25 Reasons to Support Chabot This Year
25 Reasons to Support Chabot Space & Science Center
Celebrating 25 Years on Skyline Boulevard
For 25 years on Skyline Boulevard—and 142 years as a beloved Oakland institution—Chabot Space & Science Center has been a place where curiosity thrives, discoveries spark, and community comes together. As we celebrate a quarter-century in the redwoods, we’re filled with gratitude for the generations of learners, families, and adventurers who have explored the universe with us. Thank you!
Now, as we celebrate this milestone, we invite you to help fuel the next 25 years of wonder.
Need a reason to support Chabot this year?
Here are 25 of them. Your gift helps sustain and grow:
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Oakland’s home for science since 1883!
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Over the past 25 years, more than 300,000 visitors have gazed at the cosmos through our historic telescopes—Leah, Rachel, and Nellie—for FREE.
- The Galaxy Explorers program has turned curiosity into leadership, providing real-world STEM experience to Bay Area youth.
- 200+ students participate in the Oakland Space Academy annually, building critical skills for the future.
- Chabot has screened over 30,000 planetarium shows over the past 25 years, igniting imaginations of all ages. How many have you experienced
- Bubblefest! Our POPular spring festival, where science meets play in a swirl of color.
- School Field Trips! Over the past 25 years, 375,000 students have experienced Chabot’s field trips, discovering science hands-on.
- Countless community partners throughout Oakland and beyond.
- Guided redwood hikes that bridge nature, science, and community.
- Interactive exhibits that bring space exploration and the space renaissance to life.
- Paint & Sip nights that merge creativity with cosmic inspiration.
- Maintenance of our beloved telescopes, preserving over a century of astronomical heritage.
- Astrophotography workshops that reveal the beauty and mystery of the night sky.
- Outdoor exhibits that activate all five senses, reconnecting visitors with the natural world.
- Real Near-Earth Object research conducted through Nellie, Chabot’s youngest telescope.
- Interactive labs and maker workshops that spark inventive thinking.
- Moonlight Missions giving middle and high-school students unforgettable nighttime science adventures.
- Hands-on field trip workshops that deepens learning beyond the classroom.
- CAD, Python, ArcGIS, and AI training for teen interns pursuing STEM careers.
- Meteor shower watch parties lighting up Oakland’s skyline.
- Family Astronomy programs that bring generations together under the stars.
- 123 Galaxy Explorers earned NASA internships to date, thanks to Chabot’s programming designed to prepare the next generation of scientists.
- Cosmic Camp-Ins, transforming science into an overnight adventure.
- Over the past 25 years, over 3 million visitors have experienced the wonder of Chabot’s exhibits and STEM programming.
- **A vibrant community of learners, dreamers, and explorers—** including you!
Your Support Makes This Possible
and helps to sustain and grow programming and exhibits for our entire community!
Chabot’s impact reaches far beyond our domes and campus. It stretches into classrooms, homes, and communities across the Bay Area and around the globe. Every donation—whether $25, $250, or beyond—directly fuels our mission to make science and space accessible, inclusive, and inspiring.
If Chabot has ever sparked your curiosity, widened your perspective, or helped you see the world a little differently, we invite you to be part of this next chapter and contribute today.
Join us. Support science. Support community. Support wonder.
Together, we can inspire the next generation of explorers!
