Science Festival – Friday 18th October

Activities in the Libraries 

St Ninians Library – PathwaysThroughPlay, 10am, 11am, 12pm & 2pm.

Come and join our play worker team for a free family play session with your little one (0-4 years old). Activities include songs, storytelling and even some sensory play!

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Drop In, Free Activities on at Tolbooth

10am-4pm, Friday 18th October

• Lego (Family / All ages)
• Stem Crafts and Games (Family / All ages)

Drop In, Free Activities on at The Thistle Shopping Centre

10am-4pm, Friday 18th October, All Ages 

• NHS Forth Valley
• Dementia Services Development Centre
• RSPB Apple Bird Feeder Creation
• Butterfly Conservation – Creating space for butterflies
• Froglife’s VR Experience

Drop In, Free Activities on at The Smith Art Gallery and Museum

10am-5pm, Friday 18th October

Nature Trail (All ages)

Become an honourary wildlife biologist at The Stirling Smith during the Stirling Science Festival! Grab a ‘Spot it!’ activity sheet and get to work in our biodiversity garden seeking out signs of plant and animal life.

Museum Science Trail (All ages)

Follow the science trail in The Stirling Smith Museum and learn about history and innovation in Stirling.

Circus Skills Performances Around Town 

Look out for circus performers and learn a trick or two!

Bookable, Free Activities

Glasgow Science Centre – Castles Rock

The show delves into the science and engineering that underpin our amazing castles. This fun, interactive science show will bring castles to life, from their construction to destruction and how we preserve the castles that remain.

5 shows, between 10:30am – 3pm

Book here

Bitsy Games Design Workshop, at Codebase (8-11yrs)

Learn how to make your own tiny pixel art game, using the free & simple game-making tool Bitsy!

In this workshop games composer & hobbyist game maker Luci Holland will teach the basics of using Bitsy, and guide you to make your own short game & artwork.

There will be two workshops

10:30-12:30pm – for girls and non-binary children, 8-11 years old

1:30pm-3:30pm – for all children 8-11 years old

Book here

Collage Animation Workshop, 2pm-3:30pm, at Tolbooth (10-16yrs)

Learn the art of stop-motion animation, from the early days of zoetropes to today’s digital techniques, all while exploring 900 years of Stirling’s history through collage.

Book here

Stirling Highland Hotel Star Gazing

Come and see the 134 year old telescope and view the night sky!

7 slots between 7pm-9:30pm, Age 5+

Book here

See the full programme of the Stirling Science Festival.