Street Festival :📍Triton Square | 📅 6–11 pm, 25–26 September 2026
Performance Festival : 📍Sala San Duminku, Valletta | 📅 6–7 November 2026
✨ 2026 theme: Research, Resist, Reimagine Science in the City (SitC) has established itself as one of Malta's largest national festivals, the only Science and Arts festival. The main aim of SitC has been to engage people from all backgrounds both emotionally
and intellectually through science and arts. It inspires creativity, nurtures critical thinking and curiosity and promotes a passion for knowledge in children, youth and adults. This year’s edition, taking place on the 26th-27th of September, themed Past Forward, reflects on how history shapes today’s innovations and future challenges. Rather than viewing nostalgia as a weakness, the festival embraces it to draw insight from past achievements and failures, using them to inform innovation, creativity and action.
🎟️ Book your FREE tickets for the STREET FESTIVAL here: https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/science-in-the-city-2025-4451233
Street Festival:
Triton Fountain, Valletta
Friday 26th and Saturday 27th September
6pm to 11pm
Around Triton Fountain you will be able to enjoy a multitude of science experiments, hands-on activities, games, robots, and interactive installations in a lively outdoor setting. Whether you are interested in health, technology, the environment, or culture, we got it all covered! At the Street Festival you get the chance to test your brain health, turn trash into beautiful art pieces, see robots in action, find out how Triton is being maintained and restored, experience Greek mythology in a unique way, learn how to build a more sustainable future and so much more! Registration for this event is not necessary, but will give you a 20% discount for eCabs during the days of the main festival and enter you in a draw for a €50 gift card (find out more down below). Performance Festival:
Sala San Duminku, Valletta
Friday, 26th September: 4pm to 11pm
Saturday, 27th September: 10am to 11pm
At Sala San Duminku we are excited to present a full programme of science-inspired theatre, music, workshops, and puppet shows. This year´s line-up features talented artists from Malta, Spain, Germany, and the UK, offering a rich and diverse cultural experience. Audiences can look forward to music created especially for the deaf and hard-of-hearing community, captivating science shows, and explorations into the magical world of light and candles. Each performance and workshop combines storytelling with research, making complex ideas engaging and accessible for all ages. So stay tuned, the full program will be announced soon!
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Since the first edition of the festival, in 2012, Science in the City has been growing and developing, with countless innovative activities and ideas brought to Valletta each year. Its main events over the years have ranged from the You are the Staircase art installation (mimicking DNA) in 2012, to the Humanised Fruit Flies in 2013, AMaze2 (a huge maze featuring various scientific fields) to the Rosetta Comet-themed edition in 2015 and 'the Brain' theme in 2016. The year after we had Light Pushes Stuff, a Science and Arts installation that travelled the world. The 2020 festival was held digitally and watched by more than 20,000 unique online viewers. We converted all physical performances, music, theatre, experiments and other content to live or pre-recorded sessions streamed from a studio. It was challenging but incredibly rewarding with engagement by people from Turkey to Ireland, motivating us to run hybrid festivals from 2021 onwards!
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Co-Funded by the European Union’s Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions of the Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Programme. Grant Agreement No 101162176. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Research Executive Agency. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them. It is recognised by Europe for Festivals and Festivals for Europe (EFFE). The Science in the City consortium is led by the University of Malta and the Malta Chamber of Scientists, in partnership with Institute for Methods Innovation, Arts Council Malta, Spazju Kreattiv, Valletta Design Cluster, Valletta Cultural Agency, Servizzi Ewropej f’Malta, The Malta College of Arts, Science & Technology, the Floriana and Valletta Local Councils, Parliamentary Secretary for Youth, Research and Innovation, Xjenza Malta, Ministry for Education, Sport, Youth, Research and Innovation, Esplora, Vibe FM, Heritage Malta, Malta Tourism of Authority, Public Broadcasting Services Limited, DG Employment, Malta Enterprise, Ministry For Transport, Infrastructure And Public Works, European Institute For Emerging Technologies, Circular Economy Malta, Digital Traffic Brain, The Inventors, Storm Design, Visit Malta, APS Bank, Aquatic Resources Malta, The Embassy Valletta Hotel, Supercharger Ventures, GreenPak, Tech.mt, eCabs, European Parliament, Malta Air Traffic Services Ltd, Ministry For Social Policy And Children's Rights, Spanish Embassy.
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