Nottinghamshire Festival of Science and Curiosity 2026 at Inspire Libraries

Nottingham Festival of Science and Curiosity celebrates Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths with interactive, fun and free events across Nottinghamshire.

Inspire Libraries are delighted to be hosting a selection of FREE events as part of this year's festival during February half-term. 

For children aged 5 - 11 and their families. 

The full festival programme will be available on the Nottinghamshire Festival of Science and Curiosity website.   Workshops and events will be available to book in January.

• Arnold Library: LUSH Bathbomb Making - Monday 16 February, 10am-10:20am, 10:20am-10:40am, 10:40am-11:00am, 11:00am-11:20am, 11:20am-11:40am & 11:40am-12:00pm
• Arnold Library: The Science of Chocolate - Tuesday 17 February, 10am-10:45am & 11am-11:45am 
• Beeston Library: Archaeology Worksops - Wednesday 18 February, 10am-11:30am, 12pm-1:30pm & 2pm-3:30pm
• Calverton Library: Brain Detectives - Wednesday 18 February, 11am-11:45pm, 12pm-12:45pm & 2pm-2:45pm
• Carlton Library: All the Way to the Moon Workshops - Thursday 19 February, 10am-11am, 11:30am-12:30pm & 1:30pm-2:30pm
• Forest Town Library: Eureka! Maths Workshops - Tuesday 17 February, 10am-11am, 11:15am-12:15pm & 1pm-2pm
• Keyworth Library: The Sensory Adventure - Tuesday 17 February, 11am-12pm, 1pm-2pm, 3pm-4pm
• Kimberley Library: Meet Your Brain Workshops - Wednesday 18 February, 10am-10:45 & 11:30am-12:15pm
• Kirkby-in-Ashfield Library: Geology Workshops - Monday 16 February, 10am-10:45am, 11am-11:45am, 12pm-12:45pm, 1:30pm-2:15pm, 2:30pm-3:15pm & 3:30pm-4:15pm
• Langold Library: Ozobots Coding - Saturday 14 February, 10am-10:45 & 11am-11:45
• Mansfield Central Library: Real Science in Schools Symposium - Friday 13 February, 10:30am-2pm (school bookings - contact info@ignitefutures.org.uk)
• Mansfield Central Library: Science Fun Day - Monday 16 February, 10am - 2pm - drop-in activities, no need to book 
• Mansfield Central Library: Inflatable Planetarium - Monday 16 February, 10am-10:45am, 11am-11:45am, 1pm-1:45pm & 2pm-2:45pm
• Mansfield Woodhouse Library: Pollinator Books Workshop - Thursday 19 February, 10am-11:30am, 12:30pm-2pm & 3pm-4:30pm
• Newark Library: Junkbots! - Thursday 19 February, 1:30pm-2:30pm & 2:45-3:45pm
• Retford Library: Amara and the Bats Storytelling Workshop - Friday 20 February, 10:30am-11:30am, 11:45am-12:45pm & 1:45-2:45pm
• Warsop Library: Caring for Animals - Friday 20 February, 10am-11am, 11:15am-12:15pm & 1pm-2pm - (fully booked)
• Worksop Library: Fusion Energy Workshops, Tuesday 17 February, 10am-10:45am, 11am-11:45am, 1pm-1:45pm & 2pm-2:45pm

The festival is produced by local education charity Ignite!, in collaboration with a wide range of partners across Nottinghamshire. Every February they create opportunities for local people to engage with science and research and express their curiosity.