TAKE ON CHALLENGE OF EXPERIMENTATION AT 9. SILESIAN SCIENCE FESTIVAL KATOWICE!

We invite all science enthusiasts to Katowice for another celebration of knowledge!

From 6 to 8 December, the International Congress Centre will host one of the largest popular-science events in Europe - the 9th Silesian Science Festival Katowice. The theme of this year's edition is: “Experiment!”

Opening hours:
6 December (Saturday): 12:00-18:00
7 December (Sunday): 10:00-18:00
8 December (Monday): 8:00-16:00
 
Register now

The Festival is completely free and open to everyone. We encourage you to register and download a free individual entry pass. Most activities are open-access, but some have limited capacity and require additional registration, which begins on 9 November.

Download your free individual entry pass:
https://slaskifestiwalnauki.pl/odbierz-bezplatna-indywidualna-wejsciowke-na-9-sfn-katowice

Registration for organised groups includes participation in the Festival on Monday, 8 December – on this day, pupils, students, teachers and supervisors are particularly welcome. Groups are asked to book specific time slots to ensure smooth movement across the Festival space. The first entry is possible at 8:00, and the last at 14:00.

Download the free entry pass for organised groups:
https://slaskifestiwalnauki.pl/rejestracja-na-9-sfn-katowice-dla-grup-zorganizowanych

 
Special event – Evening in the City of Science

On the first day of the Festival (6 December) at 18:30, the Evening in the City of Science will take place – a special show opening the 9th SSF Katowice. The evening will feature the performance “EXPERYMENT”, thematically linked to this year’s motto.

 
What’s new?

All three days of the Festival will be filled with experiments, lectures, workshops, demonstrations and other science-popularising activities. This year's edition also introduces many new features, including unique stages and special zones. Participants will be able to explore the worlds of science fiction, film and literature, expand their knowledge in the health-prevention zone, take part in experiments in a research laboratory, and much more!

 
Guests from the world of science

As always, we invited distinguished Polish and international representatives of the scientific community, including:
Katie Steckles (Manchester Metropolitan University)
Michael Fowler (Technische Universität Berlin)
Jarosław Kapuściński (Stanford University)
Prof. Takaharu Tezuka (Tokyo City University)
Prof. Davide Ruzzon (University of Venice)
Prof. Włodzisław Duch (World Academy for Artificial Consciousness)
Prof. Dariusz Doliński (Polish Academy of Sciences)
Horst Hoertner (Ars Electronica)
Goof Buijs (UNESCO)
Artur Chmielewski (NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory)
Dr Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski (European Space Agency)
Wojciech Mann (Radio Nowy Świat)
Prof. Irena Lipowicz (former Ombudsman)
Prof. Maciej Szpunar (Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the EU)

The strength of the Silesian Science Festival Katowice lies in its exceptional contributors - experts in various disciplines, respected creators, and science communicators from all institutions co-organising the Festival.

 
Competitions

This year’s Festival includes numerous competitions promoting science:
Silesian Science Award
POP Science Award
OFF Science
sChOOL Science – European Funds for Youth
Silesian Science Festival Dictation

The Festival also supports: FameLab Poland, “Power Teams. Student Project Competition” and Invent the Future. Katowice – Future Science City.

 
Stay up to date

Detailed information about the 9th SSF is available on slaskifestiwalnauki.pl. We also encourage you to subscribe to “Supernova”, the Festival’s science newsletter, follow us on social media (Facebook and Instagram) and download the SSF Katowice app (Google Play / Apple App Store).

 
Organisers, partners and sponsors

The Silesian Science Festival Katowice is organised by: the University of Silesia in Katowice (leader and originator of the event), the City of Katowice (host city), the Metropolis GZM and the Silesian Voivodeship (co-hosts), together with the Silesian University of Technology, University of Economics in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, Jan Dlugosz University in Czestochowa, Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education in Katowice, Academy of Fine Arts in Katowice and Czestochowa University of Technology.

Funded by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education

Co-funded by the Metropolis GZM

Co-funded by the Silesian Voivodeship

Main Sponsor: PKO Bank Polski
Gold Sponsors: TAURON Polska Energia S.A., iStudies by iSpot
Gold Partners: Łukasiewicz Research Network, ING for Children Foundation
Silver Partners: State Forests, Scanmed S.A.
Bronze Sponsor: PZU
Bronze Partners: ORLEN S.A., Silesian Railways, National Centre for Research and Development, NASK, Teala

Strategic partners and main media patrons: Polityka, Wiedza i Życie, Świat Nauki, Pulsar.
Main regional media patron: Radio Katowice.

Substantive partners include: Jagiellonian University, University of Warsaw Cooperation & Dialogue Centre, Copernicus Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies, Zbigniew Raszewski Theatre Institute, Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing, Silesian Library, Silesian Museum, Silesian Planetarium, University of Silesia Publishing House, “Śląsk” Scientific Publishing House, Powergraph Publishing, Stronnicza Bookstore, Nauka.To Lubię! Foundation, Blisko Ciebie Foundation, Stoma Life Foundation, Fundacja Poznawcza, Art Intelligence Institute Foundation, Scanmed S.A., Audica Polska, Pulsar, Jerzy Pilch Word Festival, Krakow Film Festival, and others.

The event is covered by media patrons such as: National Geographic, PAP Science in Poland, Forum Akademickie, Radio 357, TVP Info, TVP3 Katowice, Dziennik Zachodni, Gazeta Wyborcza, wKatowicach.eu, Radio ESKA, Radio Bielsko, Radio Express, Radio eM, Gość Niedzielny, Świerszczyk, Ultramaryna, University of Silesia Gazette, and Radio Egida.

Honorary patrons include: the Minister of Science and Higher Education, Minister of Education, Minister of Culture and National Heritage, Minister of Climate and Environment, Minister of Development and Technology, President of the Polish Academy of Sciences, President of the Patent Office of the Republic of Poland, NCBR, NAWA, Polish Academy of Sciences Space Research Centre, Polish Space Agency, President of the Foundation for Polish Science, Marshal of the Silesian Voivodeship, Chair of the GZM Metropolis, and the Mayors of Katowice, Częstochowa, Sosnowiec, Bielsko-Biała, Gliwice, Zabrze, Bytom, Chorzów, Rybnik and the Mayor of Cieszyn.