Calendar of Events

Saturday and Sunday, June 6 & 7
Wound Workshop
Blisters, scabs and scars! Make yourself look disgusting and scary with stuff you’ve got in your kitchen. When you’re done, just wipe it off!
11am-3pm in Lab A

Saturday, June 27
Coulrophobia
Face your Coulrophobia (fear of Clowns) with Gordon White, long-time clown performer with the world renowned Cirque du Soleil. Learn why some people find clowns so scary in this hilarious and informative presentation.
12 noon and 2pm in the Science Theatre

Saturday, July 4 and Sunday, July 5
Radical Reptiles
We Dare You…
Face your fear of snakes with the Westcoast Reptile Society. They’ll be back with their incredible collection of snakes and reptiles. Get a chance to handle some of the rarest and most misunderstood creatures on earth.
11am–4pm in Lab A

Friday, July 10
PJ Party
What goes bump in the night?! Put on your PJs, grab your safest teddy bear and join us for a night of scaaaary science. Explore our new feature exhibit SCREAM!, then curl up in Science Theatre for a night-time showing of Monsters, Inc.
6:30pm–10pm

Saturday, July 11 and Sunday, July 12
Beard of Bees
We Dare You…
Are you brave enough to wear a colony of 3000 honeybees…on your face?! Courageous volunteers will carry three pounds of bees on their chins and brave the danger of death. Test your courage and volunteer, or stop by and watch this once-in-a-lifetime stunt!
12noon, 1pm, 3pm at Centre Stage

Saturday, July 18 and Sunday, July 19
Mike’s Critters
We Dare You…
Face your fear of creepy crawly critters. Come check out spiders, scorpions and other creatures. Maybe you’ll discover they’re not so scary after all!
1pm and 2pm in the Eureka Lab

Saturday, July 25
Emotions Puppet Show
Join Marla Rosen, a Montessori Teacher, as she performs “Emotions” her interactive puppet show and live sing-along concert. Children are invited to explore their feelings, including fear, in this fun-filled musically and visually enriching show.
12pm and 2pm in the Eureka! Lab

Saturday, August 1 and Sunday, August 2
Scream Your Face Off!
Can you out-scream your opponents?! Join us for the loudest competition ever.
12:20 at Centre Stage

Saturday, August 22 and Sunday, August 23
Get the Point
Why are so many people afraid of needles? Representatives from Canadian Blood Services will be here to debunk some popular myths about donating blood. Test your blood to find out your blood-type. Face your fear of needles and sign up as a blood donor and help save lives.
11am–3pm in the Eureka! Lab

Join us in September as we look at some of the techniques films use to create fear in their viewers.

Saturday, September 5 and Sunday, September 6
ZOMBIES!!
We Dare You...
Do you like scary movies? Watch as Celine Godeau, Gemini Award-winning makeup artist from Blanche MacDonald, transforms a Science World staff member into a creature of the undead. Chat with Celine and watch how oozing, blood-spurting, horror film monsters are created.
Throughout the day in the Eureka! Lab

Saturday, September 12 and Sunday, September 13
CREEEEEAK!
Experience the art of movie sound. Soundtracks, creepy monster noises and voice changes are all created by foley artists to make a movie scary. Join the sound designers from Vancouver Film School and create a live foley sound recording. It’s also your last chance to check out SCREAM! Featuring Goose Bumps! The Science of Fear before it closes. www.vfs.com
11:20 and 1:20 at Centre stage