What is the New Zealand International Science Festival?

"In 1996 the New Zealand International Science Festival charitable trust was established in Dunedin to present a science festival. The organisation's mission is to inspire and engage people of all ages and backgrounds about the importance science plays in our daily lives and the positive difference it makes.

We aim to ensure that quality science education is accessible and affordable. We cultivate a wider awareness of science to the general public, inspiring them by its wonder and engaging them with its implications for the future.

Since our inaugural festival in 1998, the festival has engaged over 250,000 participants across Aotearoa, New Zealand, celebrating all areas of science, from the mysterious outer limits of the universe to the marvelous inner workings of robotics, with all the weird, wacky, weighty and wonderful stuff in between. The festival features guests from wider New Zealand and abroad alongside amazing local talent, transforming Dunedin into a city alive with science."

We hope to see you there! Feel free to pop by and say hi, and grab a kit for your next journey ⛟