The living autopsy
16 September 2026 - 18:00
Centenary Building (100) - Lecture Theatre A
View the programme – all events are free!
Call Me, Mother Nature
17 September 2026 - 20:00
Turner Sims (52) - Main Auditorium
Retelling the land – Sustainable songs
18 September 2026 - 15:30
Stage Door
Screening entangled futures
18 September 2026 - 17:30
John Hansard Gallery - Screening Room
Show Runner: Prime time with AI
18 September 2026 - 18:00
The Artisan
Electromagnetic art
16 September 2026 - 13:30
Centenary Building (100) - Harvard Lecture Theatre
Southampton’s Spogomi showdown
20 September 2026 - 10:00
The Artisan
Southampton and the disappearing night
18 September 2026 - 19:00
Sir James Matthews Building - Lecture Theatre 1
The Ocean Remembers
19 September 2026 - 15:30
Southampton City Art Gallery - Main Hall
The People’s Emergency Briefing
20 September 2026 - 15:30
Sir James Matthews Building - Lecture Theatre 2
The skate equation
18 September 2026 - 20 September 2026
Guildhall Square
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The British Science Festival is heading to Southampton in 2026
The British Science Association and the University of Southampton are pleased to announce that the British Science Festival for 2026 will take place in Southampton.
The Festival will be held over five days with events due to take place in venues across the city between 16 – 20 September.
The programme will feature roughly 100 free events, exhibitions, performances and installations that celebrate the people, stories and ideas at the heart of science.