Brought to you by Cork Carnival of Science. 

It’s one of the best events of the year for Cork kids.

Cork Carnival of Science will return on June 8th and 9th, 2024, transforming Fitzgerald Park into a 12-acre science super park that has to be seen to be believed!

Thanks to funding provided by Science Foundation Ireland and Cork City Council, the well-loved oasis of green space within the city will welcome more than 75,000 people, making it Ireland’s biggest outdoor STEM engagement event.

This year budding scientists are invited to unlock nature’s secrets with more nature-based and environmental science than ever before. Your mission (if you choose to accept it!) is to explore, investigate, experiment, discover the wonders of science… and have fun!

What’s on for 2024?

This year’s Carnival of Science will be even more of a ‘blast’ with 45 different STEM-based activities, 26 live seated science shows in Circus Top and Stretch Tents, demonstrations throughout the scenic park, walkabout scientific performers, the animal roadshow, interactive stands, an active zone, microscopic wonders, and discoveries big and small along the way – all for free.

New activities this year include ‘Bee-ology’ circus science performance that juggles bee and insect stories and facts; there’s also ‘OurKidsCode’ offering parents of primary school-aged children a taster coding club workshop, which they hope will inspire a network of coding clubs around the country.

UCC will be on hand to showcase their Free Hydro Cells research project, which aims to create energy from sustainable materials.

Pack a picnic and spend the day 

Adding to the long menu of science engagement opportunities will be street cuisine, picnic benches, toilet facilities, a gigantic playground, extensive gardens, the Cork Public Museum and Café all on site it truly makes for the ultimate family day out!

The programme of events will be unveiled soon but for now, families are invited to save the date for this unmissable stem-tastic weekend.

Cork Carnival of Science is supported by Cork City Council and Science Foundation Ireland and organised by the Lifetime Lab @ Old Cork Waterworks.