GalleryPROGRAMME 2016
Festival Archive
PROGRAMME 2016
Thursday 1 September
Friday 2 September
Saturday 3 September
Sunday 4 September
Monday 5 September
Tuesday 6 September
Wednesday 7 September
This year’s Festival will highlight the discovery of the year – indeed one of the great scientific discoveries of […]
GalleryProgramme 2015
Festival Archive
Nobel Prizewinner Peter Higgs will be one of the speakers in this year’s Festival, in conversation with a fellow physicist, Frank Close. Professor Close is an author of a number of science books and […]
GalleryRecord attendances for 2013 Festival
Festival Archive
The 2013 Festival had record attendances, with over 200 people at some events.
The Family Day was the biggest yet, packed with activities, from marine life to Europe’s Lost World.
For the Island Ferry Options session […]
GalleryA great man of science: Professor Archie E Roy
Festival Archive, General
A MEMORIAL SERVICE AND TRIBUTE to the late Professor Archie Roy was held in Glasgow University Chapel on Thursday 14 March.
Archie Roy, who died on December 27th last year, was one of the great […]
GalleryRemembering Thora
Festival Archive, General
Our first Honorary Life Member, Thora Bain, died on 22 September, at the age of 95. Thora was one of the greats – a mine of information on Orkney, with a keen interest in […]
GalleryRecord-breaking week
Festival Archive
All records were broken for audience numbers in this year’s Festival, when ended on Wednesday 12 September. Many events were completely sold out. Whether it was 10 in the morning or 9 at night, […]
GalleryBut Oh! the Stars in all their Beauty
Festival Archive, Music Channel
The Sunday evening concert featuring the Mayfield Singers and organist George McPhee with guests is always a highlight, and last year it included the premiere of a new piece of music and the first […]
GalleryStromness Spirit of the Sea
Festival Archive, Other Festivals
There’s an opportunity right after the Festival for further enjoyment, in the unique setting of the town of Stromness.
Stromness Spirit of the Sea is a new three-day event developed to celebrate the town’s long […]
GallerySlovenian Science Festival success
Festival Archive, Other Festivals
Over 3000 students from 62 schools attended this year’s Slovenian Science Festival, to enjoy topics ranging from the frontiers of medicine to the exploration of space.
The Festival – now in its 18th year – […]
GalleryNew dance honours great Scot
Festival Archive, Music Channel
A NEW DANCE WAS LAUNCHED at the Festival to honour one of the greatest Scots of all time – who has had all too little recognition in his own land.
James Clerk Maxwell is to […]