We have had three days full of fascinating discoveries, inspiring meetings and scientific excitement at the highest level. Tens of thousands of people thirsty for knowledge took part in the 9th Silesian Science Festival in Katowice – this shows how incredible the power of science is! Check out the 9th ŚFN Katowice in numbers.
This year's edition of the Silesian Science Festival Katowice took place on 6–8 December under the slogan ‘Dare to experiment!’. The festival attracted crowds of visitors of all ages to the International Congress Centre in Katowice and showed how many fascinating scientific issues we can discover together.
This great celebration of knowledge discovery began with a special show – Night at the City of Science. We had the opportunity to watch a performance entitled ‘EXPERYMENT’ (EXPERIMENT), which referred to the theme of the Festival. This year's programme of ŚFN Katowice also included many new features, among them new special zones – the Film Zone and the Science Fiction Zone.
The 9th ŚFN Katowice welcomed many special guests from Poland and abroad, including Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski. There were also the results of the competitions held as part of ŚFN Katowice. We met the winners of the Silesian Scientific Award and the competitions for the POP Science Award, OFF Science, sChOOL Science – European Funds for Young People, Power Teams. Student Project Competition, and Invent the Future. Katowice – City of Science of the Future. You can read more about the completed edition of the Festival in the summary of all three days.
9th Silesian Science Festival Katowice in numbers – see what this year's edition looked like!
The ninth edition of the Silesian Science Festival Katowice was a record-breaking event in many respects! Once again, we were visited by tens of thousands of people, and thousands of science communicators shared their knowledge with the participants. Here is the 9th ŚFN Katowice in numbers:
● 82,000 in-person visitors at the International Congress Centre in Katowice
● 26,372 online viewers
● 2,779 exhibitors showcasing their innovations, ideas and discoveries at stands
● 1,170 speakers, each bringing unique expertise across 24 stages
● 640 organised groups
● 350 volunteers
● 289 people in the info and organisational teams
● 166 artists
● 144 media representatives
● 111 supporting entities, including 27 financial partners
● 33 people in the Programme Council
● 26 people in the Guest Committee
● 16 ambassadors
We would like to thank everyone who helped us create this extraordinary event and invite you to participate in the 10th anniversary edition of the Silesian Science Festival Katowice, which will take place on 5–7 December 2026. We also encourage you to subscribe to ‘Supernova’ – the scientific newsletter of the Silesian Science Festival Katowice – to stay up to date with all the latest news.