Ultimo Science Festival 2012

Overview

It's time to get your Higgs boson on and fire up your Curiosity at the Ultimo Science Festival. Presented in association with the Powerhouse Museum, the University of Technology Sydney, ABC and Ultimo Tafe, the festival is taking place along Harris Street over 11 days and is just brimming with scientific delights.

And scientific delights, it turns out, are delicious. Do you fancy yourself a bit of a Heston Blumenthal and dream of using molecular gastronomy to create the perfect chocolate souffle? Now you can! Are you an artist or scientist looking to see what happens when you meld your disciplines? You have a soiree for the occasion. Have you always wondered what it would be like to float in space or wanted to have your photo taken with a famous scientist? These activities are on offer, alongside more serious and educational ones.

The huge program of exhibitions, shows, lectures, and hands-on activities has something for everyone, from the budding quantum physicist and aspiring astronaut to the merely curious, and many are free. Be you neophyte or professional, big kid or little kid, a world of science is waiting to be explored.