What's on
Zones
Explore our zones, the themed areas at the heart of the Festival. Each one is packed full of interactive exhibits, creative workshops, and live demonstrations!
Events
Explore the extraordinary at the Great Exhibition Road Festival! Discover a selection of some of the first events for you to take part in at the Festival weekend on 7-8 June 2025. Enter the times of your visit in the filters below to see what's on then and click on the hearts to create your own list of favourites.
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.
Paint the northern lights with astronomers mapping aurora across the solar system.
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.
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!
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!
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!
Explore bold new flavors and ingredients as chefs and scientists create innovative dishes for you to sample right there and then!
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 us for a unique artistic encounter with terrestrial planets in our Solar System, Venus, Earth, and Mars!
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+.
Make and decorate your own wind capturing, spinning paper turbines with experts from Imperial College London's Energy Futures Lab.
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!
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!
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.