Events for Young People

Meet climate scientists and artists, and create designs for murals drawing attention to climate change as part of this year's Grantham Climate Art Prize for 11 to 25-year-olds.

Come and play with quantum light with expert physicists! Together, we’ll wonder at the nature of information in the quantum world and discover how this translates into cutting edge technologies.

How do bacteria build resistance against antibiotics? Experience an interactive installation that explores the dangers of antimicrobial resistance.

Try out our inflatable bungee run and explore how the length of your gut changes throughout your life and how this affects what you eat!

Enjoy sustainable food samples, recipe cards and an interactive quiz on climate-friendly grocery shopping - with prizes!

Through a photographic exhibition, explore the emotions that the climate and ecological crises evoke, and the emotional connections that science researchers and communicators have with the state of the planet.

Looking for your own place at the Festival? If you're between 13 and 24, come and experience the NextGen Zone - a space that's designed exclusively for you.

Dive into our age 18+ festival zone for some serious fun! From the art of corrosion to climate change and mental health, discover the blurred lines between art and science and enjoy hangover-free cocktails.

A curated group of artists create live artworks inspired by different areas of wondrous science. Watch their large-scale creations come to life in real time.

Discover the future of food, what it means to us and how what we eat may change.

Explore new flavours and ingredients, as chefs and scientists whip up dishes that you can sample right there and then!

Discover an ancient lace craft tradition and make your own needlework memento with a designer repopularising historic artforms through digital technologies.

Unleash your artistic skills to create your own colourful metal keychain in this workshop exploring corrosion.

Solve puzzles, crack codes and uncover hidden messages as you dive into our drug trial-themed escape room. Can you enrol the patient before the time runs out?

Ever wondered what it’s really like to work in a job in science and tech? Come and talk to a range of employers for all the honest detail.

Discover how atoms absorb and emit light to colour our world. Don some headphones and hit the dance floor, boogying to atomic spectra and finding the parallels between light and sound waves.

From K-Pop to Squid Games, V&A Curator Rosalie Kim looks at how pioneering tech and digital culture turned South Korea into a leading artistic and cultural powerhouse.

Join us for an adults-only celebration of science at a special late opening. Challenge yourself to a quiz, take part in hands-on workshops and enjoy live music curated by AZEEMA.

Ever wondered what it’s really like to work in a job in science and tech? Come and talk to a range of employers for all the honest detail.