About The Fair
Unlock your students’ passion for STEM with a school trip that’s out-of-this-world. Join in at The Big Bang Fair for hands-on activities, STEM careers inspiration and exciting live shows.
The Big Bang Fair will return on Tuesday 9 to Thursday 11 June 2026 at the NEC in Birmingham. Book your tickets today!
Why take part
Challenge your students’ perceptions of STEM, open their eyes and inspire the next generation of inventors and innovators.
The Big Bang Fair is the perfect place to ask questions, explore career routes into the sector and meet real STEM professionals. Bring the whole class to see live shows, interactive careers panels and exciting activities, completely free of charge.
Plan your visit
Plan your day at The Big Bang Fair! There's something for every student and every interest. From live demonstrations with liquid nitrogen to using creativity to build bridges and solve problems. Explore new technology helping improve people's health and wellbeing, code drones to fly around the room and much more!
Find out everything you need to know ahead of your visit.
Who can take part
The Big Bang Fair is open to UK state-funded school groups only in:
- year 6 to year 8 (England and Wales)
- P7 to S2 (Scotland)
- year 7 to year 9 (Northern Ireland)
Schools can explore The Fair in our morning session (9am to 12pm) or afternoon session (1pm to 4pm). We can't wait to see you in June! Want first access to tickets? Sign up to our newsletter to be the first to know when they're available.
Hands-on STEM inspiration
The interactive activities to get the students involved brings STEM alive. Our students were really excited about trying EVERYTHING!
— Teacher