National Science Week: Hunter Science Festival

Get excited for the Newcastle's biggest celebration of science, the Hunter Science Festival, in Science Week 2025!  It's bigger and better than ever this year!

• Come and be a poo on the HMRI Poo Palace 
• Build and race a solar car with Hunter Valley Electric Vehicles
• Pick up a free plant with City of Newcastle's Environmental team
• Climb aboard a real City of Newcastle Garbage truck and talk to the driver
• See a Fizzics Education Big Science Big Fun! science show
• Calculate your environmental footprint with City of Newcastle's Climate Change and Sustainability team
• Build and test a solar boat with the Port Authority
• Chill out with LEGO® or a science book in the Newcastle Libraries zone
• Meet a Scientist! Talks by local Hunter scientists
• Try your hand at all the activities from Hunter Water, Irukanji Shark and Ray Centre, The Groundswell Collective, Hunter Astronomical Society, CleanAS Energy, Hunter Geological Society, Newy With Kids, Rusty Coding Club and more!

Hungry?  Newcastle Rotary Club will be putting on a BBQ and KT Bakes Cakes will be there for sweet science-related treats!  Or bring your own picnic for under the umbrellas on our Museum Lawn.

Ages: All Ages

Cost: Free

Drop-in event, no bookings required! Tickets to HMRI Poo Palace and Fizzics Education science shows available free to pick up from 9:45am on the day.