Science Festival Extras kicks off the Swansea Science Festival before the main weekend programme begins. Start your festival experience with a special screening of the Ocean Film Festival World Tour 2026 at Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea University. Then head to the National Waterfront Museum for two unique events: Retro Computer Playground, where you can step back in time and get hands-on with the computers your parents (and grandparents!) grew up with; and CSI Swansea, where you'll join Crime Scene Investigators in the museum's atmospheric galleries to use real scientific techniques to examine evidence, uncover clues and narrow down the suspects. A perfect way to begin a weekend of discovery, exploration and hands-on science.
Swansea Science Festival Extras
CSI Swansea
Wednesday 28 October, 6.30pm, £10, 12+ and adults, National Waterfront Museum
Join the CSIs (Crime Scene Investigators) after hours in our atmospheric galleries to use real scientific techniques to examine the evidence and narrow down the suspects.
Can you help us find out what happened?
Retro Computer Playground
Tuesday 27th & Wednesday 28th October, from £1, National Waterfront Museum
Step back in time and get hands-on with the computers your parents (and grandparents!) grew up with - beeps, blocky graphics and all.
This 45-minute workshop is perfect for curious kids aged 8 to12 and their families.
Come and discover how Wales helped build the digital world!
Delivered by Cynefin Digidol.
Ocean Film Festival World Tour 2026
Friday 30th October 7:30pm, from £17.50, Taliesin Arts Centre | Film
Climb aboard for a night of ocean adventure! The Ocean Film Festival World Tour features a new collection of the world’s most incredible ocean films!
Brought to you by the team behind the Banff Mountain Film Festival UK & Ireland tour, this selection of short films combines breath-taking marine life and wild seafaring voyages in a cinematic celebration of our oceans.
Venturing to rarely explored depths of the planet, meet the surfers, paddlers, divers and scientists who have dedicated their lives to answering the call of the ocean. Plunge into the wonders of the big blue – without getting your feet wet!
Swansea’s Festival of Social Science
17th October to 7th November 2026, FREE
The Festival of Social Science returns to Swansea for its fourth year, bringing research and communities together through a programme of free public events.
This year's theme, Money, Finance and Cost of Living, explores the financial decisions, challenges and experiences that affect us all. From household budgets and community wellbeing to wider economic and social issues, the festival highlights how social science research can help us better understand the world around us. Open to everyone, the festival offers opportunities to discover new ideas, share perspectives and engage with research in meaningful and accessible ways.
Being Human Festival
5th-14th November 2026, FREE
As the UK's national festival of the humanities, Being Human brings research and communities together through a programme of free public events that inspire curiosity, conversation and connection.
The 2026 festival theme, Crossroads, explores the moments, places and ideas that shape our lives. A crossroads can be a point of choice, encounter or change where different perspectives meet, and where new possibilities emerge.
Through a diverse programme of activities, the festival will showcase how humanities research helps us better understand people, cultures, histories and societies. By bringing together researchers, communities, policymakers, charities, educators, families and the wider public, Being Human creates opportunities to share knowledge, exchange ideas and explore some of the questions that matter most to our lives today.