That was a week! Otley Science Festival is over for another year. Follow the link for a small look back... otleysciencefestival.co.uk

It's Saturday and the Science Fair is go! We're here until 4pm. Come and join us at Otley Courthouse 😊

Today's the day! Family Science Fun for Free!! Come down to the Courthouse between 10 and 4, and don't miss the bonus in the Library as well. Want to know more? Visit otleysciencefestival.co.uk/science-fair/

Mathematics and knitting, a creative wrap to Festival 2025. "The Hidden Mathematics of Knitting" at 8pm on Saturday 15th at Otley Courthouse, £12 Discover more and get your tickets at otleycourthouse.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...

"A Climate of Truth: why we need it and how to get it" Join 2025 Planet Earth Award winner Professor Mike Berners-Lee in this essential discussion. Friday 14th, 7.30pm at Otley Courthouse, £12 More information on this and the rest of the week's events at otleysciencefestival.co.uk/festival-2025/

Friday afternoon brings Festival 25's Medical Matinee - The Cost of Blood with Dr Jack Gann of the Thackray Medical Museum. 2pm on Friday 14th at Otley Courthouse, tickets £10 Full details of this and all the week's events can be found at otleysciencefestival.co.uk/festival-2025/

Continuing our tasty series: The Science of Wine (samples included) Just £15, Thursday 13th November, 7pm at Otley Courthouse Full details of this and all our week's events can be found at otleysciencefestival.co.uk/festival-2025/

Wednesday's Science Festival event is the wonderful new film "Ocean" with David Attenborough. Come and join us at Otley Courthouse at 7.45pm on 12th for this aquatic odyssey 🐬 Full details for this and all the Festival events at otleysciencefestival.co.uk/festival-2025/

It's Tuesday of Science Festival 2025 and so it's Science Café day. On the menu: - Concrete at war - The unseen problem of plant blindness - Beyond the Notes: Exploring Pain and Suffering Through Spatial Acousmatic Music 7.30pm, just £6 full details at otleysciencefestival.co.uk/science-cafes/

#OSF25 got off to a great start on Sunday afternoon with Bjarni the Viking entertainingly blending history, science and weaponry. Thanks to his brave volunteer assistants! #otleyscience #otleysciencefestival #otley #otleycourthouse

Sunday 9th, Otley Science Festival 2025 is go!! A packed week off to a lively start with Bjarni the Science Viking and on to a café, Ocean, wine, blood, climate truth, knitting maths and the fantastic family Science Fair. Wow! Check it all out at otleysciencefestival.co.uk/festival-2025/

Next week is Festival week 2025 and we are delighted to be showing David Attenborough's superb 2025 documentary "Ocean". Catch it while it's fresh! Wednesday 12th, 7.45pm at Otley Courthouse, tickets just £6 Tickets at otleycourthouse.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...

It's Science Festival week 2025 and Tuesday is Science Café day. On the menu: - Concrete at war - The unseen problem of plant blindness - Beyond the Notes: Exploring Pain and Suffering Through Spatial Acousmatic Music 7.30pm, just £6 full details at otleysciencefestival.co.uk/science-cafes/

Otley Science Festival 2025 kicks off in just a few days. Bjorni The Science Viking starts our weeks of delights with his memorable (if not for the faint hearted!) family show on Sunday 9th. Find out about it all here otleysciencefestival.co.uk/festival-2025/

We're up and on our way! #OSF25 9th - 15th November

Here we go! Just a few days now to the kick off the 2025 Otley Science Festival. Here's a picture of the week. All the details on the website otleysciencefestival.co.uk/festival-2025/ #otleyscience #otleysciencefestival #otley #otleycourthouse

"The Octopus Will See You Now: How Softness Is Shaping the Future of Surgery" Interested? This and two other fascinating topics on the menu for this week's Science Café on Thursday evening. Otley Courthouse, 7.30pm, £6 (under 18s free) All the details here otleysciencefestival.co.uk/science-cafes/

"Bringing Soft Matter Physics to Life, how hard can it be?" Discover this and two other fascinating topics at this week's Otley Science Café: Thursday 11th, 7.30pm at Otley Courthouse, just £6 (u18 free) All the details are here otleysciencefestival.co.uk/science-cafes/

Can metals cure cancer? Just one question being examined in this week's Otley Science Café as we explore three diverse topics. Thursday 11th, 7.30pm at Otley Courthouse, tickets just £6 (u18 free). Find out all the details on our web site otleysciencefestival.co.uk/science-cafes/

Meteorological summer is over :-( But never mind, it means that September Science Café is on its way :-) Next Thursday, 11th, 7.30pm at @otleycourthouse Another three great speakers for just £6 (u18s free). Come and join us!

Tonight! Catch the June Science Café before it's gone... Tickets otleycourthouse.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...

Tomorrow! The June Science Café - 3 diverse topics: - Trends in Air Quality in West Yorkshire - The Weird World of Computational (Bio)Physics - Vital plumbing: What our blood vessels do for us All for just £6 (students free), 7.30pm at Otley Courthouse otleysciencefestival.co.uk/science-cafes/

Thursday - Science Café - 3 diverse topics: - The Weird World of Computational (Bio)Physics - Vital plumbing: What our blood vessels do for us - Trends in Air Quality in West Yorkshire All for just £6 (students free), 7.30pm at Otley Courthouse otleysciencefestival.co.uk/science-cafes/

Do you know your vessels? "Vital plumbing: What our blood vessels do for us" - just one of three great topics at next Thursday's Science Café. 7.30pm at Otley Courthouse, tickets just £6 (students free). All the details are here

Can you breathe easy? "Trends in Air Quality in West Yorkshire " - just one of three great topics at next Thursday's Science Café. 7.30pm at Otley Courthouse, tickets just £6 (students free). All the details are here

"The Weird World of Computational (Bio)Physics". Just one of three great topics at next Thursday's Science Café. 7.30pm at Otley Courthouse, tickets just £6 (students free). All the details are here

One week to go to the June Science Café. Thursday 26th, 7.30pm at Otley Courthouse, three great speakers. Find out all about it at otleysciencefestival.co.uk/science-cafes/

Just 2 weeks to go to our summer Science Café 7.30pm, Thursday 26th, tickets just £6 (students free) Find out all about it at

June Science Café is just three weeks away! Get your tickets now otleycourthouse.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...

Coming soon: Leeds Pint of Science Festival. What's not to like! May 19th-21st, 40 talks across 6 venues. Check it out pintofscience.co.uk/events/leeds

Tonight's the night: our spring Science Café is here. We're Going Back to the Moon with Radishes on Prozac and Good Things in Small Packages :-) Join us at Otley Courthouse, 7.30pm, Thursday 27th for just £6 (under 18s free). Full info:

The March Science Café is nearly here, with Good Things in Small Packages, Radishes on Prozac and Back to the Moon all on the menu. Just £6 (u18 free), 7.30pm Thursday 27th at Otley Courthouse. Full details on our web site

We're going Back to the Moon; Good Things come in Small Packages and Radishes on Prozac. All in one evening! Next week's Otley Science Café, Thursday 27th, 7.30pm at Otley Courthouse. Get all the details on our web site

Just one week to our first Science Café of '25. Good Things in Small Packages, Radishes on Prozac and Back to the Moon are the evening's topics. Just £6 (u18 free), 7.30pm Thursday 27th at Otley Courthouse. Full details at

This weekend (22nd / 23rd) Otley Amateur Radio Society are celebrating their 60th birthday. Why not go and join them at Clifton Village Hall and join the party! www.otleyradio.org

Here comes the spring Science Café: Thursday 27th, 7.30pm with Radishes on Prozac, Good Things in Small Packages and Returning to the Moon all on the menu, all for £6 (under 18s free). Come and join us at Otley Courthouse for entertainment and education. otleysciencefestival.co.uk/science-cafes/

We're on the way to our first event of 2025, the March Science Café, with the usual 3 diverse, interesting topics. Thursday 27th March, 7.30pm at Otley Courthouse. Tickets £6, free for under 18s. For full details see the web site otleysciencefestival.co.uk/science-cafes/

Just to let all know that we're actioning the decision we made a while back to join the X-odus. If you've been following us there, we're delighted to see you here and look forward to happy interactions. Meanwhile, all the best for 2025!

Science Festival '24 is now behind us. Here's just a few photos to recall some of the great, fun events.

Here we are! Otley Science Festival (otleyscience) is now here on BlueSky as well on Instagram, Threads and Facebook. We won't be posting anything new on X from now on.