Holiday

Lasers paired to music are a great way to celebrate holidays throughout the year in the Virginia Living Museum’s Abbitt Planetarium.

Daytime shows cost: VLM members free, non-members $4 plus Museum admission.

Evening shows cost: VLM members $3, non-members $6.

List of Shows

July 4th Spirit of America Laser Show

July 4

Time: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 p.m.

Evening Show Cost: $3 VLM members, $6 non-members.

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Please purchase tickets in advance. This show is likely to sell out.

Join us in the Abbitt Planetarium for a celebration of America. Spirit of America mixes great patriotic music with America-inspired rock & roll and songs that have defined American music. Rock on to great artists like John Fogerty, Garth Brooks, Lee Greenwood and so many, many more.

Recommended for ages 6 and up.

This program made possible by Heck Industries.

Show Playlist

God Bless America by Celine Dion
Hoedown by Aaron Copeland
Centerfield by John Fogerty
Fifties Medley by Various Artists
The Star Spangled Banner by KISS
The World’s Greatest by R. Kelly

Servicemen on Parade by Aaron Copeland
Standing Outside the Fire by Garth Brooks
Pink Houses by John Cougar Mellencamp
Only in America by Brooks & Dunn
State Medley by Various Artists
God Bless the USA by Lee Greenwood

Laser Holidays

Featuring classic holiday favorites like “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” modern hits like “Jingle Bell Rock,” and unique reimaginings of timeless songs, this is an animated Christmas light display like no other you’ve ever seen! Get into the holiday spirit with the music of the season and dazzling laser effects!

Show Playlist

Sleigh Ride by Leroy Anderson
Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy by Tchaikovsky
Up on the Housetop by The Jackson 5
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer by Burl Ives
Winter Wonderland by The Eurythmics
Deck the Halls (Orchestra)
Jingle Bell Rock by Randy Travis
White Christmas by Bing Crosby
The Chipmunk Song by The Chipmunks
All I Want for Christmas is My Two Front Teeth by Spike Jones and His City Slickers

Feliz Navidad by Jose Feliciano

Christmastime by The Smashing Pumpkins

Oiche Chium (Silent Night) by Enya

Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree by Ronnie Spector and Darlene Love

Frosty the Snowman by The Cocteau Twins

Carol of the Bells by David Foster

The Christmas Song by Nat King Cole

All I Want for Christmas is You by Mariah Carey

We Wish You a Merry Christmas by James Galway

Daytime Shows: November 30 – December 18 – 12:30 and 2:30pm Wednesday – Sunday

December 21-23, 26-31 – 11:30am, 1:30 and 3:30pm.

Closed Dec. 24 & 25.

Cost daytime shows: VLM members free, non-members $4 plus Museum admission

Evening Shows: December 17 at 6:30pm.

Cost evening shows: VLM members $3, non-members $6

Star of Wonder: Mystery of the Christmas Star

Since 1965, we have journeyed in the footsteps of the Magi, seeking the identity of a mysterious star which foretold the coming of a king. Over the years, the scientific thinking has changed, archaeology has revealed new clues about the lands in which these events took place, and our understanding of who the Magi might have actually been has grown. The show was completely revised in 2008 to offer a truly immersive look at the journey of the Magi while examining the latest clues and seeking once more to understand the appearance of the Star of Bethlehem.

Our presentation of Star of Wonder: Mystery of the Christmas Star is made possible by E&S Spitz.

Recommended for ages 8 and up

Daytime Shows: November 30 – December 18 – 1:30pm Wednesday – Sunday, 3:30pm Saturday and Sunday

December 21-23, 26-31 – 12:30 and 2:30pm.

Closed Thanksgiving, Dec. 24 & 25.

Cost daytime shows: VLM members free, non-members $4 plus Museum admission

Evening Shows: December 17 at 5:30pm.

Cost evening shows: VLM members $3, non-members $6

Fright Light October

October 28

It’s a howling good time in the Abbitt Planetarium with this frightfully awesome mix of terror-ific tunes! Wild and weird laser images accompany songs from Black Sabbath, Garbage, The Who and so many more! Come enjoy this laser spook-tacular!

Times: 5:30, 7:00, 8:30 and 10:00 p.m.

Cost: Members $3, Non-members $6

Show Playlist