Day visit
10am – 5pm every day except Good Friday and Christmas day
Bookings required for group visits on (02) 9921 3485
3D space theatre and telescope tour times:
2.30pm and 3.30pm Monday to Friday (school term)
11.00am, noon, 2.30pm and 3.30pm weekends and school holidays
| Daytime charges |
| Admission to gardens and observatory/museum only (does not include tours or programs) |
free |
| Daytime programs 3-D space theatre + telescopes |
Adult | $7 |
| Child (4 to 15 years) | $5 | |
| Family (1 adult and up to 3 children; or 2 adults and up to 2 children) | $20 | |
| Member (individual & family) |
free | |
| Daytime guided exhibition tour + 3-D space theatre + telescopes + planetarium |
School Imax joint visit |
$7 $6 |
Night visit
Open daily except Christmas day and on the evening of Good Friday
Night tour times
April to September: 6.15pm to 8.00pm and 8.15pm to 10.00pm
October and November: 8.15pm to 10.00pm
December and January: 8.30pm to 10.15pm
February and March: 8.15pm to 10.00pm
Bookings are necessary on (02) 9921 3485
| Night-time charges |
| Adult | $15 |
| Child (4 to 15 years) | $10 |
| Concession | $12 |
| Family (1 adult and up to 3 children; or 2 adults and up to 2 children) | $45 |
| School (per student) | $10 |
| Member (adult) | $13 |
| Member (child) | $8 |
| Member (family) | $34 |
All night visits must be pre-booked and prepaid prior to arrival at the Observatory.
Payment for night tickets is not refundable. However if you notify us by phone on 9921 3485 by noon on the day you are scheduled to attend your night tour, we can either transfer your booking to another available night; or offer you a 'rain check' ticket, valid for one year, to the same value as your original booking.
General public night visit
School night visit
Group night visit