World Science Festival Brisbane 2025

World Science Festival Brisbane returns for 10 days from Friday 21 March to Sunday 30 March, celebrating its 10th anniversary. There are over 200 ways to experience this epic festival, where brilliant minds from around the world will tackle today’s biggest scientific questions.

Commemorating 100 years since the initial development of quantum mechanics, this year’s festival embraces the theme of Infinite Awe with programming responding to questions larger than our humanity and tackling some of the pressing questions of our time, including First Nations knowledges, space exploration and the future of quantum.

Taking place at iconic venues across the city, including Queensland Museum, the Cultural Precinct, South Bank Piazza, Fish Lane, and throughout Greater Brisbane, the festival will showcase some of the most brilliant minds in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).

In celebration of its 10th anniversary, the festival will also include special programming at Queensland Museum Rail Workshops in North Ipswich, with the opening weekend featuring a two-day Robots and Rocketry event, including the return of Robowars.

The 2025 festival lineup includes:

Brian Greene: The Search for Quantum Reality - World Science Festival Co-Founder Professor Brian Greene will return for this Australian exclusive event on Thursday, 27 March. Greene, renowned for his groundbreaking work in superstring theory, will take audiences on a journey to unravel the mysteries of quantum physics.

Quantum Australia’s Quantum Conference - Australia’s premier event dedicated to the cutting-edge field of quantum science. The conference will bring together world-leading quantum researchers, businesses, government decision-makers, startups, and big tech to share the latest developments and ideas in this rapidly evolving field.

David Sinclair: Why we age and why we don't have to - Join Professor David Sinclair, a leading genetics researcher at Harvard Medical School and author of Lifespan: Why We Age—and Why We Don’t Have To, as he delves into groundbreaking research that is pushing the limits of what we thought was possible. Discover extraordinary advancements that suggest aging can be slowed, or even reversed.

Leigh Sales AM and Annabel Crabb: An Afternoon of Science -  After a sold-out event in 2024, Sales and Crabb return with an insightful and humorous conversation featuring brilliant scientists from a range of fields.

Science Smackdown: The Ultimate Debate - A lively, competitive debate where brilliant minds battle it out on the hottest topics in science, bringing laughter, insight, and surprises to the stage.

Arena Atomica: Skate-ology - A thrilling fusion of extreme sports and science, where world-class skaters defy gravity in a high-energy performance that showcases the physics of skateboarding.

Superluminal - a new, captivating installation for young children and families that blends bold visual storytelling with interactive scientific exploration.

Labs Unlocked - Discover world-class STEM innovations, from microscopes to robotic arms and high-speed manufacturing and more as part of WSFB’s Labs Unlocked. Enjoy behind-the-scene tours of some of Brisbane most innovative hi-tech labs.

Love Your Guts: Health and the Microbiome - Explore the dynamic world of the gut microbiome and its profound impact on health and disease in this cutting-edge science event.

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