SOLD OUT: Cosmic Clouds Family Workshop with GLOBE
SUN 13 NOV 1PM: Be part of the NASA GLOBE Clouds Team measuring clouds using satellites and creating your own LED cloud!
Join in the exploration of space across all aspects of STEAM during Space Fest 2022! Festival programming for adults, teens and families merges science and the arts through creative, captivating events. Join us to open the cosmos through Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Maths as we celebrate and explore space with experiments, exhibitions, workshops and more!
SPACE FEST EVENTS
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SOLD OUT: Intergalactic Pirate Radio Workshop
MON 14 NOV 6:30PM Explore how we can transmit sounds to communicate across the universe using radio, electronics and other instruments.
The Science of Science Fiction with Diane Duane
TUES 15 NOV 6:30PM: An evening with multi-award winning science fiction and fantasy writer Diane Duane, with Frances McCarthy from Blackrock Castle Observatory.
SOLD OUT: The Physics of Aerial Flight with Circus Factory
WED 16 NOV 6:30PM What happens when an aerialist and an engineer collide? Find out in this physical physics demonstration and workshop focused on the mechanics of flight.
SOLD OUT: Capturing the Cosmos Astrophotography Workshop
THUR 17 NOV 6:30PM Learn to identify and capture the cosmos from your own backyard in this hands-on workshop introducing astro photography and star gazing.
The Inevitable Ether: Opening + Panel
FRI 18 NOV 6:30PM The opening of the Inevitable Ether exhibition and discussion panel with artists Emilia Tapprest and Valerie van Zuijlen.
SOLD OUT: Weekend Exhibition + Tours
19 + 20 NOV 11AM – 4:30PM Tour the National Space Centre and explore the work of artists-in-residence Emilia Tapprest and Valerie van Zuijlen alongside creations by 100 young people.
Moon Bouncing Film Makers
While ‘moon bouncing’ may sound like something straight out of a futuristic SciFi world, the Earth-Moon-Earth radio communications technique that uses the moon as a…
Explore space through ART + SCIENCE
12 Space Fest Events
Be surprised by space, wowed by workshops, and awed by exhibitions that bring art and science together.
10 Science Communicators
From authors to astronomers, explore the cosmos with some of Ireland’s most passionate scientists and specialists.
10 Arts Practitioners
From fiction to photography and acrobatics to audio art, learn and create with a fabulous line up of atristic minds.
2 Resident Artists
Visit the art installation created by international artists over six weeks at Greywood Arts and the National Space Centre.
1 Giant Dish
Learn what happens at the National Space Centre beneath Ireland's iconic 32-meter dish and tour the 7-acre campus.
1 Amazing Festival!
An out of this world experience celebrating all things STEAM to spark imagination, ignite curiosity and inspire creativity. .
Taking place at the NSC
All offline events take place at the National Space Centre, Elfordstown, Midleton Co Cork P25 P526