Festival REVIEW: Edinburgh Science Festival

An extensive programme for all ages, with fun hands-on activities, thought-provoking talks, dynamic performances and more. The 2025 festival will explore the challenges of living on a planet with finite resources, through the lenses of science fiction and space exploration, with the theme 'Spaceship Earth'.

Festival

Edinburgh Science Festival

Where?

Various Venues, Edinburgh

When?

until 20th April

MIX UP REVIEWS:

Overall (only from what we've seen so far!!!)

★★★★

Creatures of the Planet

Show - Edinburgh Zoo - until 20th April 2025

Free with Edinburgh Zoo Admission

Join our expert animal experiences team in our engaging and fun animal antics shows. Meet some of our incredible animals as they showcase their remarkable natural behaviours and instincts. Experience the thrill of birds swooping over your head and even get involved in the show yourself!

Stewart - ★★★★★

"This is a fantastic opportunity to find out some insight on some of the zoo's most interesting and loveable creatures. Special mention to the armadillo - who was delightful. We learned a lot of information about the animals we met and managed to get up close to some of them as well. Brilliant."

Mix Up Junior (Age 6) - ★★★★★

"I loved it! I like the owls the best!"

Tiny Archives of Earth and Time

Exhibition - Dynamic Earth - until 20th April 2025

Check out the microscopic marine life that is crucial for the whole Earth.

We usually look across the ocean but not into it, where tons of tiny organisms live, leaving a vital footprint on our climate and records of climate history.

This exhibition, presented by researchers from Heriot-Watt University, highlights the importance of these microorganisms as tiny authors and record keepers.They save information about climate change over time, teach us about the Earth we inhabit and what this means for the future.

Stewart - ★★★★

"I'm always a big fan of the free exhibitions you'll find during the Edinburgh Science Festival. This year's is a bit miniscule, and probably quite apt really as it deals with the microcopic life in our oceans. There's a lot of information on a small amount of space so there's a lot of info to take in, but the layout, illustrauin and design is fantastic. Just maybe not all worth the journey just to see this, still there's plenty going on inside Dynamic Earth as well so it's a welcome addition to your visit."