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!
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.
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.
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
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!
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
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.
Ideas for schools
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.
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
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.
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).
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
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.