Total Solar Eclipse at Dallas Cotton Bowl Stadium®

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A map of the where the total eclipse in April of 2024 will be seen.
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On April 8, the moon will pass directly between the sun and Earth, aligning perfectly to produce a total solar eclipse! When this occurs, the moon casts a shadow along a portion of the Earth's surface, and Dallas is right in this path of totality!

Join us at the Dallas Cotton Bowl Stadium® for a fun FREE event that promises to make your solar eclipse experience unforgettable. We're bringing you front-row seats to witness the awe-inspiring cosmic event, kicking off at 9:30 AM CDT.

This event will feature special guest, Neil deGrasse Tyson, along with PBS series Ready, Jet, Go! Additional experts from NOAA, NSF, and NASA will talk about the eclipse, space weather, and why we study the sun.

Gates will open at 8:30 AM CDT, so come early to visit booths and exhibits, which will include hands-on activities and take-home giveaways from various STEM organizations. Solar eclipse glasses will be provided and food will be available for purchase. 

The event ends at 2:00 PM CDT, but some booths will remain open until the gates close at 3:30 PM CDT.

Don't miss out on this celestial extravaganza! Get your FREE tickets now!

Agenda

All time is reflected for the CDT time zone.

Doors Open 8:30 AM
Event Begins 9:30 AM
Partial Eclipse Begins 12:23 PM
Totality Begins 1:40 PM
Totality Ends 1:44 PM
Partial Eclipse Ends 3:02 PM

 

Special Guest

  • Neil deGrasse Tyson

Speakers

  • Richard W. Spinrad, Ph.D: Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere; NOAA Administrator
  • TBD: National Science Foundation
  • Joseph Westlake, Ph.D: Director, Heliophysics Division, NASA 
  • Jim Greenhouse: Space Science Director, New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science
  • Patty Seaton and Howard B. Ownes: Planetarium Operator (Director) and Science Center
  • Elsayed Talaat, Ph.D: Director, Office of Space Weather Observations, NOAA
  • Juha-Pekka Luntama: Head of Space Weather, Space Situational Programme Office,  European Space Agency
  • Sultan Al Neyadi: UAE Minister of state of Youth and Astronaut 
  • Cherilynn Morrow and Craig deForest: Polarimeter to UNify the Corona and Heliosphere (PUNCH), NASA
  • TBD: National Science Foundation
  • Kenric Davies: President of Science Teachers Association of Texas (STAT)
  • Ready, Jet, Go!: PBS animated show for kids, brought to life, to talk about space