What's On - Somerscience

Explore the festival activities

Watch a performance, take part in a workshop, wander round the science fair, there’s something for all the family at the Somerscience Festival. Take a look through the 90+ activities on offer!

Somerset: the UK’s Green Technology Hub?

Diagnostics Imaging

Engineering With Thales UK

Festival Of Pharmacy

The Science Of Hinkley

The Science Of Soapfilm And Bubbles

Our World From Space

AI: Computing And Humanity’s Future

Can Mathematics Teach Computers To Talk?

Automotive & Engineering Guidance

Science & Technology At Bournemouth

Can We Talk To Animals?

The Science Behind Life-saving Stem cell Transplants

The Great British Take-off

200 Years Of Animal Action!

Explorerdome: Family Space Show

Chemistry Lab Adventures

Teddy Bear Hospital/Discover NHS Careers

Mathematics For A Sustainable Future

STEM Learning Educator Zone

Lessons In Biology: Inspiring The Next Generation Of Scientists

Put Your Pedal Power To The Test!

Immersive Ocean Dome

The Future Of Food

TCS App Challenge Finale

Myths And Legends Of The Sea

Keeping Pilots & People Safe In The Air

Using Stem Cells To Understand Disease

Introduction to Self-Driving Technology

Endless Insects

The Tape Of Life

Cyber Risk Awareness And Cyber Security Challenge

Small But Mighty

AECOM – Careers In Infrastructure

We Can Hear Your Foot Health!

Engineering At Yeovil College

UWE Applied Sciences Hands-On Activities

Charting The Oceans

Small World: Life Under The Microscope

The Measure of all Things

Chemical Engineering: Turning Raw Materials Into Every Day Products

Royal Navy: STEM Engagement

Re-imagine Bristol And Bath With Minecraft, Or Program Our Robots!

What Makes Something Alive? Designing an App For Children

How Can Mathematics Help Create A Sustainable Future?

Mill On The Brue: Activities

What Does Working In An NHS Pathology Lab Look Like?

Science For All: From Mars To Humans

Biology In Action

Through The Looking Glass

Hinkley Point C: Helping Britain Achieve Net Zero

Pin The Carrot On The Plant

Explore The Wonders Of STEM At Strode

The Big Brush Club – Oral Health and Why It Matters.

Eat Me, Drink Me

Wyke Farms 100% Green: Turning Farm And Dairy Waste Into Energy

From Molecules To Living Organisms

Ask Me Anything: Biology, Physics & Chemistry

Robotics 101: Build And Program

Fishtastic Science

Own Your STEM Destiny

Nature Recovery Network

Road Of Illusions: Let’s Steer The Future Of Mobility!

Membranes For Water Filtration

Exploring The Deep

Build A Henry Vacuum Cleaner

Cyber First Schools

The Wonder Of Physics

Putting The Wow Back Into Science

Interactive Maths

Healthcare Science & Biomedical Science Careers & Training In The SW

Build A Cell With Playdoh; Take The Microscope Challenge

Heritage Engineering and Maintenance

What Time Is It On Mars?

Wildlife And Sustainability At Carymoor

Festival Programme

The Somerscience Festival runs from 10:00 am until 5:30 pm and is a jammed-packed day of activities. To plan your day and for a map of the festival, download a copy of the festival programme book.

programme

Festival Venues

The Somerscience Festival takes place across six venues in Castle Cary, Bruton and Sparkford. For full details about each venue, see the Venues page.

Haynes International Motor Museum