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Curious about our latest offerings? Look no further! We're constantly adding exciting new events, programs and workshops for young and old! Check back for updates and discover the wonders of science at UOW Science Space.

School Holiday activities: Space Quest

Events & programs

Our dynamic line-up of events and programs is designed to spark your curiosity and inspire a love of science in children and adults.

School Holiday activities: Space Quest

NSW Spring School Holidays (27 September - 13 October 2025)

There is so much space-themed action happening at Science Space these school holidays!

Other school holiday activities

  • Green Screen Portraits (11am - 2pm daily): Dress up as an astronaut or even a planet and strike a pose in front of our green screen. Take home a free photo with an out-of-this-world virtual background!
  • Space Badge Making (11am - 2pm daily): Get creative and design your very own custom space badge take home! Colour, craft, and press your design into a badge to wear as a souvenir of your mission to UOW Science Space.
  • Rocket Launching: Ready, set, launch! Join us outside (weather permitting) to build and launch rockets into the sky. Times vary, so don’t miss your chance to see your rocket fly!
  • Planet Play Place (all day): Suit up as an astronaut and build your own lunar landscape! With loose parts play, mini engineers can create space stations, moon bases and more for endless role-play fun.
  • Vertical Duplo Wall (all day): Our Duplo astronauts have landed on a mysterious green alien world! Work together to build a space base on our giant Duplo wall for them to live in.
  • Space themed floor projection (all day): Jump, dance, and explore in our interactive floor projection. Watch as planets, stars, and space objects move and change with every step you take.
  • Spaceship Yard (all day): Get ready for interstellar adventures in our spaceship yard. Put your engineering skills to the test by building wooden rockets, space shuttle prototypes and more using the Rig-a-Majig construction system!  

And don't forget, the team from Piccolo Me will be back to provide a selection of food and beverages at our Kiosk each day of the school holidays, to keep your family refuelled and powered up to keep the exploring Science Space! 

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