Events

A powerful photographic journey revealing Tasmania’s unique connection to the southern lights. During the 2025 solar maximum, this exhibition showcases award-winning photography that captures aurora australis as it illuminates Tasmania’s dark night skies. The collection…

From supermassive black holes in Interstellar to a robot cleaning up a junk-filled, deserted Earth in Wall-E – science in films allows us to look into the future and inspires us to push the boundaries…

Come and explore the activities provided by local educators, businesses and representatives from industry. Games, challenges, robotics, you name it, we’ll have it! Local school competition entries will also be on display for families to…

Wild Ideas. Curious Adventures. Nerds. Beaker Street Festival brings its signature mix of science, art, and connection back to Lutruwita/Tasmania, 12 to 19 August 2025, as part of National Science Week. Known for its genre-defying…

The BIG Science Fair is open to students from years 5 to 12 on the Northwest and West Coasts of Tasmania. Tasmanian students participate in state-wide, national, and even worldwide STEM competitions. There is a…

The Festival of Bright Ideas (FOBI) sparks the curious and creative mind to find out more about science and the world around them. Focusing on innovative and inspiring aspects of STEM (science, engineering, technology, and…