Free public event at the University of Manitoba, Fort Garry Campus

SCIENCE RENDEZVOUS

Manitoba's largest hands-on science and engineering festival is back in-person on May 13, 2023
Free public event at the University of Manitoba, Fort Garry Campus

SCIENCE RENDEZVOUS

Manitoba's largest hands-on science and engineering festival is back in-person on May 13, 2023
Free public event at the University of Manitoba, Fort Garry Campus

SCIENCE RENDEZVOUS

Manitoba's largest hands-on science and engineering festival is back in-person on May 13, 2023
Free public event at the University of Manitoba, Fort Garry Campus

SCIENCE RENDEZVOUS

Manitoba's largest hands-on science and engineering festival is back in-person on May 13, 2023
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We are back in-person on May 13, 2023!

After two years of virtual Science Rendezvous, we are excited to once again welcome everyone to the University of Manitoba, Fort Garry Campus for Science Rendezvous on May 13th, 2023!

Get involved

Are you a UM Faculty of Science staff or student interested in volunteering for Science Rendezvous? Sign up now!

Our school version of Science Rendezvous, Discover Days, will be held on May 11th and 12th. If you are a Grade 3-5 teacher interested in possibly having your class attend Discover Days, please fill out the Discover Days 2023 application. Spots are extremely limited and selected schools will be contacted in spring.

Please check back for more details and we look forward to greeting thousands of curious scientists in spring!

For more information: contact us at sciencerendezvous@umanitoba.ca.

For media promotions please contact Jennifer MacRae, Communications and Promotions Officer, Faculty of Science, at jennifer.macrae@umanitoba.ca or 204-474-8790.

You can also visit the National Science Rendezvous website or our local Facebook event page.

Hosted by the University of Manitoba and the University of Winnipeg, our science and engineering festival at UM is usually a messy and magical event.

In 2019, over 800 university student volunteers put on the festival that attracted over 7000 participants! It featured live shows and over 60+ hands-on science activities!

Featured events in the previous years

Oobleck Run

A liquid that pushes back – run across a sheet of Oobleck (but don’t get stuck!) in this experience in non-Newtonian fluids.

Pica Snake

If a dancing, painting robot wasn’t enough, it’s also a plush snake! You pick the music, and Picasnake will paint you a masterpiece.

Paper and Flowers

Take to the greenhouse to learn how to make paper (with flowers) and grow flowers (in paper).

Feats of Physics

Scream in fear as you test out the bed of nails, then scream some more for instant nitrogen ice cream at this Physics show with all-new stunts.

Quirky Keyboards

Jam out with a keyboard made of fruit, or play the piano with your feet as you run up and down a flight of stairs!

Chemistry Potions Class

Prepare to be STUPEFIED by our Chemistry Potions Class. Bubbling cauldrons and owls are just the tip of the dragon’s tail – we have a ton of fantastic experiments and surprising reactions to delight any crowd.

Touch Pond

Touch pool: It’s more slippery and wiggly than any petting zoo you’ve experienced – tickle a sea star, meet some microbes, and discover a whole wet world of organisms!

Microbes and Molecules

Take home a twisty balloon sculpture of everyone’s favourite biomolecules and micro-organisms – from an iconic double-helix to a bacteriophage!

Science Photobooth

Throw on a lab coat, mix some potions, and show us your Nobel Prize-winning smile!

Cyanotypes

With a bit of chemistry, use the sun and shade to create a lasting image and capture a piece of daylight.
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