Festival Updates

YEAR OF YOUNG PEOPLE TO BOOST FESTIVAL Music from Ireland, astronomy from Uzbekistan, newly created art and

Night skies above us and the latest developments in space science are the subject of forthcoming schools and community presentations

The sound of the sea runs through this year’s programme, with topics ranging from ancient Norse navigation to tidal power

The amazing discovery of gravitational waves will be to the fore in this year’s programme – along with dark matter,

Year of Light to shine in Orkney Science Festival The International Year of Light will provide

Hope’s Beautiful Daughters A new CD bringing together Scottish and Slovenian musicians and storytellers is to be launched

Aviation Festival for Orkney Orkney is to have an Aviation Festival. It will follow this year’s Science Festival

Clipperton Floating Laboratory Explores Northern Waters A marine exploration vessel with a difference has now reached Shetland, on

[title size="2"][dropcap]D[/dropcap]iscovery Channel scientist to open  Orkney Science Festival[/title] The former chief scientist of television’s Discovery Channel, known as Wizard

[title size="2"]Recognise Rae: call for stamp to honour Arctic hero[/title] A call is being made for a stamp to be