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National Space Centre at St Wulfram's Church

Escape into a mobile planetarium recreating a dark night sky with hundreds of brilliant points of light splashed across the inside of the dome. 6+.

Family Science: Whizz Bang Workshop

Kesteven and Grantham Girls School

Show times at 10am and 11.15am. We have an exciting opportunity for you to attend a fun session of science experiments. 11.15am show - SOLD OUT.

Family Science Day

Workshops, heritage and science activities in and around the George Centre. Visit the apothecary shop and the Alchemy Lab.

The Bubble Show SORRY SOLD OUT

The Science Museum

11am show now SOLD OUT, additional show now at 1pm. Be a Bubbleologist with the biggest bubbles you will ever see! Bubbles of all sizes going up, down, this and that way, with help from the audience! 3 to 11 years.

St Wulfram's Organ Recital

A recital by the Director of Music at St Wulfram’s Church, Dr Tim Williams. This organ recital explores the relationship of gravity and musical structure with music from a variety of composers and eras. No charge, tickets not required.

Newton's Instruments

Dr Jonathan Hare

Beautiful recreations of seventeenth century scientific apparatus demonstrated by Dr Jonathan Hare. Age 10+. SOLD OUT

On The Newton Papertrail

Professor Rob Iliffe

The untold story of Newton's private papers stretches over nearly three hundred years. What secrets do they contain and why has it taken so long to uncover them?

The Bubble Show SORRY SOLD OUT

The Science Museum

Be a Bubbleologist with the biggest bubbles you will ever see! Bubbles of all sizes going up, down, this and that way, with help from the audience! 3 to 11 years. ADDITIONAL SHOW

Voice on a Light Beam

Dr Jonathan Hare

This workshop explores what light is, how it is made, how it appears in nature, light you can’t see ... and much more. We will create exciting experiments, and amazingly, send our voice on a beam of light! Age 10+. SOLD OUT

Unveiling of Newton’s Plaque at the site of the Apothecary

Civic Society

The Grantham Civic Society invites you to join an official unveiling of a blue plaque in honour of Sir Isaac Newton. Unveiling by Professor Martin Rees, Master of Trinity College Cambridge.

The Alchemy of Brewing

Oldershaw Brewery

A lay person’s guide to the science of beer. Beer and science what more could you want?

Planets, Stars, Life and the Cosmos

Professor Martin Rees

An illustrated talk by the Astronomer Royal and former President of the Royal Society, describes the cosmos revealed by modern astronomy. He unveils a panorama of planets, stars and galaxies. 12+. SOLD OUT.

Standing on the Shoulders of Giants: A Story told with Gravity

Dr Marty Jopson

Join Dr Marty Jopson, the BBC One Show's resident scientist, for a family science show, as he delves into the story of how Newton came up with his ideas on gravity. 7+

The Bubble Show

The Science Museum

Be a Bubbleologist with the biggest bubbles you will ever see! Bubbles of all sizes going up, down, this and that way, with help from the audience! At Stamford Arts Centre. 3 to 11 years

Visualise:Reloaded

Science made simple ltd

A mischievous mix of physical theatre and live science demonstrations from an award-winning company with a passion for science, engineering and maths. 5+.

Festival Heritage Banquet

With food historian Annie Gray

Dine 17th century style in the wonderful surroundings of Harlaxton Manor, alongside festival speakers and scientists.

LEO

Circle of Eleven

Award winning LEO is a surprising and hilarious one-man piece that defies the laws of gravity. A truly fantastic adventure! 8+ "Alternately funny and poetic....LEO soars" New York Post

The Trials of Galileo

Hint of Lime Productions

How did Galileo become branded a heretic? This one man show highlights the dramatic events surrounding Galileo’s heresy trial.