Arts & Museums
Naval Hill Planetarium
Digital star shows in a historic observatory
- Where:
- Naval Hill, Bloemfontein, Naval Hill, Bloemfontein
- Online:
- Website
- Directions:
- Open in Google Maps
About Naval Hill Planetarium
Housed in the old Lamont-Hussey Observatory, the Naval Hill Planetarium is the first digital planetarium in sub-Saharan Africa. It runs scheduled dome shows on astronomy, nature and music.
Opening hours
- Tuesday
- 10:00–15:00
- Wednesday
- 10:00–15:00
- Thursday
- 10:00–15:00
- Friday
- 10:00–15:00
- Saturday
- 10:00–15:00
- Sunday
- 14:00–16:00
Upcoming events at Naval Hill Planetarium
Daar Buite (Afr)
Saturday, 7 November 2026, 19:00
Naval Hill Planetarium
R30Tickets available
Cosmic Collisions (Eng)
Saturday, 14 November 2026, 19:00
Naval Hill Planetarium
R30Tickets available
City of Stars (Eng & Afr)
Saturday, 21 November 2026, 19:00
Naval Hill Planetarium
R30Tickets available
Final Frontier (Eng)
Saturday, 28 November 2026, 19:00
Naval Hill Planetarium
R30Tickets available
Dark Universe (Eng & Afr)
Wednesday, 2 December 2026, 15:00
Naval Hill Planetarium
R30Tickets available
Ongesiene Aarde
Saturday, 5 December 2026, 19:00
Naval Hill Planetarium
R30Tickets available
9 December 2026" Ted's Space Adventure (Eng & Afr)
Wednesday, 9 December 2026, 13:00
Naval Hill Planetarium
R30Tickets available
Search for Life: are we alone? (Eng & Afr)
Wednesday, 9 December 2026, 15:00
Naval Hill Planetarium
R30Tickets available
Vast
Saturday, 12 December 2026, 19:00
Naval Hill Planetarium
R30Tickets available
Astra and Sirius (Eng and Afr)
Wednesday, 16 December 2026, 13:00
Naval Hill Planetarium
R30Tickets available
Dark Matter Mystery (Eng & Afr)
Wednesday, 16 December 2026, 15:00
Naval Hill Planetarium
R30Tickets available
Mysteries of the brain (Eng & Afr)
Wednesday, 23 December 2026, 13:00
Naval Hill Planetarium
R30Tickets available
Unseen Earth (Eng & Afr)
Wednesday, 23 December 2026, 15:00
Naval Hill Planetarium
R30Tickets available
26 November 2026: Juwele van die nagruim (Afr)
Saturday, 26 December 2026, 17:00
Naval Hill Planetarium
R30Tickets available
Jewels of the night sky (Eng)
Saturday, 26 December 2026, 19:00
Naval Hill Planetarium
R30Tickets available
Space Shape and Passport
Wednesday, 30 December 2026, 13:00
Naval Hill Planetarium
R30Tickets available
World's beyond Earth (Eng & Afr)
Wednesday, 30 December 2026, 15:00
Naval Hill Planetarium
R30Tickets available
How to measure a year
Thursday, 31 December 2026, 20:00
Naval Hill Planetarium
R30Tickets available