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Creepy Coastal Gallery Crawl

Creepy Coastal Gallery Crawl
Museum of Coastal Carolina 21 East 2nd Street, Ocean Isle Beach

Celebrate the Halloween season coastal style with a month of creepy coastal activities at the Museum of Coastal Carolina. Throughout October, families are invited to learn about the species humans […]

Sea Tales: The Pumpkin Thief

Museum of Coastal Carolina 21 East 2nd Street, Ocean Isle Beach

Each week we will read a story representing one of the animals or exhibits at the museum and complete an interactive craft or science activity based on the story. This […]

Mysteries of Your Brain

Mysteries of Your Brain
Ingram Planetarium 7625 High Market Street, Sunset Beach

Great for younger guests, Mysteries of Your Brain takes you on a fun immersive, animated adventure into the human brain. Your tour guides on this journey are a curious girl […]

Travelers of Light

Travelers of Light
Ingram Planetarium 7625 High Market Street, Sunset Beach

Great personalities from the history of science as Alhazen, Albert Einstein, James Maxwell and the female astronomers from Harvard University come together in a fictional story in which they describe […]

Seven Wonders

Seven Wonders
Ingram Planetarium 7625 High Market Street, Sunset Beach

Turn back the pages of time and witness the ancient wonders of the world as they appeared thousands of years ago. 

Messengers of Time and Space

Messengers of Time and Space
Museum of Coastal Carolina 21 East 2nd Street, Ocean Isle Beach

The planetarium show highlights how Gemini will work together with observatories that monitor the night sky for exciting astronomical events that change with time, such as the NSF–DOE Vera C. […]

The Sky Tonight!

The Sky Tonight!
Ingram Planetarium 7625 High Market Street, Sunset Beach

Relax in the Planetarium’s comfortable seats and enjoy entertaining and enlightening immersive dome-based films! Join us for The Sky Tonight!, take a live tour of the night's sky and explore […]

 

MUSEUM OF COASTAL CAROLINA
21 East 2nd Street
Ocean Isle Beach, NC 28469
Phone: 910-579-1016
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Museum Directions

September 3–November 7, 2026
Thursday-Saturday, 10am-4pm
Also open September 6 and 7 for Labor Day and October 11-12 for Indigenous People’s Day
Sandbar Lecture Series: Second Thursday, 5:30pm – September and October

Ticket sales end 30 minutes before closing time.

June 1–August 30, 2025
Monday-Friday, 10am-4pm (Until 7 pm Tuesday and Thursday)
Sunday, Noon-4pm
Sandbar Lecture Series: Every Tuesday, 5:30pm – June, July, August (Except August 25)
Snakes Alive!: Thursday, 6pm – June, July, August

Ticket sales end 30 minutes before closing time.

November 12–December 31, 2026
Thursday-Saturday, 10am-4pm
Sunday, Noon-4pm
Also open December 28-31
Sandbar Lecture Series: Second Thursday, 5:30pm – November and December
Closed Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day

Ticket sales end 30 minutes before closing time.

January 14–March 27, 2027
Thursday-Saturday, 10am-4pm
Also open January 17-18 for MLK Day and February 14-15 for President’s Day

Ticket sales end 30 minutes before closing time.

March 29–May 30, 2027
Monday-Saturday, 10am-4pm
Sunday, Noon-4pm
Sandbar Lecture Series: Second Tuesday, 5:30pm – April and May
Closed Easter Sunday

Ticket sales end 30 minutes before closing time.

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INGRAM PLANETARIUM
7625 High Market Street
Sunset Beach, NC 28468
Phone: 910-575-0033
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Planetarium Directions
Doors open 30 mins before the first showtime.

September 3–December 31, 2026
Dome Shows: Thursday-Saturday 11am, Noon, 1, 2 and 3pm
Laser Shows: Friday and Saturday 6 and 7pm
Also open September 7 for Labor Day, October 11-12 for Indigenous People’s Day and December 28-31
Closed Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day

March 30-August 30, 2026
Dome Shows: Monday-Saturday 11am, Noon, 1, 2 and 3pm
Laser Shows: Thursday-Saturday 6 and 7pm

January 14–March 27, 2026
Dome Shows: Thursday-Saturday 11am, Noon, 1, 2 and 3pm
Laser Shows: Friday and Saturday 6 and 7pm
Also open January 17 and 18 for MLK Day and February 14-15 for President’s Day

Visit the Planetarium Site

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