Events in March for all the family at the Royal Observatory.
A full programme of events to the Royal Observatory Greenwich. Admission charges apply to planetarium shows, Flamsteed House and Meridian Courtyard, courses, and some events.
Highlights this month include:
Celebrate Holi, the Hindu festival of colours, with a special planetarium show.
Attend a film screening to learn about the history of women working in observatories.
Meet the authors of books on astronomy and hear them read excerpts on World Book Day.
SPECIAL EVENTS
World Book Day – Meet the Authors: Royal Observatory Greenwich: 6 March 2025
To celebrate World Book Day, the Royal Observatory in Greenwich is hosting a special Meet the Authors event, highlighting books written by the Observatory’s very own astronomers and curators.
Pioneering Women in Observatories: 28 March 2025
Discover more about the trail blazing women who have worked in Observatories throughout history in this special panel discussion and film screening at the Royal Observatory's Peter Harrison Planetarium.
Partial Eclipse Livestream: 29 March 2025
See the sky live through the Annie Maunder Astrographic Telescope.
PLANETARIUM SHOWS
South Asian Astronomy: Holi: 8 March 2025
Celebrate the festival of colours by learning about South Asian connections to the objects we see in our night skies. Discover how the Moon's appearance and position in the sky is linked to South Asian calendar systems and how this connects to the way the stars are grouped in Hindu astrology.
Audio Universe: Weekends and holidays
Prepare to be transported inside a special spacecraft to the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) to view the stars in the night sky.
Further planetarium shows include; Ted’s Space Adventure(Weekends & holidays), The Sky Tonight (Daily) and Moons Beyond Counting (Weekends & holidays).
DISPLAYS AND ACTIVITIES
Earth from Space (Daily); Young Astronomers Workshop (Weekends); Observatory Unlocked (Weekends) and Royal Observatory Audio Guide Tour (Daily).
The Royal Observatory Greenwich is open daily 10.00 - 17.00 (last admission 16.30)
All events at the Royal Observatory can be found at: Royal Museums Greenwich