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Date and Times Throughout Easter 2025 half term | See page for details
Prices Included with entry to the Royal Observatory

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Head to the Royal Observatory for a stellar programme of events this Easter holiday! 

From live demonstrations to film screenings, there are plenty of activities suitable for all ages and abilities.

Take a look at the events below, and find out what other family activities you can do in Greenwich here.

Event programme

View of the Royal Observatory Greenwich from below. The brick facade of Flamsteed House and the red Time Ball on the roof are visible

Treasures Tour

Daily at 11am and 3pm | £5 Adult, £3.50 Student, £2.50 Child, Members go free

Explore some of the Royal Observatory's most treasured objects, learn about the astronomers who lived and worked here, and explore how they helped us understand space, time and navigation. 

This guided experience will allow you to explore the history of the site from its very first observations, all the way up to the present day.

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Images of different coloured stars, a nebula, a supernova and a blackhole

Planetarium show – Starstruck: The Sun

Holiday weekdays in April (except Thursdays) at 2.30pm | Peter Harrison Planetarium

Join us for a special solar twist on our popular show this Easter, presented live by an astronomer from the Royal Observatory.

Discover more about the planetarium show
A collection of multi coloured stars seen by the Hubble Space Telescope
ESA/Hubble & NASA

Planetarium show: Morning Stars

7 and 11 April at 10.15am | £10 Adult, £5 Child, Free Companion tickets | Peter Harrison Planetarium

Our Morning Stars planetarium shows are designed for anyone who would benefit from a calmer and more relaxed environment, in particular those with autism.

Find out more about Morning Stars
A view of Mars taken by the ESA Rosetta mission on its flyby past the planet. The deep orange red colour of its surface is broken by dark features on the surface and white polar ice caps at the top and bottom of the globe
ESA & MPS for OSIRIS Team MPS/UPD/LAM/IAA/RSSD/INTA/UPM/DASP/IDA, CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO

Out of This World: Mars

8 April at 10.30am | £5 per child | Peter Harrison Planetarium

Take a trip to the Red Planet in our Mars-themed family planetarium show and workshop. Recommended for ages 7+. 

Find out more about Out of This World: Mars
Images of Chinese constellations, the Earth, Moon, Mars, Crab supernova and some spacecraft

Planetarium show: Chinese Astronomy

12 April at 10.30am | £10 Adult, £5 Child | Peter Harrison Planetarium

Explore topics in ancient and modern Chinese astronomy, including the Sun, Moon, stars and space exploration, in this live planetarium show.

Find out more about the Chinese Astronomy planetarium show
Old photograph of youngish woman in Victorian times

Women at the Royal Observatory tour

12-14 April at 11.30am and 2.30pm | £5 Adult, £3.50 Student, £2.50 Child

To mark the 157th birthday of the pioneering 19th-century Royal Observatory astronomer Annie Maunder, this tour will highlight the contribution and achievements of all women at the Royal Observatory.

Women at the Royal Observatory talks

12-14 April | Throughout the day | Included in ticket price

Join us for a series of 10-minute talks celebrating the achievements of female astronomers like Annie Maunder or Caroline Herschel: the first paid female astronomer.

Film poster for Star Trek (2009) - a near black and white image of a futuristic starship fills the screen. The image is strongly distorted as though rushing past the viewer at high speed.
Poster © Paramount Pictures

Silver Screen Science-Fiction: Star Trek (2009)

19 April at 6pm | £10 Adult, £9 Under 25s, £5 Child | Peter Harrison Planetarium

The crew of the Enterprise are boldly going where they haven't quite been before... Join us this Easter for a special showing of Star Trek! 

After the film, we will take you on a tour of the science behind the fiction with a talk by an astronomer from the Royal Observatory Greenwich.

This film is rated 12A. Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult and attend at the adult's discretion.

 

Find out more about the screening
A woman, a man and a young boy look at a box and tripod containing a camera obscura at the Royal Observatory Greenwich. The viewing window of the camera shows an inverted image of the skyline behind them

Live demonstrations

Daily at select times | Included in ticket price

Learn more about our Camera Obscura, navigation and stars by dropping in to our live demonstrations.

A sumptuous golden clock with its inner mechanism visible, on display in a glass case at the Royal Observatory Greenwich

Volunteer talks 

Included in ticket price | Please ask staff for details 

Discover the fascinating history of the Observatory and some of our most popular objects with our volunteer team. Come along to learn about the Prime Meridian, the importance of the Time Ball and the story of John Harrison and his marine timekeepers.

What’s On

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Illustration of Ted in a spacesuit in front of the Moon.
Planetarium shows

Ted's Space Adventure
Join Ted the bear on an adventure around the Solar System in this special live planetarium show for under-7s - perfect for little astronauts everywhere!
Weekends and school holidays
Adult £12 | Child £6 | Student £8
Royal Observatory
Two young children pull on ropes that act as part of the rigging for historic ship Cutty Sark
Family fun

Ship Mates
Hop aboard Cutty Sark for sensory sessions for under 5s!
Term-time Wednesdays | 10.30am, 12.00pm & 1.30pm
£5 per adult, under 5s free
Cutty Sark