07 Aug Science Week 9-17 August 2025: Top Family-Friendly Events
From dinosaurs to chocolate science, rocket launches to virtual spacewalks, discover the best family science events near you this August.
Australia’s biggest science festival is splashing into real schools, school-at-home, and virtual classrooms. In-person events, virtual tours, webcasts, talks, DIY experiments, quizzes, citizen science and competitions. Discover online and real-world activities to join in.
📍 NEW SOUTH WALES
9–17 Aug – Bungarribee
🧬 Zoo poo, singing frogs and decoding the wild
Sydney Zoo’s interactive program explores wild animal communication, genetics and more.
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9 Aug – Lake Macquarie
💫 Lake Mac FULL STEAM & Look to the Stars
Celebrate STEAM with First Nations knowledge, stargazing and futuristic workshops.
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9–10 & 16–17 Aug – ACT shopping centres
🦎 Snakes, robots and more while you shop
Hands-on science displays across multiple Canberra shopping centres.
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10 Aug – Abbotsbury
🦖 Science in the Scrub
Meet Ginger the dinosaur, explore bush science and taste bush cordial.
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10 Aug – Newcastle
💩 Step Inside the Poo Palace
Discover plant biology and create recipes for astronauts in a space farming lab.
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17 Aug – Centennial Park
🌿 Science in the Swamp
Explore nature’s ‘superpowers’, solar scopes, slime stations and a dinosaur encounter.
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Various Dates – Nowra, Batemans Bay, Wollongong
🚀 Science on the South Coast
Free hands-on science festivals with rocket launches, VR choppers and Indigenous astronomy.
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8–9 Aug – Penrith
🪲 Beetle by Legs on the Wall
A giant puppet theatre show that teaches sustainability through the story of the elusive Christmas beetle.
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9 & 16 Aug – Port Macquarie
🌊 Saving Lives at Sea
Explore the science of rescue at sea with drones, knot competitions and survival gear.
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📍 VICTORIA
9 Aug – West Gippsland
⚗️ Get in the STEM Zone
Over 25 interactive stalls with VR, laser tag, engineering and science challenges.
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13 Aug – Melbourne
🧲 Minions Meet Physics
Watch Despicable Me 2 and uncover the science behind the Minions’ mischief.
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15–17 Aug – Melbourne
🧪 CSI: eDNA Eco-Crime Investigation
Solve real-world environmental mysteries using DNA in a mock crime scene.
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16 Aug – Bendigo
🌌 Jurassic Wonders: From Earth to Sky
Meet roving dinosaurs and discover Indigenous astronomy at this STEM-rich event.
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Various Dates – Melbourne
📝 Write the Future
Create science-inspired fiction in workshops with authors and STEM communicators.
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📍 QUEENSLAND
9–17 Aug – Brisbane (Ekka)
🚜 AgBots, VR Farming & Strawberry Sundaes
Hands-on science trail at the Royal Queensland Show.
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12 Aug – Online via Winton
🧮 Did Dinosaurs Do Maths?
Join an interactive virtual lesson exploring dino speeds and prehistoric calculations.
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16 Aug – Brisbane (St Lucia)
🌠 50 Ways to Die in Space
Explore cosmic hazards and rocket science with astrophysicist Eileen O’Hely.
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16 Aug – Toowoomba
🚀 Robots and Rocketry at Cobb + Co
Launch rockets and learn astrobotany at this World Science Festival event.
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📍 AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
6 Aug onward – Chifley
🍓 Inflatable Fruit & Veg with Dr Chloe Lim
A delicious twist on science education through balloon art and tasting stations.
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(Also see NSW/ACT shopping centre events above.)
📍 SOUTH AUSTRALIA
2–3 Aug – Wayville
🧪 Science Alive!
Snot science, VR drones, circus science and Nitro Nat’s explosive chemistry show.
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6 Aug – Victor Harbor
🐜 Decoding the Universe with Animals
Meet bugs, slugs and native creatures with science educators.
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Various Dates – SA Tour
🎸 Female Fossil Rockers on Tour
The Ammonites perform palaeo-music to inspire girls in science.
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📍 WESTERN AUSTRALIA
13–14 Aug – Kalgoorlie
🧬 Kids STEM Festival
Blast bacteria, test sunscreen and explore career paths with local scientists.
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16 Aug – Crawley (Perth)
🧠 Science Showcase at Forrest Hall
VR journeys, gravity waves, atom selfies and shark skeletons.
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Various Dates – WA Tour
🦴 The Ammonites palaeo-musical tour continues
(See SA section)
