Fly through time to a city 50 years in the future and discover the exciting innovations engineers are working on to help meet the challenges of a changing world. Narrated by critically acclaimed actor John Krasinski (The Office, A Quiet Place), Cities of the Future is produced by MacGillivray Freeman Films in partnership with the American Society of Civil Engineers. Head to our site to learn more and view the full trailer! Memberships include one film per person per visit, except for the Household level.

In the first Despicable Me movie in seven years, Gru, the world’s favorite supervillain-turned-Anti-Villain League-agent, returns for an exciting, bold new era of Minions mayhem in Illumination’s Despicable Me 4.



Watch it on July 5, 6 and 7 at 5:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

July 12, 13 & 14 at 6:30 p.m.

This is a special engagement and not included in memberships.  

Leave the digital world behind and embrace the joy of play at the Fleet Science Center. Pause|Play invites you to dive into a world of fun and discovery as your favorite childhood pastimes come to life in a modern indoor space. Dig into the sandbox, play a game of color-sorting basketball, engage in a round of giant chess and so much more! Bring your friends with your one-time use member guest passes.

Now open 10 a.m. to 6.p.m. daily.  

Bring your friends to the summer’s first Fleet After Dark for an exciting evening just for the 18+ crowd. From 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on July 25, adults will have the entire place to themselves! You can stroll through the galleries, get your creative juices flowing in Studio X, our fantastic makerspace, or have some fun the ball pool in our newest exhibition, Pause|Play.

Member admission is FREE.

Adult beverages will be for sale to those with ID who are 21+.

Going to Comic-Con 2024? Join the Fleet and local scientists as we explore the science in two of our favorite science fiction series. (Open to those with Comic-Con 2024 tickets. Look for them on the Comic-Con 2024 schedule.) 

For All Mankind—Historic Fiction, Real Science.

With stations on the moon and missions to Mars, humanity is entering another era of the space race. Local scientists take a look at the imagined history in Apple TV’s For All Mankind as well as explore the science behind the upcoming space missions. 

Asimov’s Foundation: Math, Morality and Making Humans.

Asimov’s science fiction classic Foundation, brought to the screen by Apple TV, is set in a reality where cloning is possible and humanity has spread throughout the universe. While we are not yet living in such a world, gene editing and research in longevity are making major strides. Local scientists will explore the role math plays in the understanding of our world and the advances in science that could lead to a longer life.