Tenth anniversary of Wales' largest science festival, with family shows, a bath-bomb workshop, free drop-in activities and exhibits from the Royal Society.
The Swansea Science Festival is back at the National Waterfront Museum on Friday 30 and Saturday 31 October, and this time it's a big one: the festival's 10th anniversary. It's hosted by Swansea University in partnership with the museum, and over the last decade it's grown into Wales' largest science festival, a regular part of the city's cultural calendar that brings in people of all ages to look at the science behind the world around them. This edition marks a decade since it launched in 2016, and the organisers have leaned into that milestone with a programme that mixes free drop-in activities with low-cost ticketed shows.
There's a fair bit to pick from. For the kids, there are family shows with CBeebies stars Grace Webb, doing Grace's Amazing Machines, and Maddie Moate. Science communicator Jon Chase will be exploring the science behind Harry Potter, and there's a bath-bomb workshop to get stuck into. For something a bit different, Confessions of a Traitor brings together former The Traitors contestants Fiona and Amanda, joined by Swansea University psychologist Dr Alex Jones to look at the science of deception, trust and human behaviour. There's also Quick Fire Science, led by real-life Swansea scientists.
The Royal Society is lending its weight to the weekend, too, bringing over exhibits from its Summer Science Exhibition. That includes research on the Algal revolution, Lightning Lab, LHARA, NanoGlow and the Simons Observatory. The whole festival is supported by The Waterloo Foundation.
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If you're after something before the main weekend, the Retro Computer Playground runs on 27 and 28 October. For the festival itself, tickets start from £1 per person, with under 2s free, and there's a huge programme of free exhibitions and activities to go alongside. The National Waterfront Museum is at SA1 3RD, and the main dates are Friday 30 and Saturday 31 October.
