Tornados, droughts, floods: based on current trends, extreme weather phenomena will become increasingly frequent events. In a world disrupted by climate change, prevention is the best medicine. What can we do to protect ourselves?

Saturday, 11:30 a.m., 4 p.m. — Bilingual

Explore the different facets of biodiversity on our planet, its role, factors that threaten it, and what we can do to protect it.

Friday, 11 a.m.
Saturday, 12:15 p.m.
Sunday, 4:45 p.m. — Bilingual

Plasmas, St. Elmo’s fire, ball lightning, supercritical fluids. A microwave oven is much more than a kitchen appliance. It’s an extreme physics laboratory.

Saturday, 1 p.m., Sunday, 2:30 p.m. – in French

A unique show that will reveal the mysteries of birds of prey. An extraordinary chance to see these birds flying up close. Heads up!

Saturday, 1:45 p.m., 2:45 p.m., 4:30 p.m. and Sunday, 12 p.m., 2 p.m., 3:15 p.m.

Take a trip through time with Robert Van de Graaff (electrostatic generator), William Sturgeon (electromagnet) and Richard Gordon Gould (laser) and let dry ice transport you to the strange world of the Moon. Fun and learning guaranteed!

Friday, 12 p.m., Saturday, 1:45 p.m. — Bilingual

Québec’s engineers have accomplished great things in the last 90 years. Young people 12 to 18 years old voted on ten projects that have marked our history. Which one will emerge victorious?

Saturday, 2:30 p.m.

A unique show that will reveal the mysteries of birds of prey. An extraordinary chance to see these birds flying up close. Heads up!

Saturday, 1:45 p.m., 2:45 p.m., 4:30 p.m. and Sunday, 12 p.m., 2 p.m., 3:15 p.m.

Plastics are everywhere, from simple baby diapers to highly complex spacesuits. This conference will use astonishing demonstrations to reveal the many applications of these miracle materials.

Friday, 1:15 p.m., Saturday, 3:15 p.m., Sunday, 1:30 p.m. — Bilingual

Tornados, droughts, floods: based on current trends, extreme weather phenomena will become increasingly frequent events. In a world disrupted by climate change, prevention is the best medicine. What can we do to protect ourselves?

Saturday, 11:30 a.m., 4 p.m. — Bilingual

A unique show that will reveal the mysteries of birds of prey. An extraordinary chance to see these birds flying up close. Heads up!

Saturday, 1:45 p.m., 2:45 p.m., 4:30 p.m. and Sunday, 12 p.m., 2 p.m., 3:15 p.m.

Do you dream of solving the best kept secrets about the most spectacular experiments in chemistry? This show is for you! Explosions, colourful materials, steaming potions, and many surprises await you.

Friday, 9:45 a.m., Saturday, 4:45 p.m., Sunday, 3:30 p.m. — Bilingual

Be among the lucky audience members of this science slam. Ten eloquent poets have three minutes each to capture your imagination with science. And you choose the winner!

Friday 2 p.m., Saturday 6 p.m., Sunday 12:15 p.m. — in French

Obesity has become a public health priority. Among the many possible solutions, researchers are exploring food additives that would inhibit fat formation. And they would taste like coconut!

Some consumer goods contain potentially toxic new chemicals. How are they dispersed into the environment and absorbed by wildlife? Why are they found in Arctic wildlife? A study on the sources of these pollutants and their impact on aquatic birds provides some answers and a few surprises.

Some proteins in the brain appear to play a protective role in neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's disease. Understanding their action raises hopes for slowing or even preventing these diseases, which are afflicting increasing numbers of people.

It's not easy to lose weight exactly where you want to. A new technology, based on electrical stimulation combined with exercise, could reduce stubborn fat in targeted areas.

You set off on an expedition to Nunavut, but when your plane lands there’s a problem: nothing works anymore. You have to generate electricity with whatever’s available to get the radio working and send out an SOS. This calls for some ingenuity!

Ongoing - Recommended for ages 10 to 12 (and for younger children, if accompanied by an adult) — Bilingual

A crime has been committed. To find the murderer, you must examine fingerprints under a microscope, analyze clues with gas chromatography, and finally extract a DNA sample. Elementary, my dear Watson!

Ongoing, Saturday and Sunday, in alternation with Mathematics: Measuring the Inaccessible,

For all – Bilingual

How can you predict what time the sun will rise tomorrow morning? How do you measure the distance between yourself and a far off building without moving? Experiment with the mathematics of measuring what you can’t reach.

Ongoing, Friday; Saturday and Sunday, in alternation with Chemist on the Trail of a Murderer

For all – Bilingual

The Stonecat, Channel darter, and American shad are all threatened or endangered species. Paper, scissors, glue and some wild imagination will be your tools for this creative art workshop, and your helping hand for biodiversity.

Ongoing Saturday and Sunday

For all — Bilingual

What do you get when you mix water, glue, and borax? A fun polymer that’s stretchy and springy. Have some fun making your own slime.

Saturday, 12 p.m., 12:30 p.m., 3 p.m., 3:30 p.m., 6 p.m., 6:30 p.m.

For all — Bilingual

Concoct potions worthy of the greatest alchemists. Colours, temperature changes, smoke, and astounding demonstrations. You’ll see that it’s more about chemistry than magic.

Friday, 12:30 p.m., Saturday, 12:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m.

Recommended for ages 7 to 12 – in French

What do you get when you mix water, glue, and borax? A fun polymer that’s stretchy and springy. Have some fun making your own slime.

Saturday, 12 p.m., 12:30 p.m., 3 p.m., 3:30 p.m., 6 p.m., 6:30 p.m.

For all — Bilingual

What would happen if earthworms disappeared? What’s the connection between grass and the red fox? Come meet a passionate naturalist who will show you the importance of biodiversity. You’ll be surprised!

Saturday, 1:30 p.m., 4:30 p.m.

Recommended for ages 7 to 12 – Bilingual

1, 2, 3... Follow professional dancers Simon and Samuel. You’ll discover that dance and science make great partners and that the human body is an amazing machine you should take care of.

Friday, 9:30 a.m., 10 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 12 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 3 p.m., Saturday, 2 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 5 p.m., 5:30 p.m., 6 p.m.

For all — Bilingual

1, 2, 3... Follow professional dancers Simon and Samuel. You’ll discover that dance and science make great partners and that the human body is an amazing machine you should take care of.

Friday, 9:30 a.m., 10 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 12 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 3 p.m., Saturday, 2 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 5 p.m., 5:30 p.m., 6 p.m.

For all — Bilingual

What do you get when you mix water, glue, and borax? A fun polymer that’s stretchy and springy. Have some fun making your own slime.

Saturday, 12 p.m., 12:30 p.m., 3 p.m., 3:30 p.m., 6 p.m., 6:30 p.m.

For all — Bilingual

Concoct potions worthy of the greatest alchemists. Colours, temperature changes, smoke, and astounding demonstrations. You’ll see that it’s more about chemistry than magic.

Friday, 12:30 p.m., Saturday, 12:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m.

Recommended for ages 7 to 12 – in French

What do you get when you mix water, glue, and borax? A fun polymer that’s stretchy and springy. Have some fun making your own slime.

Saturday, 12 p.m., 12:30 p.m., 3 p.m., 3:30 p.m., 6 p.m., 6:30 p.m.

For all — Bilingual

What would happen if earthworms disappeared? What’s the connection between grass and the red fox? Come meet a passionate naturalist who will show you the importance of biodiversity. You’ll be surprised!

Saturday, 1:30 p.m., 4:30 p.m.

Recommended for ages 7 to 12 – Bilingual

1, 2, 3... Follow professional dancers Simon and Samuel. You’ll discover that dance and science make great partners and that the human body is an amazing machine you should take care of.

Friday, 9:30 a.m., 10 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 12 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 3 p.m., Saturday, 2 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 5 p.m., 5:30 p.m., 6 p.m.

For all — Bilingual

1, 2, 3... Follow professional dancers Simon and Samuel. You’ll discover that dance and science make great partners and that the human body is an amazing machine you should take care of.

Friday, 9:30 a.m., 10 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 12 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 3 p.m., Saturday, 2 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 5 p.m., 5:30 p.m., 6 p.m.

For all — Bilingual

What do you get when you mix water, glue, and borax? A fun polymer that’s stretchy and springy. Have some fun making your own slime.

Saturday, 12 p.m., 12:30 p.m., 3 p.m., 3:30 p.m., 6 p.m., 6:30 p.m.

For all — Bilingual

1, 2, 3... Follow professional dancers Simon and Samuel. You’ll discover that dance and science make great partners and that the human body is an amazing machine you should take care of.

Friday, 9:30 a.m., 10 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 12 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 3 p.m., Saturday, 2 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 5 p.m., 5:30 p.m., 6 p.m.

For all — Bilingual

What do you get when you mix water, glue, and borax? A fun polymer that’s stretchy and springy. Have some fun making your own slime.

Saturday, 12 p.m., 12:30 p.m., 3 p.m., 3:30 p.m., 6 p.m., 6:30 p.m.

For all — Bilingual

Come explore [IR]Rationnel, a fascinating world in which each gesture creates a unique visual and aural tableau.

For all — Ongoing

In addition, on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, the artist and technical director will be present at 12 p.m. and 3 p.m.

If you love to solve mysteries, join the “Discover the Festival” rally, a stimulating way to explore the site while searching for answers to science and technology questions.

For all — Ongoing — Bilingual

See the festival from above. Don a pair of these state-of-the-art stilts and test your balance. Will you be able to stand up, let alone walk or bounce around?

Recommended for ages 8 and up.

Ongoing Saturday and Sunday — Bilingual

If all this discovery has tired you out, come take a break. Have a seat and recharge your batteries.

Saturday and Sunday only

Experiment with science from A to Z through unique and interactive exhibits in Science 26, save humanity in the multi-player game Mission Gaia, take a trip into the future with Imagine! and create a TV report in idTV. Also discover Si02: The Science of Glass and Sex: A Tell-all Exhibition.

All exhibitions are free

Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.