Explore Edinburgh

At all science-based visitor attractions in-and-around Edinburgh this festival, there are events for everyone to enjoy.

Click here for a list of Explore Edinburgh events

Go behind-the-scenes at Edinburgh Zoo’s captive breeding programme; discover how volcanic eruptions have shaped the City’s landscape; see Dan Holdsworth’s photographs of Aurora Borealis at Stills Gallery; build a rocket at the Royal Observatory; hear tales of the sinister lives of Edinburgh’s notorious Burke and Hare at Surgeon’s Hall and more…