We’re rounding up some activities and events you could get involved with this British Science Week! Start planning for March now, you can even get involved with some of these suggestions below.
For enquiries about any of these events, please contact the event organisers directly.
Something for everyone
ATOM Festival of Science & Technology
This year, the ATOM Festival of Science & Technology in Abingdon-on-Thames overlaps with British Science Week!
The first weekend of ATOM, which runs 14-25 March is the last weekend of British Science Week and there’s lots going on for adults and children.
On Saturday 14 March, families can check out ATOM Science Market Day 9.30am-3pm to see lot of exciting exhibits, while at 7pm on Sunday 15 March at the Amey Theatre, there will be a talk from the one and only Professor Brian Cox CBE!
Find out more about the ATOM Festival of Science & Technology
Southampton Science and Engineering Festival
British Science Week takes place this year 6-15 March and the University of Southampton’s Science and Engineering Festival runs in tandem!
There is a packed schedule of free, family-friendly “hands-on activities, workshops, talks, exhibits shows and laboratory tours”. Attending the festival will be fantastic way to celebrate the Week – exploring a university campus and hearing from a range of STEM professionals. The full programme and tickets will be available in mid-February.
Find out more about the Southampton Science and Engineering Festival
Colliderfest, Hull
Colliderfest – a ‘four-day science and arts extravaganza’ will take place in Hull City Centre during British Science Week!
The festival is happening 12-15 March, and along with will include educational events for schools and other workshops, will include “a large scale evening spectacle of light installations trailing across the city centre”.
Colliderfest’s partners include University of Hull and Hull Museums and Galleries, and will showcase the scientific achievements of the area and highlight local STEM career options.
Find out more about Colliderfest
Science Lates at the Glasgow Science Centre
Lots of British Science Week events are for children and young people, but these ones are for grown-ups only!
On Friday 13 March, the Glasgow Science Centre is celebrating with a special evening event – Science Lates: Timewarp, ‘an incredible night where past, present, and future collide’.
There’ll be lots of exhibits, games and workshops to get involved in, an escape room challenge, with food and drink available throughout the night.
This one is strictly for over-18s, so if you’re lucky enough to look under 25 bring ID!
Essential information
Prices: £15 per adult, £12 concession
Book your ticket for the Glasgow Science Centre lates
National Trust webinar series – Discovering Heritage Science: What It Is and Why It Matters
To celebrate British Science Week, the National Trust is running a series of special early-evening webinars from 9-13 March exploring “the crucial role of heritage science in caring for and understanding the UK’s cultural heritage”.
The series is open to all and all about deepening “public engagement with the science behind cultural heritage” through topics including furniture & woodwork, and interiors, exteriors and sculptures.
The webinars are free to attend but registration is required.
Register for the National Trust webinar series
Staffordshire Invertebrates Science Fair
If you’re in the Staffordshire area, kick off British Science Week with some creepy crawlies!
The 2026 Staffordshire Invertebrates Science Fair takes place on Saturday 7 March at Ormiston Meridian Academy in Stoke-on-Trent – an afternoon of fascinating talks on topics including using macrophotography to capture stunning photos of tiny bugs, daddy longlegs, and the importance of pollination.
At 2pm there is a special Young Verrall Lecture for children with Professor Stanislav Gorb on how insects inspire technology.
No ticket required, just show up on the day!
Find out more about the Staffordshire Invertebrates Science Fair
Fort Nothe Science Day
Nothe Fort, a beautiful historical landmark in Weymouth on the south coast of England, is getting involved with British Science Week with an immersive family science day on 7 March.
There will be drop-in science stations running from 10am – 4pm where children can get hands on with experiments involving bubbles, water, magnets and more!
Keep an eye on the Fort Nothe website for more information about the events.
The British Science Week events are included in the cost of admission.
Find out more about the Fort Nothe Science Day
FunLab Trafford Centre Takeover
If you’re in the North West of England looking for family science fun, go along to the Trafford Centre in Manchester – FunLab are taking over on the 7 and 8 of March!
Across the weekend there’ll lots of fantastic free events happening for children of all ages to get involved in – and adults.
“Explore, play and discover as you meet robots, handle real dinosaur bones, and dive into exciting experiments and take home activities designed to spark curiosity and creativity.”
This science celebration marks the start of British Science Week, and is hosted by Faculty of Science and Engineering at The University of Manchester.
Find out more about the Funlab Trafford Centre Takeover
Live lessons
BBC Teach Live Lessons
This year’s British Science Week BBC Live Lesson will turn your KS2 children into science film makers, as they get creative with their knowledge about the Moon and our solar system.
Presenters Grace Webb and The Rapping Science Teacher Matt Green will guide pupils as they make movies starring the Moon from CBBC’s Horrible Science – a comedy sketch series.
The lesson will be available at 9am or 11am on Monday 9 March, and includes a special guest appearance from astronaut Tim Peake as he celebrates the 10th anniversary of his mission to the International Space Station!
Find out more about BBC Teach Live Lessons
The Primary Science Teaching Trust Inspirational Science Days
The Primary Science Teaching Trust are providing Inspirational Science Days as live lessons throughout British Science Week this year, catering for children aged 3 all the way up to 11.
Award-winning teachers will deliver the curriculum-aligned online lessons, with pupils having the chance to give feedback later in the day.
The schedule includes a lesson in Welsh.
Essential information
£95 for whole school access
Book the Primary Science Teaching Trust live lessons
Westminster Abbey live lesson
Westminster Abbey, in partnership with The Linnean Society, are joining in the British Science Week fun and learning for 2026 with a live session.
KS2 pupils will hear all about the famous scientists who are buried and remembered at the Abbey, and think about the relationship between science and religion.
This lesson is free but booking is required.
Book Westminster Abbey live lesson
Tech She Can
Created by Tech She Can, the tech careers inspiration charity; Tech We Can is a programme of free learning materials, for use by teachers or parents, to inspire both boys and girls about a future career in technology.
To help celebrate British Science Week Tech She Can are delivering a series of exciting, informative and inspiring assemblies and lessons about space technology and artificial intelligence for students aged 7 – 16.
Register for a live session here: Live lessons – TechSheCan
Or watch on demand anytime here: On-demand lessons – TechSheCan
NFU Education – Science Farm Live
NFU Education’s Science Farm Live lessons are back for British Science Week 2026!
There will be three lessons across 12 and 13 March for pupils learning at Key Stage 1 and 2 levels.
On 12 March, KS1 pupils will join Farmer Claire and her herd of Belted Galloway cows to discover the answers to four questions sent in by pupils, including ‘How do you train a sheepdog?’ On 13 March, KS2 pupils will learning how farm-grown produce is turned into delicious food to celebrate Eid al-Fitr – discovering the science behind cooking.
Find out more about NFU Education Science Farm Live and register free
FREE Coding Adventure STEM Lessons for Your School with Get with the Program
This Spring term, Get with the Program is offering two exciting opportunities for pupils to enjoy a FREE, curriculum aligned STEM lesson through our fun, teacher led coding adventures. Each includes a streamed video assembly, engaging follow on activities, and a range of practical teaching resources.
The Healthy Lunch Bot Coding Adventure (ages 5-11) challenges students to develop and refine instructions to power a healthy lunch bot lunch-maker! Packed with problem solving, computational thinking, and hands on learning, this Bupa funded adventure is free to all UK schools as part of British Science Week, 9–17 March 2026.
Register for the Bupa funded adventure
You can also nominate your school for a Civil Aviation Authority-funded Moon Landing Coding Adventure (ages 5-8), where pupils plan, test, and evaluate their own robot moon launch.
Nominate before 31 March 2026:
Schools completing either adventure can apply for a CREST Discovery Award.
Ideas for schools
Dundee Science Centre
If you’re in and around Dundee, Scotland take your pupils along to the Dundee Science Centre to get involved in their celebrations this British Science Week.
Throughout the Week, visitors can follow the Curiosity Trail around the centre, with science-themed questions to discover the answers to along the way. Those who complete the trail receive a special treat!
Children (and adults!) can also visit the Curiosity Wall to share their number one science question, and the Curiosity Station where they can take “explore big ideas through interactive demonstrations and engaging activities”.
These activities are included in the regular admission price.
Superhero Engineers on Brunel’s SS Great Britain
Brunel’s SS Great Britain, Bristol’s legendary steamship, is joining the British Science Week fun with Superhero Engineers hunt onboard the ship!
From 14 February – 22 March, six superhero engineers, including computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee and NASA legend Mary Jackson, will be waiting somewhere on the vessel for you to discover them and their incredible work.
“Learn about their incredible inventions and the amazing ways they changed our world – from the internet to space exploration, to revolutionary ships and computer programming!”
Essential information
The activity is included in the ticket price to board the ship
Book Superhero Engineers on SS Great Britain
The Essex Science Exhibition
As part of British Science Week 2026, the University of Essex is inviting older students, those in Years 10-12, to come along to the campus for a day of workshops, demonstrations, activities across lots of STEM departments.
The Essex Science Exhibition, which will take place on Wednesday 11 March, includes sessions based around the theme of ‘Curiosity: what’s your question?’. This is a perfect opportunity for students thinking about their next steps to explore an academic setting.
Book the Essex Science Exhibition
The International Centre for Life curiosity-themed workshops
The International Centre for Life in Newcastle upon Tyne are getting involved in British Science Week by running six workshops throughout March all themed around curiosity.
The workshops cater for Key Stage (KS) 1, 2 and 3 pupils, align with the curriculum, and encourage children to ‘explore their curious, creative side’.
Pupils can take part in 30 minute sessions that span topics from colour to artificial intelligence.
Essential information
£5.95 per pupil – teachers go free
Book the International Centre for Life workshops
Middlesex University STEM Festival
Bring your students along to Middlesex University London on 11 March for their STEM Festival!
The event ‘highlights the breadth of STEM subjects and careers available to young people’ with lots of interactive exhibitions covering areas ranging from sports science to psychology and much more besides.
The day includes a talk from planetary scientist, space educator and author Dr Sheila Kanani, MBE, who will share her passion for her work and celebrate the incredible careers available in the space industry.
Essential information
This event is free, but classes must register a place.
Register for the Middlesex University London STEM Festival
The Great North Museum: Hancock workshops
For those in the North East of England, why not come along to the Great North Museum Hancock to celebrate British Science Week?
From 9-11 March, there will be special workshops throughout each day catered to all school years learning at KS2-4 levels.
During the 45 minute sessions, students will have the opportunity to learn about topics from the nervous system to zoology with scientists from the University of Newcastle!
On Monday 2 March, the museum is also running a British Science Week celebration designed specifically for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
Find out more about the Great North Museum Hancock workshops
The Bristol Museum and Art Gallery workshops
The Bristol Museum and Art Gallery will be getting into the swing of British Science Week with workshops for KS2 learners running 10-13 March.
The two workshops will focus on evolution and rocks & fossils, and the children will meet the Natural Science Curator of the museum to ask any questions, and have the chance to handle real fossils!
Those not in the Bristol area can still join in the fun by logging on to the live webinars on 9 March. The webinars will explore evolution and predators & prey and will include live interaction with a Museum Educator.
Essential information
Workshops £7 per child, adults go free, webinars £30 for one class, £45 for two or more classes from the same school
Find out more about the the Bristol Museum and Art Gallery workshops
RAF Museum events
Take your upper KS2 pupils along to the Royal Air Force Museum in London for their free British Science Week event!
On Wednesday 11 March, the museum will run Forces in STEM, in partnership with the Royal Air Force Youth and STEM team. The event “brings together companies from across both aerospace and local industries with over 20 exhibitors providing exciting hands-on activities for the students to participate in”.
While there is no charge, spaces do need to be booked. The event runs from 10am -2.30pm.
Become a Citizen Scientist with Trash Free Trails
This Toolkit, provided by Trash Free Trails, provides educators with the tools and knowledge your students need to do their own study of trash on your local trails. From counting what’s out there to surveying the stuff they remove, use these videos to discover how to do research on single-use pollution and help create a Trash Free Future!