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FESTIVAL EPICENTRE
Sun
16
Sun 16 Aug 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM
MARKET PLACE
General Admission
Beaker Street Festival’s second weekend takes over Nipaluna/Hobart’s cultural precinct, with our Main Stage program at City Hall, our Roving Scientist Bar at the Hope & Anchor, the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery After Dark, and our Market Place Street Party — a weekend long celebration for our 10th birthday!
Get amongst it. You’ll find the lineup below. Main Stage shows are ticketed. Everything else is free.
MARKET PLACE STREET PARTY
Sunday 16 August – 10.30am to 4.00pm
Sandwiched between City Hall and the Hope & Anchor, you’ll find a laneway with fire pits, bars and food, raucous nerds, and a stage brimming with good things to watch and listen to. Live bands, Dinosaur Dance-Offs, off-the-cuff interviews, the ever-popular PowerPoint Karaoke, plus the magical Zak Pidd returns to host Beaker Radio.
 | Family-Friendly Roving Scientist Session 12.30pm – 2.30pm Bring your most relentless question-askers to chat with the people best equipped to answer. Meet real-life scientists, peer down microscopes, and find out what Australia’s latest scientific research looks like up-close. No bookings required. More Information |
 | Power Point Karaoke: Family Edition 1.00pm – 1.30pm Test your scientific and comedic prowess. The rules are simple: Contestants take to the stage to convincingly present a deck of randomly assorted PowerPoint slides they have never seen before, giving a "talk" on a topic chosen by the audience. The stage will be open to anyone and everyone who thinks they've got what it takes. |
 | Family Friendly Science Open Mic 2.30pm – 3.00pm Calling all scientists, science lovers, and nerds of the world! Have a pet theory, niche obsession, or a poem about tardigrade romance? Pop your name on the whiteboard, grab the mic, and wrap up within three minutes. Props welcome, but leave your conference slides at home. |
| Roving Scientist Bar: Sensory Friendly Sessions 3.00pm – 3.50pm and 4.00pm – 4.50pm We’re taking over Australia’s oldest pub, putting a scientist at every table, and inviting you in for an outrageously nerdy night out. |
MAIN STAGE AT HOBART CITY HALL
 | Dr Karl: Live in Hobart 9.30am – 11.00am Australia's favourite nerd returns with stories of Antarctica, the Simpson Desert, and even the origin of the word 'selfie'. Book tickets |
 | The Second Act: A Wedding 3.30pm – 6.30pm The science of second chances, followed by, yes... an actual wedding. Book tickets |
TASMANIAN MUSEUM & ART GALLERY
 | CoLab Exhibition 10.00am – 4.00pm What happens when you pair research scientists with high-school art students? More Information |
 | Science Photography Prize Exhibition 10.00am – 4.00pm Science through your lens, from the microscopic to the monumental. See the exhibtion of the Beaker Street Science Photography Prize finalists, and vote for the Peoples' Choice award. More Information |
 | Video Games in the Basement 10.00am – 2.00pm Grab a controller and join in on a couch co-op video game, then chat to game developers and gaming researchers. More Information |
 | Prof Lisa Harvey-Smith’s Whistle-Stop Tour of the Universe 11.30am – 12.30pm Join astrophysicist and author Professor Lisa Harvey-Smith on a thrilling ride through our cosmos. Meet objects from the tiny to the colossal and learn about the strangest and most beautiful objects our night sky has to offer. More Information |
