Scottish Science Festivals in 2026
We love science festivals here at Maths Week Scotland, as there's always lots of maths involved! To help you keep up to date with all the science festivals happening in Scotland this year, we've made a list of the ones we know about and we'll update the list throughout the year.
February 2026
- 7 - 27 February: Dundee Science Festival
March 2026
- 6 - 15 March: British Science Week. Keep your eyes open for lots of science events happening all across the UK.
April 2026
- 4 March - 19 April: Edinburgh Science Festival
May 2026
- 18 - 20 May: Pint of Science Festival in numerous locations across the UK, including Edinburgh and Glasgow
- 19 - 20 & 27 - 31 May: TechFest Schools Science Festival (Aberdeen)
June 2026
- 4-14 June: Glasgow Science Festival
September 2026
- 3 - 9 September: Orkney International Science Festival
- 19 - 27 September: Maths Week Scotland (Scotland wide)
October 2025
- 2 - 4 October: Fun Palaces (UK wide)
If you hear of any science festivals not on our list, please send us an email to info@mathsweek.scot and let us know.
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