Space Day Open House

PARI’s annual spring open house is free and open to the public. Join us for a day of fun and STEM learning!

• Admission is free, but there will be some paid activities
• Take in our museum galleries with NASA and space artifacts, minerals and gems, meteorites, and more, open with scientists to answer your questions
• Peek through a solar telescope to safely observe the Sun and look for sunspots (weather allowing)
• Journey through our solar system on the Galaxy Walk, our scale model of our home in the universe
• Visit the activity tables with fun stuff for kids
• Hear music played by DJ RaZor with 4 Dreamz Entertainment
• Immerse yourself in outer space with a planetarium show (requires a separate $5 ticket)
• Enjoy a meal from local food vendors, including the Local Harvester food truck and Lemonade Shake Ups from the BBQ Shed (food must be purchased)
• Visit booths and displays from some of PARI’s friends and partners.
• Hike to our observation deck for beautiful views
• Play games outside
• Pick out some summer reading with the Transylvania County Book Mobile.
• Explore with rovers and robots with Hendersonvills’s robotics club.
• Talk to one of our educators about our summer camps and learn about scholarships for your kids. You can even claim a scholarship (while they last) and register while you’re here.