Beakerhead 2017

Tickets are now on sale for dozens of experiences and shows as part of Beakerhead, happening September 13-17, 2017. Much of Beakerhead is free, but limited seats are available for the following ticketed events: The Time Traveller’s Agenda, Science of Tattoo, Butcher This Anatomy Class, Cooking in the Artic, and more!

Plot your course for Beakerhead Snakes and Ladders and take yourself on a larger-than-life adventure. Visit more than a dozen sites of engineered artworks and interactive experiences, united by a theme: the ups and downs of invention.

Here’s a Look at a Few of the Snakes and Ladders You’ll Experience:

LOOP: This musical installation invites you to sit inside an illuminated cylinder two metres in diameter, where your motion will activate this retro-futuristic mechanism, causing beautiful images inspired by 13 fairy tales to come to life.

NUCLEATION: 5,000 (yes, 5,000!) balloons will be spilling out of the historic Legion #1 building in an ode to experimentation!

LOVE IN THE AGE OF MACHINES: Artist Luke Egan returns to Beakerhead, this time as a matchmaker for ACAD and SAIT. The two institutions are sending some bizarre invitations to each other...

SERPENT MOTHER: She's the most literal of snakes in Snakes and Ladders, stretching 50 metres long! Bask in her flaming glory day or night - and be sure to catch the fire shows!

MARS 112: Welcome to Persephone Smith-Johansson’s human habitat. It’s a showhome. On Mars.

...You Can Count on the Return of These Annual Beakerhead Favourites.

FOUR TO SIX: Takes over Stephen Avenue Walk again on September 13, 14, and 15 to make sure you're daily after-work commute is filled with spectacle.

ENGINEERED EATS: Dining is a whole new experience when chef and bartender become scientist! Explore molecular cocktails and engineered temptations at over 25 participating bars and restaurants citywide.

BEAKERNIGHT: Science's biggest street party will be back (on Saturday, September 16) with plenty of music, lights, lasers ... and FIRE!

Source: Beakerhead