Family Days
Every Saturday
Science Oxford Centre
Family Day
Families
Visit the Science Oxford Centre, open every Saturday for a unique family experience. Explore, discover and play in the Exploration Zone, where children and grown-ups alike have fun experimenting with interactive exhibits – create and test flying designs at the Air Table, build a giant magnetic ball run, and see what’s hot and what’s not with the Curious Camera. Create fun animations at the new ‘Animate Science’ from astronauts exploring space to dinosaurs in a Jurassic world, or design and make your own! Look out for our Live Labs, with hands-on pop up family activities in the Exploration Zone.
With 15 acres of woodland and ponds, there’s plenty to explore outside too. Pick up an Explorer Backpack and trail map and see what wildlife you can spot. Make a splash at the Water Lab April – October.
Science Oxford Centre visitor café is open from 10am – 4pm.
Sensory-friendly Family Days: 4 January, 29 March, 5 July, 4 October 2025
For SEN families or those who prefer a reduced capacity. Tickets are available to book here.
Session Times:
10am – 12pm
12.30pm – 2.30pm
3pm – 5pm
Suitable for ages 3+ (all welcome)
Under 3s free.
Tickets
£8 per person (includes Eventbrite fee)
Pre-booking essential.
All visitors to the Centre require a ticket including adults and children, but free tickets are available for Under 3s and Carers.
See below in ‘Additional Support’ for Carers information, or ‘FAQ Carer Ticket’ on our Centre Visiting page.
If you require more free under 3 tickets and the timed session’s u3 ticket capacity is full, please contact [email protected]. Thank you!
Woodland access all day.
Book:
December 28, 2024 | |
January 11, 2025 | |
January 18, 2025 | |
January 25, 2025 | |
February 1, 2025 | |
February 8, 2025 | |
February 15, 2025 | |
February 22, 2025 | |
March 1, 2025 | |
March 8, 2025 | |
March 15, 2025 | |
March 22, 2025 |
Family Day Live Labs: hands-on pop up family activities in the Exploration Zone.
December: Red Cabbage Chemistry Make your own indicator and use it to test and experiment.
January 2025: Marvellous Mealworms Did you know that mealworms that birds and other animals love to eat aren’t actually worms? Come and find out about this fascinating creature and learn about its life cycle.
February: Strawberry DNA Find out more about inheritance and our ‘recipe for life’. Why is life so varied and can you design and carry out your own experimental method for getting the DNA out of a strawberry?
March: Paleo Puzzle Hands-on pop up science-themed activities with fossils on loan from the Oxford Museum of Natural History.
Important notice: Centre works January – March 2025
There are necessary building improvements planned to take place at the Science Oxford Centre between January and March 2025. The outdoor lunch space at the end of our building is being enclosed to provide a weather-proof area that our visitors will be able to enjoy all year round. There should be no disruption to any indoor activities at the Science Oxford Centre for Family Day visitors or those attending clubs, but there may be temporary diversions put in place for access to the woodlands. If you have any queries, please contact us via [email protected] or 01865 810000. Thank you for your patience and understanding while we complete these necessary improvements.
Contact
Visiting information: Science Oxford Centre visiting information and FAQs here.
Email [email protected] for all event booking and visiting queries. Please allow 24-48 hours for a response, possibly longer over a weekend.
If you have an urgent query or require immediate assistance, please speak to a member of the team on 01865 810000 Monday – Saturday during office hours.
Ticket booking: For information on our refund policy and event terms and conditions visit here. If you cannot attend, you can request a refund or transfer your ticket to another day via Eventbrite.
Group Booking – contact us for group booking enquiries.
Venue
Science Oxford Centre
Quarry Rd, Headington, Oxford, OX3 8SB