Outside Domes
With over 15 years of experience working for numerous schools, big
festivals and local events. We can cater to your needs for small or
large outdoor events.
Outside Domes
We offer inflatable igloo style environments that can be easily transported and erected within 90 minutes to cater for up to 45 people inside!
For the “wow” factor of a large immersive display environment to entertain large numbers of viewers at a show (or other such venue) our immersive 8m diameter domes would be the ideal match. Being 5.2 metres high, this dome offers a large feature in any show. It can be used indoors to provide a fixed planetarium site as well. Also available are our 5m, 6m,and 7m diameter domes will cater to your needs wherever your event is set up.
Our presenters work across the UK, and we allocate a dome to suit the venue and event requirements. Contact us to check availability and discuss your set-up.
Dome Dimensions
Our indoor domes come in 5m, 6m and 7m diameters. We also have two 8m outdoor domes for larger events. Dome selection depends on the venue and presenter allocation, so please tell us about your space when you enquire.
There is no extra charge for a larger dome.
How it works
Contact us
Let’s have a chat! We will get a general sense of what you’re looking for, and then make some suggestions as how we can help with the best approach for your school at this moment in time.
Booking
We will give you a quote and book you in if everything is OK with you.
Fill in a risk assessment
We will send you a risk assessment prior our visit for you to complete.
Support
If you have any further questions prior our visit or need any type of assistant please don’t hesitate to contact us.
Outside Domes Rates
Outdoor events start from £1,200 + VAT. Pricing depends on the requirements of your event. Travel or hotel supplements may apply depending on the location and event requirements. Contact us for a bespoke quote.
Seating and capacity depend on the dome and event set-up. Please include your venue and audience details when you enquire.
Requirements
All domes require a space 10.5m long x 10.5m wide x 5.2m high. Ready access to a standard 13amp power socket is also required or outside standard 3 round pin sockets in a covered terminal block. We do not supply a generator due to inadequate supply to PC’s.
Risk Assessments
All domes are subject to risk assessments. They deploy under strict safety rules and are subject to wind and weather tolerances of any structure of a TDS (Temporary Demountable Structure), tent or inflatable. See the link for our Risk assessment and HSE Gov.
http://www.hse.gov.uk/event-safety/temporary-demountable-structures.htm
Explore Our Dome Themes
We Transform Learning Science Into Immersive Journeys
Our different dome themes provide a wide range of topics and subjects for our customers to choose among. Contact us for a chat and advice, we will guide you through the best options according to your type of event. Otherwise, please feel free to explore our domes and if you see anything in particular that you would like to have for your event, just let us know.
Here some of the places we have been
Teddy Rocks Festival
We were delighted to take part in the well-known family festival Teddy Rocks in 2019 and support their cause.
Based in Blandford, Dorset, this award winner family festival has managed in just a few years to raise over £400,000 for children’s cancer since they started in 2011 with a small gig.
Goodison Park
Located in the Walton area of Liverpool, Goodison Park was the first major football stadium built in England; it was opened in 24 August 1892. We were delighted to be part of its setting and work so close to it. Our presenters, as crazy football fans they are, enjoyed the experience and feeling very much.
Bournemouth Gardens Festival
Science Dome at Bournemouth Central Gardens for HopeFM radio station party. We had the honor of being part of the 7th birthday party of HopeFM radio (2013) in the wonderful setting of Bournemouth Gardens. A beautiful and crowded celebration where members of the public could enjoy from our planetarium shows, the sunshine and great music.
Doncaster Festival
DN Space Festival in Doncaster in July 2018, running Digitarium NG PRO from Digitalis Education Solutions. All real data terrain and time position sky. We went back to the sky of 27/7/18 to see the missed Lunar Eclipse. With an amazing system like NG Digitarium all is possible!
Royal Astronomical Society in London
A 14 days event, from 14th till 28th February 2020, to celebrate the 200 years of the Royal Astronomical Society based at Burlington House, Piccadilly (London).
Over 3,000 people attended our outdoor planetarium.
The Royal Astronomical Society encourages and promotes the study of astronomy, solar-system science, geophysics and closely related branches of science.
Underneath The Stars Festival, Sheffield.
Underneath the Stars is an annual music and arts festival established in 2014 by the production company behind Kate Rusby and Pure Records.
Our Festival Dome service also started in 2014 and this event was one of the several summer events which initiated our long journey to what has been an awesome work experience for the team.
We have had the privilege of being a part of this great festival for many years since then.
The 22nd World Scout Jamboree Sweden
Our giant outside dome was one of the events for three weeks in Sweden (2011). Based in a Common Areas for scouts to drop in during breaks, the dome planetarium provided guides to the stars which could be viewed in the evening camp.
Worldwide Telescope Microsoft Conference in Reading
Our giant outside dome can be used as a display and event venue. In November 2011 we were invited to Microsoft UK in Reading for display of the World Wide Telescope software system. A wonderful experience for all the team.
Lancashire Science Festival (2014)
A three day festival by the University of Central Lancashire in Preston celebrating Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths. Apart from hosting some events during the day, we supported the launch of their Northern Lights first book with a simulation of the northern lights in our Astrodome.
Portsmouth ‘Space City’ event (2011)
On 17th June until 19th June 2011, we took part in the city wide Portsmouth ‘Space City’ event with our larger Outside Dome. An event run by ‘Portsmouth Festivities’, the longest running arts and cultural festival in the City of Portsmouth.
BBC News (2018)
The Science Dome UK attended the BBC at Media Café for Click Live on 20th Nov 2018 at BBC Broadcasting House. The mobile Science Dome planetarium was to show “Journey to a Billion Suns” 360 degree full dome film preview to media, as we had scientists from Gaia in the BBC live TV show.
Broadcasted at BBC Click live at 4.30 GMT London on channel BBC News.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/showsandtours/venue/bbc-radio-theatre-london
The Bahrain International Airshow (2014)
The Bahrain International Airshow (BIAS) is an exclusive, global aviation event that takes place every other year at the Sakhir Air Base, Kingdom of Bahrain. The event is organised by the Civil Aviation Affairs of Bahrain in association with Farnborough International, and is sponsored by Gulf Air and Batelco. Since its inception in 2010, the airshow has drawn hundreds of companies and tens of thousands of visitors.
Space Festival at Ampthill Great Park (Bedfordshire)
We had a fabulous time at the Ampthill Great Park Space Festival in 2017. A extraordinary event and setting accompanied by great weather too! Since the 15th century Ampthill Park has been the site of a royal residence and hunting ground, and a landscaped garden for generations of aristocratic residents of the Park House (also known as Great Park House).General Questions
What is a mobile planetarium?
Why choose a portable planetarium?
Why choose Science Dome UK?
- Wide range of topics and shows for all ages.
- We are not limited to Space topics but bring to you an extensive science related programme; covering a wide range of curriculum based topics that will help students to maximise the learning through educative immersive experiences which they will never forget. We make learning stick.
- Based on LIPS (Live, Interactive Planetarium Shows) methodology.
- We focus on quality and learning impact.
- Over 15 years of experience backing us up working for numerous schools, youth clubs, scout groups, big festivals and local events providing them a wide range of services catered to their needs.
- Real fossils collection for our workshops
- We use real scientific data and a simulated universe based on science data. Our projectors can capture real Earth data as well as space data.
- Our projectors can show the different layers of Mars in a 360 degree view using real scientific data providing a deep study of the planet.
- We go beyond simulators to offer an experience that feels real and a learning that sticks.
How far can you travel?
What's the dome size?
The Science Dome operates eleven mobile digital domes. The dimensions of these domes go from 5-8 meters diameter and 3-5 meters height. Being able to provide different sizes and designs to fit all school and village halls.
For the “wow” factor of a large immersive display environment to entertain large numbers of viewers at a show (or other such venue) our immersive 8m diameter domes would be the ideal match. Being 5.2 metres high, this dome offers a large feature in any show.
How many people can fit in the dome?
Our domes provide different sizes and designs to cater to your needs. Their capacity rank from 25-50 adults till 35-60 primary children in a session.
Get in touch, we will give you a precise feedback according to the type of audience or students’ age to help with the organisation.
What our customers say...
“The science dome presentation was amazing. The children were so excited by entering the dome and making new discoveries. They were fascinated by the facts about the planets, the sun and the Artemis project.”
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