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Chabot Space & Science Center

10000 Skyline Blvd., Oakland, CA 94619
Neighborhood: Montclair Village/Oakland Hills
Phone: (510) 336-7311
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OUR SPACE, YOUR UNIVERSE

Let the stars smile on you and witness our state-of-the-art Center transform into an out-of-this-world destination. Surrounded by 13 acres of majestic redwoods in the Oakland Hills, Chabot Space & Science Center is a unique and stunning location to hold your next event.

Whether you are planning a corporate meeting, gala, holiday party, team building event, or wedding, Chabot offers a variety of rental spaces to fit your needs. Our experienced events team will help you customize a unique experience inside Chabot’s architectural buildings, outdoors surrounded by the redwood forest, or upon our Observation Deck where Chabot’s three historical telescopes reside.

THE CHABOT SPACE & SCIENCE CENTER EXPERIENCE

The Group Experiences can include: Astronomy Nature Hikes, Bottle Cap Jewelry Making, Make a Dry Ice Comet Session, Telescope Viewings with Chabot astronomers, Private group museum admission and Planetarium Shows.

This experience is available for groups ranging from 10 – 800 people. Timing and availability will vary based on group size and activities of interest.

In addition, we can offer a myriad of group experiences depending on ages of the participants, interest levels, and number of guests. Contact us to discuss further and customize a one-of-a-kind visit.

VENUES & PACKAGES

Chabot Space & Science Center is divided into two buildings, with a stunning Planetarium, Observatory, and Courtyard Garden. Spaces are available to rent as stellar Wedding & Special Event packages or as à la carte options sure to make your event an out-of-this-world experience.

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Meeting Facilities

Facility Info

Meeting Rooms

Space Notes Totals for each room are cumulative across multiple meeting rooms.

Planetarium

Theater Capacity: 241

Tien MegaDome Theater

Theater Capacity: 205

Spees Building

Banquet Capacity: 860
Reception Capacity: 1250

Galileo, Copernicus and Kepler Rooms

Classroom Capacity: 45
Reception Capacity: 90

Hauben Resource Center

Classroom Capacity: 35
Reception Capacity: 75

Megadome Theater

Theater Capacity: 205

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Chabot Space & Science Center

Chabot Space & Science Center

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About

Amenities

Attractions

Meeting Facilities

Planetarium

Tien MegaDome Theater

Spees Building

Galileo, Copernicus and Kepler Rooms

Hauben Resource Center

Megadome Theater