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Edinburgh Science Festival: Dynamic Earth Family Outdoor Day

Kickstart a family adventure in Holyrood Park with Dynamic Earth this Easter!

Edinburgh Science Festival:  Dynamic Earth Family Outdoor Day

About Edinburgh Science Festival: Dynamic Earth Family Outdoor Day

Kickstart a family adventure in Holyrood Park with Dynamic Earth!

Drop by and use our high-tech equipment to complete a weather report and work together to engineer rockets that can soar to great heights, plus lots more activities for the whole family, all in the great outdoors of Edinburgh’s Holyrood Park!

Suitable for Ages 5+

Children must be accompanied by an adult, and adults cannot participate without a child.

Presented by Dynamic Earth

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