Events and Festivals

We help to facilitate the University's engagement with a wide range of local and national festivals, covering the Arts, Humanities, and Sciences.

Check out the links showcasing the range of events we support and partake in; from talks to festivals, we have lots going on throughout the year that you can be involved in, both in Exeter and further afield.

For current staff, help preparing for events and festivals can be found on the Advice and Support page, as well as our PER Resources Hub.

University Events

Discover our free public events that go on within the University through the Events page. From research conferences and lectures to alumni reunions and film viewings, our constantly evolving events schedule has something for everybody.

Festivals - how we foster and celebrate engagement

Pint of Science Festival (May)

Brings researchers to your local pub/cafe/space, to share their scientific discoveries with you.

Soapbox Science (June)

Promotes the work of women and non-binary scientists by transforming public areas.

British Science Festival (September)

Exeter hosted the British Science Festival in 2023.

Futures Festival (September)

A festival of discovery taking place in venues across the South West.

Festival of Social Science (October-November)

Events from across the county, run by the ESRC.

Being Human Festival (November)

A national festival of humanities and how they enrich our everyday lives.

Events showcase - science festivals in the South West

Somerscience (May)

An exciting annual science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) family festival that takes place across Bruton and Castle Cary in South Somerset.

Cheltenham Science Festival (June)

A popular annual festival attracts some of the world’s greatest scientists, big thinkers and comedy geniuses to help answer some pretty big questions.

Sidmouth Science Festival (October)

A science festival for families and students in East Devon, aiming to make people aware of how STEM subjects play a part in what we take for granted in everyday life.