Edinburgh Science Festival

When is Edinburgh Science Festival 2027?

Edinburgh Science Festival 2027 is expected to run April 3 to 18, 2027. The dates follow the usual pattern and are not announced yet.

How the dates are set: The festival runs for two weeks around the Easter break, with dates announced by the organizers.

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Edinburgh Science Festival schedule

• Saturday, April 3 to Sunday, April 18, 2027: The 2027 festival, with the theme Dreamers, runs for two weeks across venues in Edinburgh.
• Days: Family-friendly programme with interactive exhibitions and workshops where participants can get their hands dirty.
• Evenings: Entertaining evening events for adults, including discussions, debates, performances, food and drink and hands-on experiences.

Sources: edinburghscience.co.uk, edinburghfestivalcity.com

Getting to Edinburgh Science Festival

• The programme takes over venues across the city, including galleries, museums and public spaces, so check each event's venue.

Source: edinburghfestivalcity.com

Tickets and cost

One-third of the programme is free to access. The programme is released in February.

Source: edinburgh.org

History of Edinburgh Science Festival

The Edinburgh Science Festival launched in 1989 and was the world's first such festival. Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman in space, inaugurated it. It remains the UK's largest science festival.

Source: edinburghfestivalcity.com

Edinburgh Science Festival: questions people ask

Sources: edinburghscience.co.uk, edinburgh.org, edinburghfestivalcity.com

About Edinburgh Science Festival

The UK's largest science festival fills Edinburgh's museums and public spaces for two weeks over Easter.

The world's first public science festival takes over galleries, museums and public spaces across Edinburgh. Families get hands-on workshops and shows by day. Adults get talks, debates and performances in the evening. A third of the programme is free, and the full program comes out in February.

Know before you go

• The festival runs over the Easter holidays, so the dates shift each year.
• The programme is released in February; book popular workshops early.
• Edinburgh Airport (EDI) is about 35 minutes from the city center by tram.

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