Festival Archive

You can download the programme 2017 here. Walking, voyaging, travelling, exploring – with stories of polar exploration and Norse

You can download the programme 2016 here. This year’s Festival will highlight the discovery of the year – indeed one

PROGRAMME 2015 Nobel Prizewinner Peter Higgs will be one of the speakers in this year’s Festival, in conversation with a

[title size="2"]Record attendances for 2013 Festival[/title] The 2013 Festival had record attendances, with over 200 people at some events. The

[title size="2"]A great man of science: Professor Archie E Roy[/title] A MEMORIAL SERVICE AND TRIBUTE to the late Professor Archie

Our first Honorary Life Member, Thora Bain, died on 22 September, at the age of 95. Thora was one of

Record-breaking week All records were broken for audience numbers in this year's Festival, when ended on Wednesday 12

The Mayfield Singers, George McPhee, Orkney string group The Sunday evening concert featuring the Mayfield Singers and organist

[title size="2"]Stromness Spirit of the Sea[/title] [one_third last="no"][/one_third][two_third last="yes"] Last year there was also a new event: Stromness Spirit of

[title size="2"]Slovenian Science Festival success[/title] Over 3000 students from 62 schools attended this year’s Slovenian Science Festival, to enjoy topics