This is the iconic map which not only points the way to Patcham, the arrows actually push cars up and down the hills and hollows till they find the festivities.

By bus, from the centre of Brighton, Patcham is just 20 minutes away (that bit IS true). Get out at the Coop.

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Explore chemical reactions in this hands-on session with Stuart Janes. From colour changing liquids to slimy putty (every child will make a pot to take home), this is sure to get a reaction from everyone! Includes a cool mini explosion!

Sessions: 10.30am, 12.30pm.
£8 per child (adults and under 7s go free).

Discover the secrets of the everyday chemicals in your kitchen. Make glue from skimmed milk! Release oxygen from washing powder, carbon dioxide from cake mixture and hydrogen from lemon juice and find out how to identify these gases. These hands-on science sessions are presented by Terry Page from the Royal Society of Chemistry.

Sessions: 12.30pm, 12.30pm. Suitable for ages 7-12.
£5 per child (adults and under 7s go free).

The story of the Earth, from the Big Bang, through to the present, and on to the future. First the formation of the stars, planets, Earth, and very soon after that, life. Secondly how animals evolved into humans; what makes humans work and how they created the modern world. Third, how to make the future better.

Drop in: 10.00am – 4.00pm. Suitable for all ages.
£5 per child (adults and under 7s go free).

40 people – children and families – play with blocks and strings and cans and stuff, and build an amazing machine, which sets off another amazing machine, and another, and they altogether miraculously send a signal right across the hall. This is Incredible

Sessions: 10.30am, 12.30pm. Suitable for ages 7+.
£5 per child (adults and under 7s go free).

Ian B Dunne’s motto is the same as ours: Science is some times magic, but magic is always science. So when you watch this magical display of impossible ideas and effects, remember – it’s all totally true. Especially suitable for younger audiences.

Shows: 10.30am, 12.30pm, 2.30pm.
£7.50 per person (children must be accompanied by a paying adult).

Space is full of holes, but not like any you have seen, or could possibly see: Black Holes are packed with so much stuff, with so much gravity, that nothing can escape, not even light. Julie McDermott will be there to throw some light on the matter (sic).  Crafting accretion discs and spagettification included.

Sessions: 10.30am, 12.30pm. Suitable for ages 7+.
£7 per child (adults and under 7s go free).

The Pocket Science Funfair is a travelling roadshow full of hands-on activities for kids. Each stall offers a puzzle or a challenge, with a little bit of science thrown in. You’ll play funfair games, solve optical illusions and construct Rube Goldberg machines. Parents can join in, and our team will be on hand to help explain the facts behind the fun.

Drop in: 10.00am – 4.30pm. Suitable for ages 7+.
£7 per child (adults and under 7s go free). You can come at any time; you don’t have to be there first thing!  Allow 1 hour at least

‘Alice in Wonderland’ and ‘Alice Through the Looking Glass’ are two of the greatest, craziest children’s books. We are going to have fun and games with them – drop down some new rabbit holes, dig out the topsy-turvy, surreal ideas and jokes, and discover that quite a lot of the madness is basically science.

(Please note: basic science is NOT madness!)

Sessions: 10.30am, 12.30 Suitable for ages 7+, and parents. (This is a family game!)
£6 per child (adults and under 7s go free).