Dystopian theatre show set 100 years in the future. Programmed with the complete works of Shakespeare, what could go wrong when AI decides to recreate humanity?

Dystopian theatre show set 100 years in the future. Programmed with the complete works of Shakespeare, what could go wrong when AI decides to recreate humanity?

Three speakers convey their passion for a specialist subject in 20 minutes. This month the focus is on Islamic Architecture, Psychology and Taxidermy.

A filmed theatre piece exploring issues of patient and public involvement in health research and the social and ethical issues that it raises.

A day of mathematical discovery and exploration. Explore a myriad of real and virtual puzzles with short presentations by mathematicians and geometrically inspired artists.

Interested in Robotics or going into Science Technology , Engineering or Maths? Come and join Robogals for a taster session in Robotics where we will be teaching you how to navigate our LEGO EV3 Mindstorms through a challenging maze and also how to command our NAO robots.

Ernest Frankenstein’s young wife Clara is desperate to have a child – even if she has to make it herself. Rust & Stardust present a theatrical puppet show about a feminine Frankenstein.

Do you love the night sky? Are you captivated by the moon, stars and all things space? Join Brighton Astro for for some beach hut astronomy; it’s free, fun and family-friendly!

A magical twist on the classic folktale, told with puppetry, storytelling and live music, followed by a colourful kaleidoscope workshop.

Do you want to rid your life of fear? Then let Dr Amelia Greenwood free you from the ghosts of your past. A one-woman motivational talk gone horror from Danse Macabre Productions.

Decorate your own ceramic pumpkin and make it vomit in our gruesome science experiment.

Delve into palaeontology with Minecraft EDU! Children will work together inside a Minecraft world to carefully uncover a fossil – what will be revealed?!

Masterchef meets molecules as the Royal Society of Chemistry throw open the kitchen cupboard and reveal the secret science within.

All the fun of the fair, plus all the buzz of science. Use the fundamental forces of the Universe to bring a lavatory roll to life! Learn how to Splat That Rat! Build an Incredible Machine! Shrink the kids!

Strap yourselves in and let’s explore space together. Join Steve from Blast Science and voyage round the planets, to the stars and beyond.

We love ‘toying with science’ so come along to the Toy Museum this October half-term and make a kinetic carousel which spins wildly, demonstrating potential and kinetic energy.

Do you want to rid your life of fear? Then let Dr Amelia Greenwood free you from the ghosts of your past. A one-woman motivational talk gone horror from Danse Macabre Productions.

Learn about the body and concoct a vial of your own blood at this workshop for kids in a studio by the sea.

Learn how to hack Minecraft using the Python programming language and get to grips with Raspberry Pi computers.

Design, decorate and drive a remote-controlled robot and compete against other teams in an antweight version of TV smash Robot Wars.

All the fun of the fair, plus all the buzz of science. Use the fundamental forces of the Universe to bring a lavatory roll to life! Learn how to Splat That Rat! Build an Incredible Machine! Shrink the kids!

Transform a paper plate into a wild face, using patterns devised by the epic illustrator Sarah Edmonds. From big cats to bright flamingos, there will be lots of creatures to choose from and decorate. All materials included.

Sarah Edmonds is known for her drawings and paintings of animals, birds and wild places. Come and find out about the techniques she uses to create her images, both in her studio and sketchbook, and then create your own!

Why do we make the choices we do in life? Where does anxiety come from? Where does imagination come from? Why are we like we are?

STEMbusters is an informal social meet up group for those involved with STEM/STEAM communication, outreach and public engagement activities in Brighton & Hove and the wider Sussex region.

Come to our Studio by the Sea and create your own Sinister Suds spooky soap!

Learn how to hack Minecraft using the Python programming language and get to grips with Raspberry Pi computers.

A workshop exploring the wonderful science of bubbles led by Simon Fortune, an eccentric musical bubbleologist whose bubbly personality helps put the pop into popular science.

All the fun of the fair, plus all the buzz of science. Use the fundamental forces of the Universe to bring a lavatory roll to life! Learn how to Splat That Rat! Build an Incredible Machine! Shrink the kids!

React a carbonate and an acid to make carbon dioxide to ‘pop’ the lid off a container. Repeat this at different temperatures to see how the speed of the reaction is affected.

Join us for our special workshops during the festival and explore the Water Cycle in Minecraft, or redesign Brighton on our Minecraft Map!

A hands-on demonstration by Dr Claire Smith, Head of Anatomy at Brighton and Sussex Medical School and Catherine Hennessy, Anatomy Teaching Fellow at Brighton Sussex Medical School.

Biologist and science presenter Simon Watt celebrates the incredible biology of the animal kingdom’s most monstrous species.

Ernest Frankenstein’s young wife Clara is desperate to have a child – even if she has to make it herself. Rust & Stardust present a theatrical puppet show about a feminine Frankenstein.

TV science presenter Simon Watt explores some of the science behind space exploration with some experiments you can recreate at home.

Come and play with 3D printed microscopes, see our research equipment at work and get inspired from our fully functioning 3D printers!

Scientist and quack ‘Doctor’ Katterfelto toured the country, producing marvels, healing and possibly ripping people off. See insects the size of dogs, marvel at the levitating balloon, tremble before the demonic cat.

Come and stand around our giant cauldron, to create a enormous bowl of slime!

Help design a race track big enough to fill a hall, and construct it entirely out of newspaper.

React a carbonate and an acid to make carbon dioxide to ‘pop’ the lid off a container. Repeat this at different temperatures to see how the speed of the reaction is affected.

Design and build your own rocket with TV’s Jon London. Learn about aerodynamics and give your creation a test flight on Brighton beach.

Join us for our special workshops during the festival and explore the Water Cycle in Minecraft, or redesign Brighton on our Minecraft Map!

Explore the fascinating world of wooden automata by designing and building a machine of your own. A practical hands on workshop for 8-12 year olds led by Sarah Reast from Timberkits and Whirligig Toys.

Join Ian B Dunne for a whistle-stop tour through the dead ends of science history as he revisits some of the wackier ideas disproved by the scientific method.

A drop-in day at Brighton’s newest seaside cafe, with acres of tea and cake, tons of mosquitoes and a country mile of measurements. (The mosquitoes are safe; the measurers… it’s hard to tell)

React a carbonate and an acid to make carbon dioxide to ‘pop’ the lid off a container. Repeat this at different temperatures to see how the speed of the reaction is affected.

Design and build your own rocket with TV’s Jon London. Learn about aerodynamics and give your creation a test flight on Brighton beach.

Join us for our special workshops during the festival and explore the Water Cycle in Minecraft, or redesign Brighton on our Minecraft Map!

The use of gene editing has revitalised research in both crop and animal agriculture aimed at introducing planned genetic changes. Is gene editing different from previous GM technologies? And what are the risks and benefits of these technologies in plant and animal breeding?

A day of direct and engaging talks aimed at adults, with a bill of top experts sharing science.

This Halloween enter the mysterious world of creatures that emerge in the dark. Discover the science of how things glow in the dark, meet a rescue animal from Sussex Bat Group* and see what eerie items can be found in owl pellets.

*subject to conditions on the day

Singer-songwriter John Hinton presents a world premiere of songs from his internationally acclaimed science comedies. Science has never sounded so good!

Dead Talks celebrates the laughable and ludicrous ideas of the past that have fallen by the wayside of science and fringe thought.

The Sunday Assembly is a global network of non-religious gatherings which aims to celebrate life and inspire people through talks, readings, poems, silent contemplation and classic pop songs.

Imagine having a plant that needs very little care…that exists in its very own ecosystem!

The prophecies of Mary Shelley in Frankenstein are coming to pass: designer babies, organ donation, transhumanism, robots, artificial intelligence and the cloud-monsters of Google and Facebook. Are they the fearsome monsters they seem to be, or will they be the beneficial forces they were designed to be? Will they make life easier, or take our jobs and enslave our minds?

Little Horrors Lab is a whole day dedicated to gruesome science on Halloween!

Come aboard for a creative workshop on a Barge at Brighton Marina; make a monoprint and create your own fossil of the future in this two hour workshop, with the chance to have your work shown alongside professional artists.

Come and swirl a sinestral snail spiral! Let’s look at leaves, draw with rocks; cut, paint, print and stick. Together we can explore nature through art.

A Philosophical discussion on the nature of consciousness and whether this applicable to machines. Discussions are in small groups with a facilitator. Handouts are provided.