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Science around WA worth leaving the house for: talks, festivals, exhibitions and nights under the stars. Each one links to the organiser’s own page for times and tickets.
November
17 Nov
Tides and Tidal Power
Professor Alistair Borthwick from the University of Edinburgh on the long history of getting power from the tides.
21 Nov to 26 Apr
Dinosaurs Uncovered
A world-premiere exhibition on how fossils reveal prehistoric worlds.
25 Nov
The Mysteries of the Quantum Universe
Paul Davies, Thibault Damour and David Blair on the very small and the very big, in one evening.
28 Nov
Astrofest
A free night of astronomy, with a look through some of WA's biggest telescopes.
December
7 Dec to 11 Dec
West Tech Fest
WA's tech and innovation festival, across the city, the port and the island.
14 Dec
Geminids Meteor Shower Night
Stay up for the Geminids with telescopes set up, volunteers talking you through the sky and hot drinks.
January 2027
20 Jan to 14 Feb
FRINGE WORLD at Scitech
Scitech's Planetarium and Science Theatre are FRINGE WORLD venues again, with evening shows Thursday to Sunday.
21 Jan to 14 Feb
Ah! Rated
Scitech's FRINGE WORLD show takes classic science demos to riskier extremes. Adults only.
February 2027
5 Feb to 16 May
Life in the Great Barrier Reef
A 360-degree virtual reality dive with turtles, manta rays, sharks and whales.
All year
Year round
Night Sky Tours
A guided telescope tour of the southern sky: nebulae, star clusters, and the Moon and planets when they're up.
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