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The Science Festival Turns 30

France’s annual science festival celebrates three decades.

Every year at this national event, students of all ages are welcomed onto university campuses to see science close up and personal. More than 100 Sorbonne University researchers at four Parisian sites will open their laboratories and offer workshops, exhibitions and conferences, bring the wonders of science to the uninitiated.

Meet researchers from the humanities, social sciences, medical sciences, and science and engineering in workshops, exhibitions, lectures, and debates, and watch live demonstrations of experiments conducted in Sorbonne University's three marine stations. An exhibition on participative sciences will also be featured.

Created in 1991, the Fête de la Science is organized by the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation to allow everyone to meet the men and women who are moving science forward today. For its 30th edition, the 2021 theme is "Eureka! The emotion of discovery".

Join us on the weekend of October 9 and 10 for the 2021 edition of Sorbonne University's Fête de la Science.

Practical Info

Saturday 9 October from 10am to 6pm
Sunday 10 October 12pm to 6pm

This is a free event, open to all members of the public.

Science village
Pierre et Marie Curie Campus
4 place Jussieu, 75005 Paris
Metro lines 7 and 10, 'Jussieu' metro station, and buses 67 and 89 - bus stop 'Jussieu.'

Other locations

  • Centre de Recherche des cordeliers
    15 rue de l’Ecole de Médecine, 75006 Paris
  • Institut Henri Poincarré
    11 rue Pierre et Marie Curie, 75005 Paris
  • Espace des Sciences Pierre-Gilles de Gennes
    10 rue Vauquelin, 75005 Paris

Health restrictions : Presentation of health passes will be required at all locations for everyone over the age of 12; masks must be worn both indoors and outdoors by everyone over the age of 6. 

Campus Pierre et Marie Curie
4 place Jussieu, 75005 Paris
Centre de Recherche des cordeliers
15 rue de l’Ecole de Médecine, 75006 Paris
Institut Henri Poincarré
11 rue Pierre et Marie Curie, 75005 Paris
Espace des Sciences Pierre-Gilles de Gennes
10 rue Vauquelin, 75005 Paris