Glasgow Science Festival at the Glasgow Botanic Gardens

Friday 13th June
Join us at the Glasgow Botanic Gardens from 11am – 3pm for a fun afternoon. Plant some seeds, find out what principles prevent the Glasgow motto from coming true and more! Full details below.

 Cartoon image of the Kibble Palace in the Glasgow Botanic Gardens, in front is a bridge with a person catching butterflies and behind is a rainbow.

Visit the Glasgow Botanic Gardens website

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School Bookings

Two cartoon birds and a bird house.
Two cartoon birds and a bird house.

Glasgow Celebrates

Tue, 30 Apr 2024 15:04:00 BST

Bird and Fish 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

Cartoon image of two people buidling a piece of machinery
Cartoon image of two people buidling a piece of machinery

Creating Engineers Challenge

Fri, 20 May 2022 10:50:00 BST

Fri 6th - Sun 15th June, Glasgow Science Festival

Cartoon image of a brain with different sections in different colours.
Cartoon image of a brain with different sections in different colours.

Celebrate with Epilepsy Connections

Tue, 29 Apr 2025 10:03:00 BST

Understand epilepsy with Epilepsy Connections

Cartoon detective character looking through magnifying glass
Cartoon detective character looking through magnifying glass

Solving Crime with Science

Tue, 29 Apr 2025 09:59:00 BST

Solve a mystery with Glasgow Caledonian University

four colour only rainbow, reds orange yellow
four colour only rainbow, reds orange yellow

Faster Than the Speed of Light (Waves) for Glasgow Science Festival

Tue, 29 Apr 2025 01:00:00 BST

Seeing light, from rainbows to LEDs, with the Photonic Integration and Advanced Data Storage team

Cartoon of Glasgow Science Centre on the left and a man pushing a wheelbarrow with plants in it on the right.
Cartoon of Glasgow Science Centre on the left and a man pushing a wheelbarrow with plants in it on the right.

Paper Plant Pots

Tue, 29 Apr 2025 10:11:00 BST

Plant wildflower seeds with Glasgow Science Centre

Cartoon image of a mother and child with thought bubbles coming from their heads. The thought bubbles contain lightbulbs and musical notes.
Cartoon image of a mother and child with thought bubbles coming from their heads. The thought bubbles contain lightbulbs and musical notes.

Sound Thought

Tue, 29 Apr 2025 17:11:00 BST

Listen to Glasgow's story with Sound Thought

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.

Playing Games to Fight Fires

Tue, 29 Apr 2025 09:59:00 BST

Play a firefighting simulation game with the University of Glasgow's School of Computing Science

Cartoon man, lady and child behind a globe and tree.
Cartoon man, lady and child behind a globe and tree.

Let Science Flourish

Tue, 29 Apr 2025 09:59:00 BST

Discover how nature prevents the Glasgow motto from happening with researchers from the University of Glasgow

Cartoon image of two people buidling a piece of machinery
Cartoon image of two people buidling a piece of machinery

Flexible Wearable Antennas & Signal Transmission

Tue, 29 Apr 2025 09:59:00 BST

See how engineers from the University of Glasgow’s James Watt School of Engineering make medical materials and devices