What's on

Pick up a petri dish, choose your fabric and create your own textile art to take home inspired by the fascinating world of the vaginal microbiome.

Ever wondered how moving across the world can impact the health of you and your children? Step into the Gene Home and find out!

Enjoy world class acts from the Royal Albert Hall, DJs, Ceilidh dancing and more! Hosted by Portobello Radio

Step inside an immersive and interactive digital art piece that explores the strangeness of the quantum world and challenges perceptions of our role in shaping reality itself.

Take a VR journey through space and time, where immersive soundscapes and stunning images transport you to both modern and prehistoric worlds.

Create your own butterfly wings while learning how climate change affects these delicate structures. Once your wings are ready, take flight and join our Butterfly Carnival Parade!

Explore bold new flavors and ingredients as chefs and scientists create innovative dishes for you to sample right there and then!

Join us to discover bioluminescent plants through the microscope and try hands-on experiments. Learn how plants defend themselves, and how our research tackles climate change and protects global food supplies.

Come along and try your hand at being a scientist! Conduct your own Cell Painting experiment, challenge yourself to analyse the results, and see if you can compete with the robot!

Join us for a unique artistic encounter with terrestrial planets in our Solar System, Venus, Earth, and Mars!

Paint the northern lights with astronomers mapping aurora across the solar system.

Creativity and Science collide in Paint Lab, transforming Exhibition Road into a live art gallery. Ten artists create works inspired by Imperial scientists exploring touch, 3D sound, and perception.

Drop in and enjoy a show outdoors. The programme is packed with interactive performances, music and science shows especially for families.

Visit our fun-packed tent for stories, craft making, sing-alongs and movement sessions aimed at children aged under 5 and their families.

Inside the Discovery Tent, our giant marquee in Prince’s Gardens, you’ll meet scientists, medics, engineers and geologists and see the incredible research they do. Work alongside them to do experiments and explore new ideas.

Make and decorate your own wind capturing, spinning paper turbines with experts from Imperial College London's Energy Futures Lab.

Grab a drink from the bar before settling into a game of mathematical bingo, challenge your balance with Tai Chi or test out your dance moves! This event is for ages 18+.

Climb like a gecko, reflect like a beetle, or sense heat like a dog's nose as you explore the potential of nature-inspired materials.

Experience innovation in the 1851der tent. Meet the Royal Commission’s scientists and designers and see their work in action - all part of the amazing legacy of the original Great Exhibition of 1851.

Get to know the story of little alien Wuschel and its exciting journey to Germany (illustrated by Axel Scheffler) and then craft your very own Wuschel!

Drop by The Royal Parks' tents to get up close and personal with some of the parks' hard-working wildlife and to investigate the mix of habitats that keep everything in balance.

Discover future inventions by London schoolchildren from the Great Exhibition² project. Be inspired by young innovators, explore their creations, or unleash your own creativity at our invention table with hands-on modelling clay fun!

Discover the magic of materials science by creating your own kaleidoscope! Using paper cups, polarising films and sticky tape, explore how light interacts with materials to reveal dazzling patterns.

Create unique colourful designs using inks, absorbent paper and water, and watch your masterpiece become part of a giant chromatography wall that will grow throughout the weekend.

Have you every wondered what lies beneath the surface of the water? Discover some of the different creatures that live in the Natural History Museum pond.

Join a wildlife treasure hunt and make wildflower seed bombs as we discover the hidden biodiversity in London's green spaces, connect with nature, and contribute to urban wildlife research.

Come along to our Maths Exploratorium, a playful, hands-on marquee where numbers meet adventure - no maths skills needed, just curiosity!

Working alongside professional mural artists and Imperial climate scientists, create impactful mural and poster designs that draw attention to the climate crisis. Be inspired by our exhibition of young people’s illustrations of the 9 things you can do about climate change.

Learn how to reduce your furry friends climate pawprint with planet-friendly food and eco-safe medicines. Small changes make a big difference—let’s go green together!"

Discover the invisible world of materials! Explore how we use nanotechnology to explore the natural world and shape the technology of tomorrow, through interactive games, crayon rubbings and 3D-printed models.

Join Discover South Kensington for short tours of the neighbourhood and discover some of the secrets behind the brilliant facades of Exhibition Road in London’s arts and science district!

Escape the Festival hustle and bustle with a relaxing yoga workshop inspired by the insect movements we study at Imperial.

Stretch, move, and play your way into learning German with the Goethe-Institut London!

Join a 'walkshop' around South Kensington to hear how London's plants and animals are being affected by climate change and discuss the actions being taken to protect them.

Explore some of the quantum realm's strangest elements through dance! From quantum tunnelling to strange superposition and spooky entanglement, strut your funky stuff like a quantum particle!

This walk through South Kensington explores ways to boost your wellbeing by connecting with nature, engaging with art and culture, or sharing experiences with others.

Come see chemistry brought to life through amazing reactions, slime and explosions at this family-friendly science show!

Move, groove, and discover the science behind dance in this joyful and inclusive Bollywood dance workshop.

Families with neurodivergent members can book onto a quieter, calmer exploration of the Family Fun Zone with fewer crowds.