Science Explorers – A day of hands-on STEM fun with Gnowangerup Community Resource Centre

Join us at the Gnowangerup Community Resource Centre for a fun-filled afternoon of hands-on science activities as part of National Science Week. Children and families of all ages are invited to explore exciting experiments, creative challenges, and interactive learning in a friendly community environment. Dinner will be provided for all children attending. Come along, get…

2026 Space Faring Civilisation Film Festival

Imagine a bright future with science. The Space Faring Civilisation (SFC) Film Festival is back for 2026. We are a Canberra-grown festival that loves telling stories about science and space. We show films that give us hope for the future and show how science and imagination can help us build a better world. Free Workshops…

Science in the Scrub 2026

  Science in the Scrub returns to Western Sydney Parklands this National Science Week — bringing a full day of fun, discovery and hands-on science to Lizard Log on 23 August 2026. Join us for a FREE day out where open grasslands and bushland become Western Sydney’s biggest outdoor lab. For the first time, the…

Science in the Swamp 2026

Science in the Swamp is back in Centennial Park this National Science Week — and bigger than ever. Join us on 16 August 2026 for a FREE day out where Centennial Park transforms into a large-scale, hands-on science experience filled with things to try, test and explore. With more than 50 stalls, workshops and activity…

Stage 2 Lab Rats at Ulladulla Public School

Students in Stage 2 at Ulladulla Public School will engage in a series of lessons to explore and celebrate Science Week. The lessons will allow them to explore and highlight their learning about the changing states of matter and to pose questions and create fair tests that investigate the effects of energy on living things…

Egg Drop Challenge at Avondale Heights Library

Think you can save an egg from a giant fall? Put your brainpower, creativity, and engineering skills to the test in our egg-citing National Science Week Egg Drop Challenge at Avondale Heights Library. Using everyday materials, you’ll design and build a contraption to protect a raw egg when it’s dropped from up high. Will your…

Indigenous Science Experience at Redfern

How do native bees connect to healthy ecosystems and caring for Country? Which seaweeds have long been used for environmental sustainability? How is native flora used in bush medicines? What can we learn from the ingenuity of Aboriginal tools and technologies developed over thousands of years? And how can Torres Strait Islander virtual reality bring cultural experiences…

Writing Science Media Releases

This practical course teaches you the key skills and strategies to write and distribute a cracking media release for different audiences. ​It will help budding science communicators build confidence and learn how the media works, so you can communicate your messages clearly and simply. You’ll get training and hands-on practice writing winning media releases for…

Science, Music and more at the Planetarium

Nate Eggins (a.k.a. Conspiracy of One) is returning with his unique Planetarium Variety Show for a fourth year running! Join us once again at the Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium during National Science Week for an evening of: · Quirky sciency music, funny rants, audience participation & prize giveaways, · Stunning visuals that will take you…

Science Incursions with Supreme Incursions

Get ready for a hands-on science adventure with Supreme Incursions!  We bring the science to you. Our team comes to your school with unique equipment, and our expert science teachers lead every session. Our exciting programs bring science to life through building, experimenting, and discovering how the world works. Students won’t just watch… they’ll do…