Cosmic Concerts at Orlando Science Center: One Night Left, December 12, at $15 a Show
The revived Cosmic Concerts laser shows have one date left: Saturday, December 12, with Laser Holidays at 6:30 p.m., Grateful Dead at 8 p.m. and Taylor Swift at 9:30 p.m. — $15 per show, no late admission.
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Orlando Science Center’s Cosmic Concerts — the laser light shows that were a perennial favorite at the center from the late 1970s to the early 1990s — have exactly one night left in their limited return: Saturday, December 12, 2026. Three shows play back to back in the Dome by Dr. Phillips Charities, each ticketed separately at $15 per show, per the Science Center. Last night’s November 14 edition is gone; December 12 is the finale, and the center lists no dates after it.
The December 12 lineup, as the Science Center publishes it
At 6:30 p.m., Laser Holidays (Christmas), running to 7:15 p.m. At 8 p.m., Grateful Dead, running to 9 p.m. At 9:30 p.m., Taylor Swift, running to 10:25 p.m. Each show is its own $15 ticket, sold online while quantities last — seeing all three costs $45 a person, and the center is plain that seating is limited and a timed ticket is what guarantees your seat.
The rules that decide whether you get in
No one is admitted late, the Science Center says, so arrive at least 15 minutes before your showtime. The center closes to the public at its regular 5 p.m. on concert nights and the box office reopens for Cosmic Concerts at 6 p.m.; only the Dome is open during the shows — no other exhibits are accessible. There are no member discounts for this engagement, and parking is a separate fee; the Cosmic Concerts page does not publish the parking amount, so budget for it as an extra rather than a known number.
The shows pair the music with 30,000 watts of audio and vibrant laser visuals, per the center. Because of the loud volume and fast-paced visuals, the center does not recommend Cosmic Concerts for children under 12. Concessions are sold in the Dome lobby before each show, with beer and wine for guests 21 and over with valid ID.
Where it fits in the season
The Science Center stands at 777 East Princeton Street in Loch Haven Park, minutes from the Mills 50 corridor — our Mills 50 hub maps dinner before the first show. For the rest of the calendar, browse our Events archive, compare the city’s other stages in our guide to Orlando’s best live music venues, and check our preview of Orlando’s can’t-miss events season for what else December holds.
Sources & notes
Key facts in this article were checked on November 15, 2026 against:
- Orlando Science Center — Cosmic Concerts — confirms the December 12 showtimes and programs (6:30 p.m. Laser Holidays, 8 p.m. Grateful Dead, 9:30 p.m. Taylor Swift), the $15 per-ticket-per-show price, the second-Saturday September-to-December run, the no-late-admission and 15-minute arrival rules, the 5 p.m. closing and 6 p.m. box-office reopening, no member discounts, the separate parking fee, and the under-12 guidance.
Photo: a planetarium dome under a star field, by ESO / P. Horálek, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; photo-grade treatment applied per the paper’s image practice. It shows a planetarium dome, not the Science Center’s own Dome theater.
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