Beakerhead 2018

From Sept. 19 – 23, 2018, enormous electric bolts will light up the sky in downtown Calgary when a crazy cacophony of exhibits and events takes over the city. This year’s extravaganza will include remarkable spectacles of art and science, unique activities, and more than 50 distinct events – many of which are free, but still require registration to get tickets. The Calgary-born smash up of art, science and engineering is in its sixth year. Last year, more than 145,000 people participated in Beakerhead and organizers are planning to top that number in 2018. This year’s lineup includes a lot of original concepts, special culinary events, dozens of workshops, shows and and tours. Beakerhead events take place indoors and out. Beakernight is science’s biggest ticketed street party and tickets are now on sale. For more information and for tickets, please visit http://www.beakerhead.com. Highlights of Beakerhead 2018: ● Light up the Night: Giant electric bolts will light up the night sky thanks to two 10-metre Tesla Coils built by a team of artists and engineers. ● Dinner with Drones: This exclusive dinner event will be an international first! ● Lunch Without Light: This special Dark Table dining experience is led by a famous broadcaster and an esteemed neuroscientist. ● MakeFashion Gala: This Calgary based international phenomenon will debut new collections of high fashion wearable tech. ● Beakerbites and Beakerbar: Dining is a whole new experience when chef and bartender become scientist! Creative Calgary chefs and mixologists experiment with a new theme in 2018: canola. ● Four to Six on Fourth: Blocks of open-air experimentation including a human-sized hamster wheel, artists, performers, and hands-on or feet-on experiences like walking on liquid. ● Beacons: This series of free neighbourhood installations is completely wild! There’s everything from a giant dung beetle to a 3.5 metre lotus that lights up with your heart beat. ● Workshops: Learn the art of animation, understand cryptocurrency, meet famous scientists and broadcasters, make organic facial oil or a vegan carrot cake and much more. ● Zorbathon: Get inside a zorb and cavort with family and friends in an oversized playground. Participate in rolling races, bump-a-thons, obstacle courses. Make a day of it.