The Big Bang Fair open for registration!

Date published: 07 February 2025
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Book free tickets for the UK's biggest celebration of STEM 

The UK’s largest celebration of science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) for young people – the popular Big Bang Fair - is returning this summer and registration is now open! 

Two young people with expressive faces marvel at a scientific experiment at The Big Bang Fair. In front of them two balls seem to float mid air.

Taking place from 17 to 19 June 2025 at the NEC in Birmingham, the free Fair will welcome students aged 10 to 13 from across the UK.  

The annual Fair, which is run by EngineeringUK, is designed to ignite a passion for STEM and showcase the exciting career possibilities in these sectors. Over 20,000 young people aged 10-13 years-old attended The Big Bang Fair last year.  

A diverse range of employers will come together at The Big Bang 2025 Fair to bring engineering, science and technology careers to life, giving young people the opportunity to meet STEM professionals and inspiring career panels. Young people can discover amazing science and engineering shows, workshops and hand-on activities. From coming face to face with snakes, lizards and tarantulas and learning about how animals have influenced humans to coding and flying drones, there are many exhibits to help young people find innovative, creative solutions to real world problems. Our research shows 80% of young people who attended The Big Bang Fair wanted to go on to do more STEM activities.

STEM engagement activities are vital not only for developing awareness and interest in STEM careers but to showcase the many different careers available as well as to help build a skilled and diverse future workforce. 

Also taking place at The Fair, will be the awards ceremony for the popular Big Bang UK Young Scientists and Engineers Competition. Winners will be announced, including the crowning of the prestigious UK Young Engineer, UK Young Scientist and UK Young Technologist of the Year, supported by Siemens.

The Big Bang Fair is a brilliant opportunity for employers and professional engineering institutions and the education and careers community to help ignite a passion for STEM and inspire young people from all backgrounds to pursue careers in their sectors. 

— Phillip McShane, Associate Director – Big Bang Programme at EngineeringUK
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