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4th of July Backyard BBQ- Tickets go on sale May, 2026
4TH OF JULY BACKYARD BBQ- Tickets go on sale May, 2026
Saturday, July 4 | 6 p.m. - 10 p.m.
All you can eat. The best seat in town.
Perfect riverside viewing, indoors or outdoors, and plenty of family fun with access to
TOYTOPIA
all exhibitions and galleries, the
Dome Planetarium
and the
Giant Screen Theater!
Cracked Pepper all-you-can-eat buffet
Cash bar
Explore
TOYTOPIA
and all museum galleries
Enjoy Dome Planetarium laser shows every twenty minutes!
See Giant Screen Theater immersive educational films on the largest Film Society screen in the nation!
Indoor facilities, climate controlled viewing
FREE
water and lemonade
Purchase sweet treats from local vendors!
Reserved seating for Visionary Society members
Planetarium Show Times:
Spirit of America Laser Show |
6:20 p.m., 6:40 p.m., 7:00 p.m., 7:20 p.m., 7:40 p.m., 8:00 p.m., 8:20 p.m., 8:40 p.m.
FREE WITH TICKET!
Don't wait in line! Pick up a free ticket to reserve your seat for one of these timed shows from an usher outside the Planetarium door.
ALL EDUCATIONAL FILMS $5!
Film Schedule:
Superhuman Body |
6:30 p.m.
Apollo 11: First Steps Edition |
7:30 p.m.
Secrets of the Sea |
8:30 p.m.
MEMBERS: Adults $60 | Children (3-12) $30
GENERAL PUBLIC: Adults $70 | Children (3-12) $40
Children 2 and under join for FREE!
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Please bring your own seating.
Download detailed flyer
HERE
(pdf)
For more information or to purchase tickets by phone call: 309.686.7000
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Thank you to our sponsors Advanced Medical Transport and Vonachen Group.