Science in the City is Malta’s national science and arts festival. This year, the festival will be held on the 27-28 September 2024. It provides a unique platform for the community, scientists, researchers, artists and performers to engage with one another and advocate for positive change through active citizenship and critical thinking.

The Festival celebrates the creativity and innovation of artists and scientists and presents how their work continues to improve our everyday lives. Science in the City aims to promote J.E.D.I., empowering the community to strive for Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, while increasing the number of students opting for STEAM careers.

Science in the City dates back to 2012, it has been growing in scale and vision ever since. The number of attendees has more than doubled from 12,000 in 2012 to over 30,000 by 2023 — reaching over 6% of the total population of the Maltese Islands. The number of activities has more than tripled with several international acts, as has the number of partners, researchers and volunteers involved, with over 90 organisations, 80 researchers and 600 volunteers involved.

Each year we aim to widen participation across all parts of society in order to inspire more people to be empowered by research, this makes our festival more diverse and representative of our communities.

Science in the City is an overarching Science and Arts Festival that encompasses pre-festival, Street Festival and Performance Festival events!

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Please register for events below!

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Pre-Festival Events

Dates: 7 until 24 September

Location: Depends on the event

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• BUDDIES' EXPERIMENT

Sat 7 Sept — 10:30-12:00

Sun 8 Sept — 10:30-12:30

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• ENGAGED

Fri 13 Sept — 16:00 - 19:30

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• CATACLYSMIC FLOODS & MELTING ICE: NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC EXPLORERS FILM TEASER

Tues 17 Sept — 19:30-20:30

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• BRAINSTORM: MAPPING BRAIN FUNCTION

Thus 19 Sept — 17:00 - 18:30

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• FLATBREAD CULTURE

Wed 11 Sept — 17:00-17:45 

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• GAME DESIGN FOR J.E.D.I.

Tues 24 Sept — 14:00 - 16:00 

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• BIRD RINGING

Sat 21 Sept — 08:00- 09:00

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Street Festival

Dates: 27 September (18:00-23:00) and 28 September (18:00-23:00)

Location: Pjazza Tritoni

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Performance Festival

Dates: 27 September (16:00-23:00) and 28 September (10:00-23:00)

Location: Sala San Duminku

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Shows

• AM I NORMAL — By UK-based Brainsastic!Science

Fri 27 Sept — 18:45-19:45

Sat 28 Sept — 11:45-12:45, 15:15-16:15, 19:00-20:00 

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• HUNTING THE HIGGS — By Dr Sam Gregson & Prof. Ing. Gianluca Valentino

Fri 27 Sept — 20:00-20:45, 21:15-22:00

Sat 28 Sept — 12:00-14:00, 16:45-17:45, 21:15-22:15

• RIPPED GENES — By Ringroad Theatre

Fri 27 Sept — 16:00-16:40 

Sat 28 Sept — 10:00 -10:40, 14:15-14:55, 20:15-20:55

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• DNA RHYTHMS — By Diccon Cooper & Prof. Joseph Borg

Fri 27 Sept — 22:30-23:00

Sat 28 Sept — 22:30-23:00

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• BOO RECACCIA (DANCE) — By Buddies’ Experiments (Cc Marmaritsaki & Marina Sasli)

Fri 27 Sept — 17:00-17:30

Sat 28 Sept — 11:00-11:30 

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Workshops

• IMAGINING A FOSSIL FUEL FREE MALTA — By Friends of the Earth

Fri 27 Sept — 20:15-21:15

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• SCIENCE WITHOUT BORDERS — By Esplora Interactive Science Centre

Fri 27 Sept — 18:15-19:15

Sat 28 Sept — 11:30-12:30, 12:45-13:45, 15:45-16:45, 17:00-18:00

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• SCIENCE OF FRIENDSHIP — By Betapsi

Fri 27 Sept — 17:30-18:00, 19:30-20:00, 21:30-22:00

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• RIPPED GENES WORKSHOP — By Ringroad Theatre & Dr Emma Clarke

Fri 27 Sept — 16:45-17:15

Sat 28 Sept — 10:45-11:15, 15-3:30, 21-21:30

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Post-Festival:

The Festival continues into October with a range of interactive, community-led workshops and talks.

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