G R AV I T Y F I E L D S F E S T I VA L
What’s on...
Science events include...
Wonderful World of Mr E
Arts events include...
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International Images for
Science Exhibition
8
Showcasing an extraordinary variety of
scientific photography
Engineering The Climate
13
Set your imagination dial to infinite
One Giant Leap
12
A funny and serious spin through the solar system
Diableries: Stereoscopic Adventures 20
in Hell
A stereoscopic journey through 19th
century 3D photographs
37
Space Activities - St Wulfram's
and Harlaxton
38 & 41
National Space Centre- rocket making, portable
planetarium...
Heritage events include...
Panel discussion on climate theories
The Goldberg Variations
Reporting The Weather
13
Talk and recital of Johann Sebastian Bach’s acclaimed
Goldberg Variations
Looking back to the scientist’s lodging days with
apothecary William Clarke
14
Gravity - Special Effects
in Space
Newton’s private writings and their path through history
TV coverage gets more complicated
Dark Side of the Universe
Telescopes to map invisible dark matter
Science Futures
14
Women in Science
17
How the place of women in science is changing
Charles Darwin
19
Exploring Darwin’s celebrity and science
All Things Bright and Beautiful
19
Bright coloured animals and plants
21 & 29
Learn about the world’s biggest experiment, the Large
Hadron Collider
Medical Myths and Misconceptions
25
Discover the truth behind 10 common medical myths
Festival of the Spoken Nerd
27
Late evening science comedy and entertainment
Life at the Collider
29
What’s next for the Large Hadron Collider?
Stuff Matters
30
Find out why the world is to become a lot stranger
Newton in Space
41
British ESA Astronaught Tim Peake heads into space
Exoplanets, the Quest for the
New Worlds of the Cosmos
A look at the creative and innovative shooting of this
award winning film and 3D showing
A joke-filled, song-filled lecture like you
have never seen before
Metropolis 26
Screened with live organ accompaniment by St Paul’s
Cathedral organist Simon Johnson
Smashed 33
Chasing the Eclipse
How do you fit 4000 years of science into 400 pages?
35
An outdoor celestial dance spectacle
Colossus Awakes (see outdoor events)
36
A new Giant of Science begins to awake
Return of the Colossus - A new Giant 39
of Science Emerges (see outdoor events)
Colossus collects insight from the Giants of Science
and the people of Grantham
The Dancer's Brain
#Newtontreeparty
25
28 & 42
Celabration of Newton's family routes in Lincolnshire
The Newton Journey from
Ink to Digital
31
The project to digitise and preserve Newton’s papers online
The Town and Times of
Sir Isaac Newton
43
Places, lifestyle and customs during Newtons
formative years
42
Participation events include...
Lincolnshire Ploughman's
13
Talk and tastings of Lincolnshire beer, bread and cheese
Moveable Feast
19
A mystery tour of Grantham’s restaurants
In Newton's Footsteps -
Walks 1 & 2
22 & 28
Walking old routes and pathways
Zooniverse Stargazing
The Building of Ely
The night sky over the Vale of Belvoir from
stunning Harlaxton Manor
43
A new choral Cantata about the powerful people who
founded the great cathedral
Titeretù (see outdoor events)
27
36
Five giant puppeteer hands
Family events include...
Greatest Hits - Science Museum
Food for Thought - Festival
Closing Dinner
43
14
Celebrate with Patrons, production teams and speakers
28
Special festival bookshop during
the week at Grantham Guildhall Arts
Centre. Book signings in Mayor's
Parlour in the Guildhall Thursday
September 25. See website for details.
Favourite science demos packed into one show
Bubbles and Balloons
Explore the best bits of bubbles and balloons
Family Science Fun Day
28
Drop-in science exhibits and activities
Family Concert of Film Sci Fi Music
Favourite sci-fi film and TV tunes
For more information and to book tickets:
2
18
Hidden for more than 200 Years
Find out how the brain governs a Ballet dancer’s body
41
42
Newton and the Apothecary
A mesmerising mix of juggling and theatre
The search for planetary systems orbiting other stars
4,000 Years of Science
20 & 26
Albert Einstein Relativitively Speaking 26
Leading scientists debate topical issues
CERN Live
20
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