The Ocean Remembers: Festival launch
16 September 2026 - 19:00
Turner Sims (52) - Main Auditorium
View the programme – all events are free!
CastAway in Guildhall Square
19 September 2026 - 12:30
Guildhall Square
Call me, Mother Nature
17 September 2026 - 20:00
Turner Sims (52) - Main Auditorium
The living autopsy
16 September 2026 - 18:00
Centenary Building (100) - Lecture Theatre A
Lateral lines
18 September 2026 - 20 September 2026
John Hansard Gallery - Barker-Mill Gallery
The skate equation
18 September 2026 - 20 September 2026
Guildhall Square
Yoga for health
19 September 2026 - 11:00
Southampton City Art Gallery - Main Hall
Dark stories from deep-sea sharks
16 September 2026 - 10:30
Centenary Building (100) - Seminar Room 4013
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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.