Festival of science
Curiosity, enthusiasm and hands-on science! A new multi-day, city-wide festival will invite young and old to join in with hands-on experiments. Our aim is to experience science together in an entertaining, relevant and understandable way.
Numerous locations throughout Munich, creative hands-on activities, workshops and discussions, in conversation with researchers, AHA moments for everyone - this will be your AHA Festival 2026!
Why?
The AHA Festival...
...inspires enthusiasm for science and generates curiosity.
...makes scientific findings accessible and understandable for the general public.
...networks and builds bridges between all scientific disciplines, art and society.
...creates space for dialog and exchange.
...strengthens trust in science and supports informed decisions.
...demonstrates the social relevance of innovations and promotes the recognition of scientific achievement.
...makes a contribution to education and creates fact-based judgment in our country.
...makes the excellence of Bavaria as a location for science and innovation visible.
...shows science and culture as central components of our city and our coexistence.
AHA Festival in fall 2026
For young and old: the multi-day, participatory AHA Festival for Munich! In addition to science, partners from the fields of film, art and culture are also involved to make the new festival even more colorful and varied for you.
While we are working in the background to plan the AHA Festival 2026, there will already be many AHA events this year where you can get to know our new initiative.
More on this here soon.
We look forward to seeing you, bring your partners, friends, acquaintances, colleagues and your whole family!
In fall 2026, the AHA Festival will transform Munich into a vibrant pool of ideas.
Exciting events and impulses celebrate the diversity of the Bavarian scientific and cultural landscape. Discover with us how curiosity and knowledge move our lives, Munich and the world.
Exciting events and impulses celebrate the diversity of the Bavarian scientific and cultural landscape. Discover with us how curiosity and knowledge move our lives, Munich and the world.
About us
The Science Communication Hub
We share what excites us: the curiosity to keep rediscovering our world and the fascination of delving into its depths. In short: at AHA you will find science for you.
Participate and submit ideas
Be part of the planning for the big AHA Festival 2026 right from the start and help shape it.
Write to us here and let us know what your contribution to the AHA Festival could be, whether it's an exciting creative program format, a lecture/contribution, a great location or communication via your channels. Even if you just want to comment on our plans, you've come to the right place.
We look forward to your messages and ideas!
Write to us here and let us know what your contribution to the AHA Festival could be, whether it's an exciting creative program format, a lecture/contribution, a great location or communication via your channels. Even if you just want to comment on our plans, you've come to the right place.
We look forward to your messages and ideas!