Find out about our enhanced performances and accessibility information across our Festival venues
We welcome all visitors to our events and make every effort to ensure that the activities in our programme are as accessible as possible. If you have a specific requirement, need to book a Personal Assistant ticket or any questions about what we offer, please email us boxoffice@scifest.co.uk or phone us on 0131 553 0320.
Most of our partner venues are wheelchair accessible, however some venues may only have a limited space for wheelchair users, please contact the box office directly with any questions or access bookings.
Personal assistant tickets, If you need a support person to attend our events that person is entitled to a free personal assistance ticket which you can book via our box office.
Assistance Dogs are welcome at all Edinburgh Science Festival events, please let us know if you coming to an event with an assistant dog so we can make sure the team are prepared.
Hearing loops are available at some of our locations including: National Museum of Scotland, Gordon Aikman Lecture Theatre, McEwan Hall and Royal Society of Edinburgh.
Please see individual access guides for the festival venues for more detailed information. Please get in touch with any access need you may have.
You can find a breakdown of access information available for each of our Festival venues here:
Assembly Roxy: Read access information here.
Archerfield Walled Garden: Read access information here.
City Art Centre: Read full access information here.
Dynamic Earth: See the full access statement here and the sensory map here.
Edinburgh Futures Institute: Read access information here.
Edinburgh Zoo: Read the full access statement here and the sensory map here.
Gordon Aikman Lecture Theatre: Read full access statement here.
InSpace, University of Edinburgh: Read access information here.
McEwan Hall, University of Edinburgh: Read access information here.
National Museum of Scotland: See the full access statement here and the sensory map here.
National Museum of Flight: Read the access information here.
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh: Read the full access statement here.
Scottish Poetry Library: Read access information here.
St Giles’ Cathedral: Read access information here
The Bayes Centre: Read full access statement here.
The National Robotarium – Heriot-Watt University: Read full access statement here.
The Royal Society of Edinburgh: Read full access statement here.
Planning your visit
Enhanced Events
British Sign Language (BSL) interpretation: A BSL signed event is a show, talk or activity that incorporates sign language interpretation that benefits those who use sign language. Trained BSL interpreters will generally will stand at the side of the stage, ensuring that the entire audience can fully engage with the experience. Any BSL interpreted performances will be listed here:
Searching for Events
Events for the 2025 Science Festival are available to book from Tuesday 18 February, online and over the phone.
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