good time with the whole family! Get into the Halloween spirit with the Addams Family, Ghostbusters, and Beetlejuice. Do the Monster Mash and the Time Warp and enjoy eerie classics such as “Thriller” and “Superstition” under the lasers. Purchase tickets now… For no mere mortal can resist the spookiness of Laser Family Halloween!

Laser Lady Gaga

Weekends Fri., Oct. 4–Sat., Oct. 19
Fridays–Sundays at 4 pm

We’ve got a hundred million reasons for you to see this show. With her meteoric rise to fame, Lady Gaga is an undeniable force in modern music and entertainment. Bring the applause because there’s no other superstar, you’d love to see under the dome than Lady Gaga! Hear your favorite hits set to sensational laser beams including: “Bad Romance,” “Born this Way,” “Telephone,” and many more!

Laser Rock Monsters

Fri., Oct. 4
Showing at 10 pm

Weekends Fri., Oct. 25–Sun., Nov. 3.
Fridays–Sundays at 4 pm

Rated PG-13

Celebrate a time when rock stars where larger than life, with the ear searing ’80s metal music combined with eye popping laser effects. Remember, if the laser show is too loud you are too old. Hit list includes “Crazy Train,” “Panama,” “Dream On,” and many more.

Laser Movie Magic

Mon., Nov. 4–Wed., Nov. 27
Daily at 2 pm

Travel “Into the Unknown” and “Under Sea” with music of your favorite animated family films set to vibrant laser lights and special effects! The track list includes songs from Frozen, The Lion King, Lilo and Stich, The Little Mermaid, Coco, and Moana. See how far you’ll go in Buhl Planetarium.

Laser Queen

Weekends Fri., Nov. 8–Sun., Nov. 24
Fridays–Sundays at 4 pm

This crazy little thing called Laser Queen will rock you with a dynamite show with laser beams! Take a seat under the Buhl Planetarium dome and watch Queen’s epic songs come to life choreographed to a fabulous laser light display. The set list includes “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “We are the Champions,” “Under Pressure,” “Somebody to Love,” and more.

Laser Holiday Magic

Fri., Nov. 29–Thurs., Jan. 2
Daily at 2 pm
See additional 4 pm showtimes below.

Enjoy the magic of the holiday season with a festive laser celebration that’s perfect for the whole family. This show features traditional and contemporary versions of beloved holiday tunes. Sing along while vibrant animations and gorgeous abstracts dance above your heads! Be lifted away from the hustle and bustle and share this one-of-a-kind experience with loved ones.

About our system

The projection system features three high powered, solid state, laser projectors – each the size of a ream of paper pictured here – that deliver on-dome visuals and 3D atmospheric effects that fill the air above the audience. Each laser appears many, many times brighter than the old argon gas system. These projectors are built exclusively by Laser Fantasy International, a Seattle-based company.

The laser projection system is also “green.” The technology uses less electricity than the Science Center’s previous laser system and does not require flowing water to be cooled. The Science Center will save approximately 300,000 gallons of water per year and more than 30,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity – representing about 500,000 pounds of carbon dioxide emissions.