Discover Days
The University of Manitoba is pleased to bring back our popular Discover Days program. In 2025, we welcomed nearly 2000 students and 300 teachers across the province. We are back for another inspiring Discover Days this year on Wednesday, April 29 and Thursday, April 30, 2026.
Discover Days is supported by a PromoScience grant from NSERC.
Discover Days
Join us for a two-day celebration of all things science!
2026 Get your school involved with Discover Days
Discover Days are intended to allow students in Grades 3 to 5 an opportunity to experience a science-filled day on campus. In early spring, we will review the applications and contact the schools selected to participate in Discover Days.
Applications to attend Discover Days are now open. Spots for Discover Days are limited, and filling in the following application form is not a confirmation that your class will be selected to attend Discover Days. Teachers will begin being contacted to attend Discover Days in March and will continue to be contacted until all spots for the event are filled.
2026 Help us make Discover Days happen
Run an activity or booth for Discover Days and experience the magic of impressing kids with science!
What we are looking for
We're looking for hands-on, engaging science and engineering activities geared towards kids in grades 3-5 (ages 8-10). Activities are 30 minutes long, and you will only have one class with you at a time.
What to expect
Each class has between 15 and 30 students, multiple chaperones, including their homeroom teacher, and a trained Science Rendezvous guide who is with them for their whole Discover Day experience. Booths and activities start being confirmed in late fall.
Volunteer
If you are interested in volunteering for 2026, check out the UM Science Rendezvous website. Science Rendezvous 2026 takes place at UM Fort Gary Campus on Saturday, May 9. Discover Days 2026, an invite-only version of Science Rendezvous, intended for schools only, happens April 29 and 30. We encourage you to also choose to volunteer for Discover Days when you are filling out the Science Rendezvous volunteer application.
Register your booth or activity
What is the difference between a booth and an activity?
Activities are 30-minute workshops on Discover Days only. We usually have between 15 and 20 different activities. Past examples include Science of Sound, Math Mania, and Discover DNA.
Booths are part of both Discover Days and the public Science Rendezvous day. They are hands-on and give attendees a quicker look into one scientific concept. Past examples include the oobleck run, giant Plinko, and binary magic.