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 our first selection of events coming to South Kensington this summer!
Make your own black hole-inspired decorative ornaments with theoretical physicists studying the surprising science behind these extreme objects.
Make art inspired by maths and its connections to the Islamic print tradition of Ebru marbling.
Build your very own rocket mice and launch them into the air using the power of a squeeze!
Check out luminous cells and soundscapes inspired by molecular biology, before creating your own contributions to our glowing gazebo gallery.
Join a paper folding workshop and watch a live demo of a foldable Mars heat shield, revealing how creative ideas are shaping future spacecraft design!
Join Nostalgia, the UK's first steel band as they welcome you to play, learn, and explore the rich heritage of steelpan music.
Invent, draw and print playful, imaginary machines which you can take home or exhibit with Royal College of Art graduate Tamsin Loxley.
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.
Create your own wearable art with artist Gayle Chong Kwan in this hands-on creative workshop.
Investigate the art of printing, and the science of pigments, in this hands-on creative workshop from the Science Museum!
Make your own mini zine that creative reflects on how invisible disabilities like Sickle Cell Disease can shape people’s everyday experiences.
Create your own textile body bots with artist Woo Jin Joo and bring them to life using pull-string mechanisms!
Get creative while practising French and German language skills! Write a poem, enjoy storytelling, experiment with cyanotype printing or write a love letter inspired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.
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.
Make your own junk sculpture using upcycled and everyday materials!
Step onto the dancefloor and get ready to shine in a fun beginner-friendly Bollywood dance class with researchers exploring how stars are born.
Bring your best moves for Earthbeat, an immersive dance experience for all ages, inspired by secret worlds pulsing beneath our feet.
Part-disco, part-scientific experiment, join us for a unique movement session that delves into the deeply personal nature of time.
Enjoy a quieter, calmer environment to explore our Adults Only Zone with fewer crowds by signing up for this bookable relaxed session.
A relaxed session for families with neurodivergent members who may need a quieter, calmer environment to explore the Family Fun Zone.