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Biggar Science Festival  2024

Booking and Tickets

  • Star Gazing in Biggar with Clydesdale astronomical society
    Star Gazing in Biggar with Clydesdale astronomical society
    Biggar Corn Exchange
    14 Sept 2024, 20:00 – 22:00
    Biggar Corn Exchange, 126 High St, Biggar ML12 6DL, UK
    14 Sept 2024, 20:00 – 22:00
    Biggar Corn Exchange, 126 High St, Biggar ML12 6DL, UK
    Cost: free For: Everyone A presentation about stargazing and what we can see in the night sky followed by a live astronomy observing session with Clydesdale Astronomical Society
  • Engineering the Perfect Pizza: Join us for a slice of STEM magic
    Engineering the Perfect Pizza: Join us for a slice of STEM magic
    Biggar Corn Exchange
    14 Sept 2024, 17:00 – 20:00
    Biggar Corn Exchange, 126 High St, Biggar ML12 6DL, UK
    14 Sept 2024, 17:00 – 20:00
    Biggar Corn Exchange, 126 High St, Biggar ML12 6DL, UK
    Presented by: Ooni For: Everyone Cost: £9 Get ready for a tasty adventure! Join us for a pizza-packed show filled with science, engineering and fun. Sit back and discover the science behind the perfect pizza as we explore dough, cooking and the engineering behind it all!
  • The Power of Programming Workshop
    The Power of Programming Workshop
    Gillespie Centre
    14 Sept 2024, 15:00 – 16:30
    Gillespie Centre, Gillespie Centre, 74 High St, Biggar ML12 6BJ, UK
    14 Sept 2024, 15:00 – 16:30
    Gillespie Centre, Gillespie Centre, 74 High St, Biggar ML12 6BJ, UK
    The Power of Programming presented by EPCC at University of Edinburgh
  • Electronics workshop Afternoon
    Electronics workshop Afternoon
    Arcadia Music Cafe
    14 Sept 2024, 14:00 – 16:30
    Arcadia Music Cafe, High St, Biggar ML12 6BL, UK
    14 Sept 2024, 14:00 – 16:30
    Arcadia Music Cafe, High St, Biggar ML12 6BL, UK
    For: Ages 10+ Cost: £5 Over a two hour session, we'll be teaching you to solder and then make a fun gadget to take home and we'll help you understand how it works.
  • Dr Bunhead’s Random Acts of Science (a live family science show)
    Dr Bunhead’s Random Acts of Science (a live family science show)
    Biggar Corn Exchange
    14 Sept 2024, 13:30 – 14:30
    Biggar Corn Exchange, 126 High St, Biggar ML12 6DL, UK
    14 Sept 2024, 13:30 – 14:30
    Biggar Corn Exchange, 126 High St, Biggar ML12 6DL, UK
    The famous "Stunt Scientist" is coming to Biggar Science Festival for an exciting and explosive show suitable for all ages from 7 upwards! The show does include some loud bangs!
  • The Power of Programming Workshop
    The Power of Programming Workshop
    Gillespie Centre
    14 Sept 2024, 13:00 – 14:30
    Gillespie Centre, Gillespie Centre, 74 High St, Biggar ML12 6BJ, UK
    14 Sept 2024, 13:00 – 14:30
    Gillespie Centre, Gillespie Centre, 74 High St, Biggar ML12 6BJ, UK
    The Power of Programming presented by EPCC at University of Edinburgh
  • Digital Design and Construction club
    Digital Design and Construction club
    Biggar Library
    14 Sept 2024, 11:00 – 12:30
    Biggar Library, Biggar Library, Market Rd, Biggar ML12 6FX, UK
    14 Sept 2024, 11:00 – 12:30
    Biggar Library, Biggar Library, Market Rd, Biggar ML12 6FX, UK
    Presented by: Biggar Library For: P1-P7 Cost: Free
  • Science or Magic?
    Science or Magic?
    Biggar Corn Exchange
    14 Sept 2024, 11:00 – 12:00
    Biggar Corn Exchange, 126 High St, Biggar ML12 6DL, UK
    14 Sept 2024, 11:00 – 12:00
    Biggar Corn Exchange, 126 High St, Biggar ML12 6DL, UK
    Presented by: thinkScience For: Ages 5+ Cost: £5 Heads or tails? Is it your 'birthdays' today? How heavy is air? Watch out for that bucket of water and all those eggs and jaggy nails!
  • Electronics workshop Morning
    Electronics workshop Morning
    Arcadia Music Cafe
    14 Sept 2024, 10:30 – 13:00
    Arcadia Music Cafe, High St, Biggar ML12 6BL, UK
    14 Sept 2024, 10:30 – 13:00
    Arcadia Music Cafe, High St, Biggar ML12 6BL, UK
    For: Ages 10+ Cost: £5 Over a two hour session, we'll be teaching you to solder and then make a fun gadget to take home and we'll help you understand how it works.
  • Science-themed Bookbug
    Science-themed Bookbug
    Biggar Library
    14 Sept 2024, 10:00 – 10:30
    Biggar Library, Market Rd, Biggar ML12 6FX, UK
    14 Sept 2024, 10:00 – 10:30
    Biggar Library, Market Rd, Biggar ML12 6FX, UK
    Read, sing, and play with your little ones. We’ll be reading “The Moon” and singing counting songs “Zoom, zoom, zoom” and "Five little men in a flying saucer"
  • Lego Robotics.
    Lego Robotics.
    Biggar High School
    14 Sept 2024, 10:00 – 17:00
    Biggar High School, Market Rd, Biggar ML12 6AG, UK
    14 Sept 2024, 10:00 – 17:00
    Biggar High School, Market Rd, Biggar ML12 6AG, UK
    Drop in Event - 20 min sessions (approx) Presented by: ComputerXplorers For: The age appropriate guide is for ages 8+ however suitable for all ages if supported by responsible adults. Cost: £1
  • The Power of Programming Workshop
    The Power of Programming Workshop
    Gillespie Centre
    14 Sept 2024, 10:00 – 11:30
    Gillespie Centre, Gillespie Centre, 74 High St, Biggar ML12 6BJ, UK
    14 Sept 2024, 10:00 – 11:30
    Gillespie Centre, Gillespie Centre, 74 High St, Biggar ML12 6BJ, UK
    The Power of Programming presented by EPCC at University of Edinburgh
  • Drinks and astronomy at Loaningdale
    Drinks and astronomy at Loaningdale
    Loaningdale House
    13 Sept 2024, 20:30
    Loaningdale House, JFHH+VC, Biggar ML12 6LX, UK
    13 Sept 2024, 20:30
    Loaningdale House, JFHH+VC, Biggar ML12 6LX, UK
    Presented by: Clydesdale Astronomy For: All (Under 16’s to be accompanied by an adult) Free
  • Dr Bunhead's Improvised Explosions
    Dr Bunhead's Improvised Explosions
    Loaningdale House
    13 Sept 2024, 19:30 – 20:30
    Loaningdale House, JFHH+VC, Biggar ML12 6LX, UK
    13 Sept 2024, 19:30 – 20:30
    Loaningdale House, JFHH+VC, Biggar ML12 6LX, UK
    Presented by: Dr. Bunhead and two of Scotland's premier freelance improvisors, Steve Worsely and Gregor Davidson! For: 14+ (Under 16’s to be accompanied by an adult) Cost: £5 What happens when you cross Brianiac Science Abuse with Who's Line Is It Anyway? Come along and find out.
  • Selfish Genes to Social Beings - a cooperative history of life by Jonathan Silvertown
    Selfish Genes to Social Beings - a cooperative history of life by Jonathan Silvertown
    Biggar Corn Exchange
    14 Sept 2024, 15:00 – 16:00
    Biggar Corn Exchange, 126 High St, Biggar ML12 6DL, UK
    14 Sept 2024, 15:00 – 16:00
    Biggar Corn Exchange, 126 High St, Biggar ML12 6DL, UK
    For: All Cost: £3 For all the “selfishness” of genes, they team up to survive. Is the history of life in fact a story of cooperation?
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