After Dark - Starlight Cinema: Madagascar

Dates: Wednesday 27th August 2025
Location: The Planetarium
Duration: Doors open at 5pm, movie starts at 5:30pm
Tickets: Adult £8.50, Child £6.50, carers and under 3s free

Are you ready for a completely unique cinema experience? Grab a seat, sit back and relax as Madagascar plays out under the stars of The Planetarium in our late-afternoon mini movie series this summer.

When the Science Centre doors close, the cinema screen will be rolling! Why not spend the day exploring the science exhibits and live shows before grabbing some popcorn and reliving some of the best movies from the past. Treat the kids to some movie history and relive your childhood memories. What are you waiting for?

Starlight Cinema is part of our After Dark evening events.

Your Starlight Cinema ticket includes:

  • A showing of Madagascar under the stars of the Planetarium.
  • Opportunity to purchase popcorn, nachos, paninis, mac & cheese and drinks.


*Please note that the Science Centre will reopen for this evening event at 5pm. The movie will start at 5:30pm. Madagascar runs for 1 hour and 26 minutes. The film is shown in The Planetarium on a curved screen therefore some seats may have obscured viewing angles. All children attending must be accompanied by an adult. There will be no access to the exhibition floors during this event.

Entrance to the Science Centre during the day is not included with your ticket. If you would like to visit during the day as well, please book general admission alongside your event ticket.*

Accessibility information for Starlight Cinema

The Planetarium is accessible so everyone can have a special experience here. It's not super dark and you can move around, go out and come back in if you like. If you have a wheelchair, we have spaces for you to sit with seats for your family and friends. The stairs have lights to make them easy to see.

About the movie (rating PG)

Alex the lion is the king of the urban jungle, the main attraction at New York's Central Park Zoo. He and his best friends - Marty the zebra, Melman the giraffe and Gloria the hippo - have spent their whole lives in blissful captivity before an admiring public and with regular meals provided for them. Not content to leave well enough alone, Marty lets his curiosity get the better of him and makes his escape - with the help of some penguins - to explore the world.

 

This event is a fundraising event for Wonderseekers, the charity that runs Winchester Science Centre.