Glasgow Science Festival 2026

Glasgow Science Festival at the Riverside Museum

Saturday 13 June
Join us at the Riverside Museum from 11am to 3pm for levitation, listening to black holes, microscopes 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 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.

It’s All in Your Genes!

Mon, 27 Apr 2026 10:03:00 BST

Test your lab skills with researchers from the University of Glasgow Living Laboratory

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.

Hear, Touch and See the Universe with Gravitational Waves

Mon, 27 Apr 2026 10:58:00 BST

Listen to black holes merging with researchers from the University of Glasgow's School of Physics and Astronomy

Cartoon image of a train on tracks. A cartoon man is sitting on the train roof with a scientific model.
Cartoon image of a train on tracks. A cartoon man is sitting on the train roof with a scientific model.

Frustrated Magnetism and 3D Racetrack Memory

Mon, 27 Apr 2026 10:37:00 BST

Play games with researchers from the University of Glasgow’s School of Physics & Astronomy

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

Physics in Play

Mon, 27 Apr 2026 10:56:00 BST

Discover light-based technology with Fraunhofer UK

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.

Meeting the Quantum World

Mon, 27 Apr 2026 10:03:00 BST

Try making objects levitate with engineers from the University of Glasgow's James Watt School of Engineering

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

Seeing the Unseen

Mon, 27 Apr 2026 10:03:00 BST

Test your microscope skills with researchers from the University of Glasgow’s School of Physics & Astronomy, Imperial College London, University of Bristol, and National Physical Laboratory

Cartoon country house with people holding telescopes, robots and magnifying glasses.
Cartoon country house with people holding telescopes, robots and magnifying glasses.

Defending Scotland's Heritage

Mon, 27 Apr 2026 10:50:00 BST

Help scientists from Historic Environment Scotland protect our historic places

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

SpatiaLEGO

Mon, 27 Apr 2026 10:03:00 BST

Try the LEGO challenge from the Turner Kirk Centre for Spatial Reasoning at the University of Glasgow