Glasgow Science Festival 2026

Glasgow Science Festival at the Riverside Museum

Glasgow Science Festival will be at the Riverside Museum from 4 to 14 June each day from 11am to 3pm, with dozens of free activities for all ages. We will be exploring how Glasgow Celebrates through the themes of transport, innovation, engineering and technology.

Generate energy with your hands, play with a magnetic racetrack, then build a working mircroscope! Activities change daily, so please check the website for our timetable.

Venue: Riverside Museum, 100 Pointhouse Rd, Partick, G3 8RS
Date: Thurs 4 to Sun 14 June
Time: 11am to 3pm daily
Booking for Public Audiences: No booking required
Booking for Schools: Booking required through this GSF eventbrite link
Cost: Free

Cartoon family in front of the Glasgow Riverside Museum

Riverside Museum

Schools booking via GSF Eventbrite link

Cartoon image of the Riverside Museum. In front of the building is a man painting a picture of the lungs, various maths symbols and a light bulb.

Thursday 4 June

Join us to explore fluorescence, meet a robot, test your internal clock and more!

Cartoon image of the Riverside Museum. In front of the building is a black hole, and two engineers building a robot butterfly antenna.

Friday 5 June

Join us to to build a microscope, try a Lego challenge, meet a robot and more!

Cartoon image of the Riverside Museum. In front of the building is a woman with thought bubbles coming from her head and an X-ray of a head. Behind the building is a rainbow.

Saturday 6 June

Join us for a foray into the quantum world, immersion in VR, exploring Glasgow's past and more!

Cartoon image of the Riverside Museum. In front of the building is a black hole and various maths symbols. Behind the building is a rainbow.

Sunday 7 June

Join us to test your AI detection skills, build a microscope, try out some experiments and more!

Cartoon image of the Riverside Museum. In front of the building is a some seaweed and two people collecting litter for recycling.

Monday 8 June

Join us to explore cutting edge research, make bracelets, solve crimes and more!

Cartoon image of the Riverside Museum. In front of the building is two lightnulbs and a man using a tablet.

Tuesday 9 June

Join us to explore how medicines are made, solve crimes, try out experiments and more!

Cartoon image of the Riverside Museum. In front of the building is two painters with paintbrushes, and a robot.

Wednesday 10 June

Join us for experiments, competitions, lasers and more!

Cartoon image of the Riverside Museum. In front of the building is a man with a robot, and a woman using a microscope.

Thursday 11 June

Join us to get competitive, carry out experiments, use X-rays and more!

Cartoon image of the Riverside Museum. In front of the building is a robot and a rocket.

Friday 12 June

Listen to a black hole, play games, test your lab skills and more!

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.

Saturday 13 June

Join us for levitation, listening to black holes, microscopes and more!

Cartoon image of the Riverside Museum. In front of the building is an X-ray of a head and a rocket.

Sunday 14 June

Join us to test your microscope skills, get creative, try a Lego challenge and more!