2023 Exhibition – Exhibits, Workshops and Shows

2023 Exhibition
Details on Exhibits, Shows and Workshops

Áras na Mac Léinn and Bailey Allen Hall – Blue
Zone

School Exhibits

Claregalway NS,
Coolarne NS, Clarinbridge NS, Knocknacarra NS, St Patrick’s Primary
School,  Bushypark NS, Brierhill NS, St. Nicholas’
Parochial School, Tuairín NS, St Joseph’s College (The Bish), Dominican
College, Taylor’s Hill, Presentation College, Headford, Coláiste Mhuire
Mathair, St Brigid’s College Loughrea, Clarin College, Athenry; BT Young
Scientist winners Shane O’Connor & Liam Carew, Abbey School, Tipperary.

Company Exhibits

Boston Scientific,
Cisco, TE Connectivity, Fidelity, Merit Medical, Trane Technologies, Valeo

Educational Exhibits

Atlantic Technological
University (ATU); Marine Institute in partnership with Galway Atlantaquaria

Bailey Allen Concourse

The Outdoor
Classroom; Corrib BEO; Junior Achievement; Origami with Tom Cuffe; Foróige

Downtime

The Hub

A place to relax and
chill out.

K’nex Roadshow

The View

A colourful, fun workshop focusing on spatial building systems for all
to enjoy.

Children only

Ages 6 – 10

Duration 45 mins

10.15 : 11.15 : 12.15 : 14.15
: 15.15 : 16.15

Planet Science Kids

The Space – upstairs

The best slime workshop with
loads of experiments.  Come and discover
science – make a fun mess in our lab.

Children only

Ages 6+

Duration 45 mins

12:00 : 13:30 : 14:30 : 15:30

Exploration Dome

The Cube

Mars: Our magnificent
obsession!  Why is Mars so intriguing
to humans? What can we learn from Mars?  

Parents & children

Ages 5+

Duration 25 mins

10.00 : 11.00 : 12.00 : 14.00
: 15.00 : 16.00 : 17.00

AI Art Workshop

Meeting Room 1 & 2

Fun drawing and Cartoons on
the theme of Artificial Intelligence.

Parents & children

Ages 7+

Duration 45 mins

11.00

Go Level UP and Go Sonic Workshop  by Foróige

Meeting Room 1 & 2

A creative digital skills
innovation programme focusing on 
digital audio production, music creation, and podcasting.

Children only

Ages 10+

45 mins

12.00

Go Virtual Workshop by Foróige

Meeting Room 1 & 2

An introduction to Virtual
Reality and immersive technology, learn the basic building blocks.    

Parents & Children

Ages 12+

45 mins

14:00

Go Build Workshop by Foróige

Meeting Room 1 & 2

Build a wind generator and use
wind to power a motor and generate enough electricity to light an LED.

Parents & Children

Ages 10+

45 mins

15.00

Human Biology Building – Blue Zone  The Medtronic Experience

The Medtronic Experience

Foyer

Come
and see Medtronic’s fantastic new exhibit that will incorporate the perennial
product demos, virtual reality, augmented reality and an immersive “Kids Hospital”

Medtronic Mystery Experience!!

Room 1

Have you ever wondered what it feels like to be inside a blood
vessel??? Come and find out!

Parent & children

Ages 5+

Duration 20 mins

12 –
17:40

(running
every 20 mins)

Donogh O’Donoghue Centre – Blue Zone   University of Galway Zone

O’Donoghue Centre Foyer

University of Galway
exhibition stands and

AI Art Exhibition Artificial
Idiocy! Artificial Intelligence & Us co-ordinated by Margaret Nolan
and Richard Chapman

ReelLIFE SCIENCE Cinema

O’Donoghue Theatre

A 30-minute collection of Short Science Videos made by
young people around Ireland.  Exploring
STEM in a fun way. 

Parents & children

All ages

Duration 30 mins

11:00 : 12:00: 13:00 : 14:00 :
15:00 : 16:00 : 17:00

Bug Doctor

by John Dunbar

Seminar Room 1

Snakes, snails and spiders.

Parents & children 

All ages – 40 mins

11.00 : 12.00 : 14.00 : 15.00
: 16.00 : 17.00

Teddy Bear Hospital & Podiatry Clinic

Studio 1

Bring your teddy for a full check-up.

Kitchen Chemistry

Studio  2

Fantastic Kitchen Chemistry
Experiments.

Children only

All ages

45 mins

11:30 : 12:30 : 14:30 : 15:30

Food Outlet

SULT

The student bar offers full
meals, sandwiches, pizzas, pastries, etc

Open all day

Food Outlet

SULT

Coffee Truck outside the
Bailey Allen Hall

From 10am

Orbsen
Building Concourse – Green Zone

Valeo – self drive cars

Come
and see the latest in technology for self-drive cars by Valeo.  Using a mobile phone to navigate the car
and experience the responsiveness of the car to objects/people in proximity.

Orbsen
Foyer

Bricks4Kidz Lego Free Build Space – just rock up and release
the engineer within.

IT Building – Green Zone

Scientific Sue

IT250

The
Magical Science & Engineering Show.

Parents
& children 

 All ages

Duration
45 mins

12.00
: 13.30 : 15.00 : 16.15

Bricks4Kidz Lego

Technic Workshop

IT202

Join Bricks 4 Kidz for their LEGO® bricks and Technic workshop.

Children only

Ages 6 – 12

Duration 50 mins

11.15
: 12.30 : 13.45 : 15.00 : 16.15

Bricks4Kidz Lego

Technic Workshop

IT204

Join Bricks 4 Kidz for their LEGO® bricks and Technic workshop.

Children only

Ages
6 – 12

Duration
50 mins

11.30
: 12.45 : 14.00 : 15.15 : 16.30

Corrib Kids Coding

IT206

Code your own 2D arcade game.

Children only

Ages 10 – 14

Duration 60 mins

12:00
: 13:15 : 14:30

WhizzKids

IT203

3D
Digital Design – learn to code.

Children only

Ages 10+ 

Duration 60 mins

11.00
: 12.00 : 13.00 : 15.00 : 16.00

Toodlelou

IT207

Rocket Power Workshop.

Parents & children       Ages: 4 – 8

Duration 40 mins

11.00
: 12.00 : 13.00 : 14.30 : 15.30 : 16.30

Arts and Science Concourse – Red Zone

Mathapalooza

On the Concourse

A maths busking station with plenty of
mathematical games, puzzles, and crafts all demonstrating the beauty of
mathematics.

11:30 – 15:30

Mathapalooza –

The Tiling Lab

On the Concourse

Explore different kinds of mathematical tiling
and create tiles for a community tiling art piece.

Children only

Age 8 – 11

Duration 45 mins

12.00 –
12.45

The Secrets of Superhero Science

Dr Barry
Fitzgerald

AC201

Learn about the science behind the superpowers
of some of the most iconic superheroes ever.

Parents and children

Ages 7 – 12

Duration 40 mins

12:00 :
13:00 : 14.30 : 15:30 : 16:30

Dee Deegan Art Academy

AC204

Demonstrates the importance of
Art in STEM.

Parents and children

Age 7+

Duration 45 mins

11:45 :
12:45 : 14:30 : 15:30

Cell
Explorers – Fantastic DNA

AC202

Learn how to extract DNA from bananas.

Parents
& children  

Ages
10+

Duration
60 mins

12:00 : 14:30 : 15:30 : 16:30

Little Cells – Fantastic DNA

AC203

Children
create their very own type of cell from jumping clay and take it home.

Parents
& Children  

Ages
5 – 8  

Duration
30 mins

12:00 : 14:30 : 15:30 : 16:30

The Cell
Explorers Escape Room

SC200c

The first
few patients of a new viral disease need to be identified to avoid spread of
the virus and a new lockdown!

Note: You
do not need to bring a team, you can join people.

Parents & children

Ages 12+

Duration 70 mins

11:00 :
14:30 : 16:00

Our Place
in Space: A cosmic journey in 3D

By David Fearon

O’Flaherty Theatre

Go on a
journey through space and time and highlight some of the amazing discoveries
made about the  Solar System. Northern Ireland Space Office.

Parents & children 

All ages

Duration 50 mins

12.15 :
13.45 : 15.15 : 16.30

Planet
Champion

By Declan
Holmes

Dillon
Theatre

Explore
the science behind our changing climate by launching hot air balloons,  making waves, and much more.  

Parents & children  

All ages

Duration 45 mins

11.30 :
13.00 : 14.15 : 15.30 : 16.45

Super Science with The Mad Scientist

Kirwan
Theatre

Professor Messer sparks imaginative
learning through hands-on activities and spectacular demonstrations.

Parents
& children   

Up to
age 10

Duration 40 mins

11.00 :
12.30 : 14.15 : 15.30 : 16.45

Food Outlet

Smokey’s
Café

A
coffee dock on the concourse serving a full range of hot and cold drinks,
snacks, fresh juices, and smoothies.

Open
all day

Food Outlet

Bialinn

Offering
a diverse menu of quality food with options for a full dinner.

Open
all day

Shop

SULT

Offering
hot drinks, sandwiches and confectionery

Downstairs
beside the Bialinn restaurant

Arts Millennium Building

Sensory Room for some
down time

AMB-G005

A sensory room for some quiet time
from all the hustle and bustle. 
Beanbags will be provided, and lights kept dim.  This space is for families with specific
needs for quiet time and can be prebooked through the GAPS website.  Supported by Medtronic.