Young People Picks

Explore hidden stories from the Great Exhibition of 1851 through a textile art installation created by our Young Producers.

Watch robots play football live! Discover how you can coordinate multiple intelligent agents to compete, strategise and win on the pitch—all without human control.

From robotics to new materials, meet the student innovators, researchers and start-up founders whose emerging technologies are reshaping everyday life and tackling global challenges.

Become a curator for the day with Assemblage Collective! In this hands-on workshop, you’ll design your very own miniature exhibition by crafting and designing a paper concertina.

Head to our Main Stage for a jam-packed schedule of vibrant and lively music, from Jazz and classic brass bands to Cuban and Congolese fusion!

Exhibition Road is transformed into an open-air art gallery with ten new works painted live over the weekend, exploring how scientific ideas move through time.

Check out luminous cells and soundscapes inspired by molecular biology, before creating your own contributions to our glowing gazebo gallery.

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

Sample delicious planet-friendly dishes and discover practical ways to reduce your food footprint.

Ever wondered what happiness sounds like? See how scientists turn serotonin signals into music in this interactive blend of neuroscience and art!

Make your own mini zine that creative reflects on how invisible disabilities like Sickle Cell Disease can shape people’s everyday experiences.

Antibiotics have changed all our lives, but resistance to them is catching up. Play a game to explore antimicrobial resistance and discover how you can help protect these life-saving medicines.

Find out how medical robotics and innovative fibre-based devices are revolutionising surgery.

Make art inspired by maths and its connections to the Islamic print tradition of Ebru marbling.

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.

Consider your relationship with the different organisms living inside your body through this interactive art installation.

To mark 175 years since the Great Exhibition of 1851, researcher and digital designer Keith Wood brings a VR simulation of the original exhibits to the Goethe-Institut.