As a way to give back, the United Way of Genesee County is providing FREE entry to Longway Planetarium and Sloan Museum of Discovery in Flint on the weekends of September 2-4 and November 4-6, 2022. {November dates will open at a later date, so mark your calendar!}
United Way Free Weekends are in celebration of the United Way of Genesee County’s Centennial and to encourage everyone to explore all they ways we can all LIVE UNITED.
Visitors can get tickets in-person at Guest Services, or reserve tickets online. Please note that seating capacity is limited to 129 seats in the Planetarium so advanced reservations are recommended.
Get tickets here: For Sloan Museum of Discovery | For Longway Planetarium
{See my review of Sloan Museum of Discovery here!}
The planetarium schedule is as follows. If you plan to hit up a show, I recommend basing your visit around the show schedule.
| Magic Globe Tues-Sun at 2 p.m. Sat-Sun at 11 a.m.*( *Special free showing 11 a.m. Sept 3-4 only) Watch trailer |
| In My Backyard Tues-Sun at Noon Watch trailer |
| Space Academy: “Stars” Tues-Sun 1 p.m. (new live astronomy lecture for 3rd grade +) |
| Skies Over Michigan (live lecture) Tues-Sun* at 3 p.m. Learn more |
| Serengeti Tues-Sun 4 p.m. and Thurs-Sat. 7 p.m. Watch Trailer |
| The Dark Side: The Light Show Thurs/Fri/Sat at 8 p.m. Watch trailer |
If you haven’t visited the new re-imagined Sloan Museum of Discovery, I highly suggest a visit. We’ve been to a lot of museums in Michigan and this is absolutely in our top three best! It’s an incredible place for kids of ALL ages.
NOTE: Museum entry is always FREE for Genesee County residents.
Sloan Museum of Discovery is located at 1221 E. Kearsley St., Flint MI 48503 | Facebook
Longway Planetarium is located at 1310 E. Kearsley St. Flint, MI 48503 | Facebook
Both are located within the Flint Cultural Campus, which has plenty of FREE parking. We love visiting the Flint Institute of Arts as well, which is always FREE on Saturdays.
Have fun if you visit!
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