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Celebrate Science
Price
Free
Where
Dale Road Industrial Estate, Shildon, County Durham, DL4 2RE
About
A three-day family science festival with live demonstrations, hands-on experiments and creative activities exploring biosciences, landscapes, light and atoms.
Durham University and Locomotion invite families to explore science through live demonstrations and practical activities. Includes bioscience and microscopy, augmented-reality views of the body, 3D landscape modelling and experiments with light and colour. Timed admission is free; assistance dogs only are permitted inside museum buildings.
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Listed on locomotion.org.uk. Details can change, so check with the organiser before you go.