One of the biggest popular science events in Europe – the 9th edition of the Silesian Science Festival Katowice – is less than five months away! Get ready for a huge dose of knowledge and incredible excitement. Check out what you can expect at this year's event!
Be sure to mark the 6-8 December 2025 on your calendar (if you haven't already done so!) – that's when we'll be meeting for the 9th ŚFN Katowice! This event, unique in our country and Europe, will once again take place at the International Congress Centre in Katowice.
What awaits at the 9th Silesian Science Festival Katowice?
From 6-8 December, the ICC in Katowice will once again become a centre for science and development! As every year, we will invite you to broaden your scientific horizons through lectures, discussions, debates, workshops, performances, exhibition stands and many other exciting activities. All in line with this year’s theme, ‘Dare to experiment!’.
We will experiment together in a wide variety of fields. During the 9th ŚFN Katowice, we will be discovering new paths of development in such areas of knowledge as nature, technology, the arts, the humanities and social sciences, science, medicine and health and – for the first time at ŚFN Katowice! – physical culture. Together with invited guests, we will explore and investigate science in a thousand different ways!
There will be no shortage of new stages and special zones at the 9th ŚFN Katowice. This year, you will be able to learn about science fiction, take advantage of counselling and health prevention services, witness experiments done in a research laboratory, plan your future, enter the world of literature, and much more!
As usual, visitors to the festival space will also be treated to the Pulsar Stage, the Science Stop, and the I Like Science Stage prepared in collaboration with Tomasz Rożek, PhD, Ambassador of ŚFN Katowice.
An integral part of ŚFN Katowice are also competitions, which attract a lot of interest every year. This year's edition will include both the well-known: POP Science, Youth for the Future of Silesia, OFF Science, and the Silesian Scientific Award, as well as two new ones – SMODA and KREATON. More details soon!
Don't be afraid to experiment!
‘Dare to experiment!’ is the motto of this year's ŚFN Katowice, encouraging independent exploration of knowledge and openness to new experiences. We want to see the experiment as an expression of our unfettered curiosity. Investigating, trying and searching for answers is not only the domain of scientists, but also of each and every one of us! After all, we experiment from an early age, thus learning about the world around us. It is also an inspiring way to discover ourselves, our aptitudes, interests and skills.
Creativity and the courage to explore the world around us are also extremely important in modern times. We are confronted with an increasing number of worrying phenomena, the consequences of which we cannot predict: the prospect of climate catastrophe, global conflicts and energy crises. Through experimentation, we are able to prepare for the changes ahead and adapt to the future that awaits us.
The slogan ‘Dare to experiment!’ is also an invitation to play with science, to be open to different areas of knowledge and to look at scientific challenges from a fresh point of view. During the Festival, we want to create a space for free experimentation and allow for an out-of-the-box look at a wide variety of scientific issues.
Dare to experiment and visit the 9. ŚFN Katowice! Nearly 68,000 science enthusiasts took part in last year's Festival. This number is impressive, but we believe there will be even more of us this year!
We will tell you more about the programme for the upcoming edition soon. To keep up to date with the most important news from the world of science and ŚFN Katowice, we encourage you to subscribe to ‘Supernova’ newsletter and to follow us on Facebook and Instagram.