Great Exhibition Road Festival

The Great Exhibition Road Festival is a free annual celebration of science and the arts each summer in South Kensington.

Exhibition Road will be transformed into a huge festival to explore the extraordinary to celebrate London’s innovators, scientists, artists and designers and the everyday heroes who inspire us all.

Enjoy hands-on workshops, fascinating talks, performances and installations from iconic museums, research and culture organisations, including Imperial College London, the Royal Albert Hall, Science Museum, V&A, Natural History Museum and many more.

Get creative at our events for all ages. Join a family-friendly workshop to make a bee-friendly seedball, create your own mini earthquake, extract a strawberry’s DNA, or build your own musical instrument. Discover incredible ideas shaping our futures at fascinating trailblazing talks exploring everything from how gaming and augmented reality could change the future of sports to the search for ancient life on Mars.

Meet the experts who are trailblazing new paths to make our world greener, join the fashion surgery to redesign your unloved clothes, come along to a live interactive science show about amazing world of molecules or go on an exciting adventure back in time to learn about dinosaurs at the Dino show.

Plus, you can indulge in food from all over the world and enjoy eclectic performances from the Royal College of Music and Royal Albert Hall on the Main stage or go to the Family stage for more interactive storytelling sessions, quizzes, and demonstrations.