Kennedy Under the Stars: Holiday Edition

Kennedy Under the Stars returns for two nights just in time to kick off Holidays in Space. Join us on Friday, December 19 or Saturday, December 20 for a festive, after-hours experience at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. Enjoy live entertainment, a holiday dance party, festive décor, and a brand-new holiday drone show that lights up the night sky. Do not miss this return of this favorite event, this time with a holiday twist. 

Exclusive for the season is a first look at the Holidays in Space drone show, brand new to the visitor complex this year. The show lights up the night sky and takes you on a journey beyond our orbit and through NASA’s greatest programs, from Apollo and Shuttle to Artemis.

Kennedy Under the Stars: Holiday Edition will also include:

• Glow dance party featuring holiday music of yester-year
• Cosmic Glow Mini Golf
• Signature live entertainment, including Penny Farthing elf entertainer and the Vocalitas singing your favorite holiday tunes
• Special holiday-themed food and drinks
• Photo opportunity with the Mars Rover Vehicle Navigator^® dressed like Rudolph
• Rocket Tree Trail Scavenger Hunt, fun for all ages

Many of the visitor complex’s top attractions will remain open late, so you will have extra time to explore.

Open Attractions:

• Heroes and Legends featuring the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame^®
• Gateway: The Deep Space Launch Complex^® and Spaceport KSC^®*
• HYPERDECK VR**
• Planet Play
• Journey To Mars
• Space Shuttle Atlantis^® and the Shuttle Launch Experience^®*
• Space Shop

 * Must be at least 44 inches tall to ride
** Must be at least 46 inches to play

Tickets are $65 and include parking.