Exhibit in The Explorium!

For eight days, The Forum’s impressive Atrium and an outdoor heated marquee are transformed into a busy and vibrant space in which visitors of all ages can explore science in a fun, hands-on way. We call this space The Explorium!

Applications to exhibit at the 2026 Festival are now open, and have been extended! Apply using this form by 5pm on Friday 26 September.

Please read through the below information and the Exhibitor Information Pack before making your application.

At a glance quick links:

Why take part?

Exhibitor fees

A brand-new theme for 2026

How to apply

Sponsor the Festival

Why take part?

Exhibiting in the Explorium is a fantastic way to reach our brilliant audiences, to build your brand awareness, or to share your expertise with an engaged audience.

The Explorium is entirely free to visit, and is ideally situated in the heart of the city centre, close to Norwich Market and Gentlemen's Walk.

Norwich Science Festival will also celebrate its tenth birthday in 2026 - our first major milestone since launching in 2016! It's an incredibly exciting time to be a part of the Festival, with an epic eight days of celebration planned.

• Reach thousands of visitors a day, and communicate directly with our audiences, creating moments of surprise, joy and connection.

• Support your CSR objectives, provide free activities, entertainment and learning opportunities for the people of Norwich.

• Build brand awareness and use the Festival as a platform to reach our remarkable and diverse audiences.

• Feature on the Norwich Science Festival website (230,000+ visits during the Festival period in 2025).

Exhibitor Fees

Norwich Science Festival is presented by The Forum Trust, a self-financing, independent charity. We receive no regular public funding, and so to help support the delivery of this ambitious and much-loved Festival, we apply a charge for businesses and corporate organisations to exhibit with us. These fees enable us to ensure that access to The Explorium and many of our events remain free or as low cost as possible. In 2025, 75% of our total programme was either free or priced at under £6.

What is included in the fee?

• Dedicated advice and support from a member of the Festival team - to help you plan and develop your activity, including the option to attend an in-person or online meeting in advance of the event.

• Inclusion on the Festival's website. Your activity may also be featured on the Festival's social media channels and in wider marketing activities at the discretion of the Marketing Team.

• Support on the day of your booking - such as help from an Events Team member with setting up tables, screens and boards, and any troubleshooting on the day.

• A free, temporary set down slot on the day of your booking close to The Forum, for ease of unloading.

• Free access to electricity points and WiFi as required.

• Free access to refreshments, including tea and coffee to fuel your day!

• Free access to TV screens as required, subject to availability.

There is no charge for registered charities or community groups to exhibit at The Festival.

Your world, reimagined

The theme for Norwich Science Festival 2026 is, Your world, reimagined.

When considering the activity you would like to bring to The Explorium, you may wish to use this theme as a guide. How is your organisation, or your work, changing the future? If you could press pause on the way things are, what would you imagine instead?

Read more about the theme for next year in our latest blog post.

How to apply

Applications to exhibit at Norwich Science Festival are now open and have been extended until 5pm on Friday 26 September.

Apply here.

In your application, you will need to provide a description of the activity or activities you are proposing to bring with you. This might be something creative or interactive - a game, challenge, experiment or craft.

The Explorium is a place to explore science in a hands-on, fun and engaging way. Whilst you may wish to raise awareness of, and showcase, the work that your organisation does, we ask that you do not sell directly to our visitors.

Due to high levels of interest, applying to be an exhibitor in The Explorium does not guarantee that you will be offered a space.

For any Explorium enquiries, please contact Samantha Joyce:

Sponsor the Festival

Our partnership packages start at just £1,000+VAT, and offer fantastic opportunities to raise your brand awareness, reach our remarkable and diverse audiences and to give back to the local community. Our bespoke packages can also include opportunities to exhibit in The Explorium.