The British Science Festival (formerly the BA Festival of Science) is one of Europe's largest science festivals, taking place each September. The Festival is in a different location in the UK each year, bringing you the latest in science, technology and engineering.
Our week long, jam-packed programme offers the biggest celebration of science, engineering and technology in Europe. With loads of events for everyone, thousands of people join us for talks, plays, debates, hands-on activities and more. This year the Festival is hosted by the University of Surrey in Guildford from 5-10 September with events taking place across Surrey.
The Festival will be joining in the national celebrations of Darwin200 marking 200 years since the birth of Charles Darwin by exploring his scientific ideas and the impacts they made.
2009 is also the International Year of Astronomy when you can also expect us to be reaching for the stars with an exciting and inspiring programme for families, adults and school children.