Dundee Science Festival is back for 2026!
Running from Monday 9th February to Sunday 22nd February!
Dundee Science Festival is back — bigger, bolder, and more inspiring than ever! This city-wide celebration of science, technology, and creativity offers opportunities for everyone to get involved in a vibrant programme of events that spark curiosity and inspire people of all ages.
The festival will bring a blended mix of in-person and online experiences, ensuring there’s something for everyone. Whether you’d like to host an activity at your venue, run an online workshop, or deliver a community event, we’d love for you to be part of the excitement.
Beyond Wonder
2026 marks a special milestone — Dundee Science Centre’s 25th anniversary! For 25 years, both the Centre and the Dundee Science Festival have opened minds, ignited imaginations, and brought science to life for people of all ages and backgrounds.
As we celebrate this achievement, we’re also looking ahead — Beyond Wonder — exploring what the next 25 years of innovation, discovery, and inspiration will bring.
Get Involved
Applications for exhibitor participation are now open!
If you’re interested in contributing to Dundee Science Festival 2026, please submit your application here!
You can also get in touch at festivals@dundeesciencecentre.org.uk.
Join us as we inspire the thinkers, makers, and leaders of tomorrow — celebrating 25 years of impact and building for the next 25 and beyond.
Stay tuned for more updates as we approach DSF 2026!
Further information and in-centre dates
General public visits
- Monday 9th February – Sunday 22nd February
- Up to 400 visitors per day
- Running over both Scottish mid-term break (Wednesday 11th – Tuesday 17th) and English half-term break (Saturday 14th – Sunday 22nd), thus expecting to be especially busy during this period
- 10am-4pm
School visits
- Monday 2nd February – Friday 6th February
- Up to 240 primary school students per day
- Will be offering funded admission and transport funding to encourage visits
- 10am-4pm
For In-Centre engagement, we offer a standard table (180 cm x 75 cm) and Poster Board (180 cm x 180 cm) for all exhibitors. We can provide additional space, tables, and power if necessary, and we also have larger spaces available on-site for activities that require more floor space – this is something we’d be more than happy to discuss if anyone has an activity or offer that couldn’t be facilitated with the standard allocation. We’re also open to holding talks, presentations, and scheduled activities as part of the festival in-centre.
If anyone is looking to hold an event in the community or a local venue, we can include this in the programme for the festival, as long as this is taking place between 9 – 22 February.
We can also include online workshops or talks as part of the festival, and if there are any other digital assets you want to highlight, do let us know.