Glasgow Science Festival at the Riverside Museum

Saturday 14th June
Join us at the Riverside Museum from 11am – 3pm for an afternoon of fun activities, crafts and more! Full details below. 

 Cartoon image of the Riverside Museum. In front of the building is a steam engine and a woman using a microscope. The sun is in the sky above the building.

Riverside Museum

Cartoon birds around a bird house
Cartoon birds around a bird house

Glasgow Celebrates

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Science crafts with Glasgow Science Festival

Cartoon image of various science items including a bunsen burner, plant, insects and DNA.
Cartoon image of various science items including a bunsen burner, plant, insects and DNA.

Glasgow Science Festival Toddler Area

Tue, 30 Apr 2024 13:25:00 BST

Toddler play zone, Glasgow Science Festival

Several cartoon people exploring near a bridge
Several cartoon people exploring near a bridge

Creating Engineers Bridge Challenge

Tue, 30 Apr 2024 10:50:00 BST

Design and model a bridge, Glasgow Science Festival

Cartoon image of a man holding a remote control controlling a robot that is in front of him.
Cartoon image of a man holding a remote control controlling a robot that is in front of him.

See Sound & Robots

Tue, 29 Apr 2025 17:04:00 BST

Join scientists from the Centre for Ultrasonic Engineering at the University of Strathclyde to see and hear sound!

Cartoon image of a black hole surrounded by cartoon diagrams of the atom.
Cartoon image of a black hole surrounded by cartoon diagrams of the atom.

Celebrating 10 Years of Gravitational-wave Astronomy

Tue, 29 Apr 2025 16:58:00 BST

Learn about scientific breakthroughs made since the discovery of gravitational waves with researchers from the University of Glasgow

Cartoon image of a head with the brain and connecting nerves visible.
Cartoon image of a head with the brain and connecting nerves visible.

Neurotech in Glasgow: Celebrating the Rhythms of the Brain

Tue, 29 Apr 2025 09:59:00 BST

Try hands-on activities and learn about the brain with researchers from the Centre for Neurotechnology at the University of Glasgow

Cartoon image of a woman looking down a microscope surrounded by petri dishes with viruses and bacteria in them.
Cartoon image of a woman looking down a microscope surrounded by petri dishes with viruses and bacteria in them.

The Protein Playground: Explore, Learn, & Build

Tue, 29 Apr 2025 10:35:00 BST

Understand proteins with scientists from the University of Strathclyde

Cartoon image of the solar system with planets, rockets, satellites and stars.
Cartoon image of the solar system with planets, rockets, satellites and stars.

The Art of Quantum Technologies

Tue, 29 Apr 2025 09:59:00 BST

Discover the power of quantum with the University of Glasgow's James Watt School of Engineering and School of Physics and Astronomy.

A cartoon blue rainbow and a cartoon red rainbow.
A cartoon blue rainbow and a cartoon red rainbow.

Glasgow in Colour: Seeing Our City Using the Spectrum of Light

Tue, 29 Apr 2025 16:56:00 BST

Discover light-based technology with Fraunhofer UK