Manchester Science Festival 2011
22 - 30 October 2011

What's On for Families

Show events

In one list Day by day
Lego Science and engineering extravaganza Sat 22 Oct 2011 10am - 5pm John Dalton Building colourful cabbage Nanochemistry with cabbage (1pm show fully booked) Sat 22 Oct 2011 11.30am - 12.15pm, 1pm - 1.45pm MOSI (Museum of Science and Industry) dance Think, feel, move: Through the eyes of a dancer Sat 22 Oct 2011 2pm and 3 more Capitol Theatre Polar Polar Sun 23 Oct 2011 3pm, 7pm Royal Northern College of Music Toy robot MSF@MOSI: Game on! Mon 24 Oct 2011 10.30am - 3.30pm MOSI (Museum of Science and Industry) A splash in a pool of water Build Your Own Pump House Mon 24 Oct 2011 1.30pm - 3.30pm People's History Museum Mad science community workshop smoke ring Mad Science, Oldham Mon 24 Oct 2011 2pm - 4pm Waterhead Academy, Oldham Mad science community workshop smoke ring Mad Science, Rochdale Tue 25 Oct 2011 10am - 12 noon Heywood Sports Village, Rochdale Lights What Made the Hatter Mad? Tue 25 Oct 2011 6.30pm The Portico Library & Gallery Singing Computers rock our music world Tue 25 Oct 2011 7.30pm - 8.30pm Martin Harris Centre for Music and Drama Cassettes Amazing acoustics Wed 26 Oct 2011 10am - 4pm The Trafford Centre (Bandstand) Mad science community workshop smoke ring Mad Science, Wigan Wed 26 Oct 2011 2pm - 4pm Westfield Primary School, Wigan Candles Possible Worlds Wed 26 Oct 2011 7.30pm - 9pm
(8pm start)
Nexus Art Cafe
Mad science community workshop smoke ring Mad Science, Salford Thu 27 Oct 2011 10am - 12 noon Oasis, Media City Academy Bubble Hatful of science Thu 27 Oct 2011 12 noon - 5pm Salford Lads' Club Green pollen How big can we go? How small can we go? Thu 27 Oct 2011 6pm - 7pm University of Bolton Planets in space MSF@MOSI: Amazing astronomy Fri 28 Oct 2011 10.30am - 3.30pm MOSI (Museum of Science and Industry) Balls of coloured wool Stitch a solar system at MOSI Fri 28 Oct 2011 11am - 3pm MOSI (Museum of Science and Industry) Science Junkie Science Junkie LIVE Fri 28 Oct 2011 11am - 4pm The Plaza, Lowry Outlet Mall Bug Science spectacular Sat 29 Oct 2011 11am - 3pm The Whitworth Hall Research, Multi color test tubes over white background Chemistry show in British Sign Language Sat 29 Oct 2011 1pm - 2pm University Place Numbers Mathematics, magic and playing the guitar Sat 29 Oct 2011 3.30pm - 4.30pm Blackwell's Bookshop UV hand How clean are your hands? Mon 24 Oct 2011 & Tue 25 Oct 2011 at 11am - 4pm The Trafford Centre (Bandstand)
Mad Science, Trafford Sat 15 Oct 2011 10.30am - 12.30pm St John's Community Centre, Trafford Julie Bertagna & Future Manchester Sat 15 Oct 2011 11am - 12.30pm The Midland Small mammal survery in Alex Park Sat 22 Oct 2011 8am Alexandra Park, Moss side Whistle Stop Tour Sat 22 Oct 2011 9am - 4pm Siemens Ardwick Train Maintenance Facility Robot hackday (Fully booked) Sat 22 Oct 2011 10am - 4pm MadLab Giants of the Infinitesimal: Meet the nanoscientists Sat 22 Oct 2011 10.30am - 3.30pm MOSI (Museum of Science and Industry) Mad Science, Stockport Sat 22 Oct 2011 10.30am - 12.30pm Adswood Youth Centre MSF@MOSI: World of nano Sat 22 Oct 2011 10.30am - 3.30pm MOSI (Museum of Science and Industry) Celebrating trees Sat 22 Oct 2011 11am - 4pm The Manchester Museum MSF@MOSI: Maths magic Sun 23 Oct 2011 10.30am - 3.30pm MOSI (Museum of Science and Industry) Hidden Secrets from the World of Dr Maths Sun 23 Oct 2011 12 noon - 12.30pm, 1pm - 1.30pm, 3pm - 3.30pm MOSI (Museum of Science and Industry) Stand Up Maths (Fully booked) Sun 23 Oct 2011 2pm - 3pm MOSI (Museum of Science and Industry) Girl Geeks Tea Party: Mathematical origami (Fully booked) Sun 23 Oct 2011 2pm - 4pm MOSI (Museum of Science and Industry) Mad Science, Bury Mon 24 Oct 2011 10am - 12 noon Moorside Community Centre, Bury Science busking with Siemens Mon 24 Oct 2011 10.30am - 4pm MOSI (Museum of Science and Industry) What next for science at Bolton Lives? Mon 24 Oct 2011 11am - 3pm Bolton Museum, Aquarium and Archive Better faster stronger: Human performance in sport (Fully booked) Mon 24 Oct 2011 2pm - 4pm The University of Salford Science busking with Waters Tue 25 Oct 2011 10.30am - 4pm MOSI (Museum of Science and Industry) Mad Science, Bolton Tue 25 Oct 2011 2pm - 4pm Bolton Science and Technology College, Bolton Mad Science, Tameside Wed 26 Oct 2011 10am - 12 noon Ridge Hill Primary School, Tameside Messy science (Fully booked) Wed 26 Oct 2011 10am - 12 noon, 2pm - 4pm University of Bolton Power Fest Wed 26 Oct 2011 11am - 3pm Trencherfield Mill Salford scifest (Fully booked) Wed 26 Oct 2011 12 noon - 5pm The University of Salford Holograms in action Wed 26 Oct 2011 6.30pm - 7.30pm John Dalton Building Mad Science, Central Manchester Thu 27 Oct 2011 2pm - 4pm Manchester Communications Academy, Manchester Louder than bombs (Fully booked) Thu 27 Oct 2011 6pm - 7pm Salford Lads' Club Amoeba to Zebra (Fully booked) Fri 28 Oct 2011 12 noon - 1.30pm, 3pm - 4.30pm The Manchester Museum MSF@MOSI: Physics fun Sat 29 Oct 2011 10.30am - 3.30pm MOSI (Museum of Science and Industry) Stitch a solar system at Manchester Museum Sat 29 Oct 2011 11am - 3pm The Manchester Museum Beyond the Rainbow - The invisible world Sat 29 Oct 2011 11.30am - 12.15pm, 2.45pm - 3.30pm MOSI (Museum of Science and Industry) Ellie the Electron and the Quantum Circus (Fully booked) Sat 29 Oct 2011 1pm - 2pm MOSI (Museum of Science and Industry) MSF@MOSI: Heart and soul Sun 30 Oct 2011 10.30am - 3.30pm MOSI (Museum of Science and Industry) We'll meet again Sun 30 Oct 2011 12 noon - 4pm Stockport Art Gallery and War Memorial Manchester Girl Geeks and Teawitter present: Science Jamboree (fully booked) Sun 30 Oct 2011 1pm - 5pm MadLab Knit a galaxy for the Manchester Science Festival Fri 16 Sep 2011 12 noon - 2pm, Sat 24 Sep 2011 2pm - 4pm & Tue 27 Sep 2011 12 noon - 2pm The Manchester Museum Meet the telecommunication engineers Sat 15 Oct 2011 & Sun 16 Oct 2011 at 10.30am - 3.30pm MOSI (Museum of Science and Industry) Motion Disabled Fri 21 Oct 2011 to Sun 23 Oct 2011
6pm - 7am (visible when dark)
John Dalton Building
Mad Science community events Sat 22 Oct 2011 to Thu 27 Oct 2011 BBC Bang Goes The Theory LIVE Experience (Fully Booked) Sat 22 Oct 2011 11am - 2pm and 3 more Campfield Market Hall (near MOSI) The human body trail Sat 22 Oct 2011 & Sat 29 Oct 2011 at 2pm - 3.30pm The Manchester Museum Jodrell Bank rocket week Mon 24 Oct 2011 to Fri 28 Oct 2011
10am - 4pm daily
Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre
Unearthed: Ancient Egypt Mon 24 Oct 2011 to Fri 28 Oct 2011
11am - 4pm daily
The Manchester Museum
Polymers in Sport Mon 24 Oct 2011 & Tue 25 Oct 2011 at 10.30am - 3.30pm MOSI (Museum of Science and Industry) MSF@MOSI: Perfect chemistry Tue 25 Oct 2011 10.30am - 3.30pm & Thu 27 Oct 2011 10.30am - 3.30pm MOSI (Museum of Science and Industry) MSF@MOSI: Gene genius Wed 26 Oct 2011 & Thu 27 Oct 2011 at 10am - 4pm MOSI (Museum of Science and Industry) Science treasure trail Thu 27 Oct 2011 10.30am - 12 noon and 3 more University of Bolton The Golden Ratio Fri 30 Sep 2011 to Sun 20 Nov 2011
Mon-Sat 10am - 7pm; Sun 12pm - 6pm
Nexus Art Cafe
Images of research photography competition Mon 3 Oct 2011 to Fri 28 Oct 2011
10am - 5pm daily
John Rylands Library
QR-3D Exhibition Sat 22 Oct 2011 to Sun 30 Oct 2011
Tues-Sat 12pm - 8pm; Sun 12pm - 6pm
Cornerhouse
Aeolus Acoustic Wind Pavilion Sat 22 Oct 2011 to Sun 4 Dec 2011 & Sat 22 Oct 2011 10am to Sun 13 Nov 2011 5pm
10am - 5pm daily
MediaCityUK, University of Salford building