Science Rendezvous
Welcome to the University of Manitoba Science Rendezvous! This is Manitoba's largest hands-on science and engineering festival, open to everyone, free to attend, with no sign-ups necessary. This year, we are back for another marvellous event on Saturday, May 9, 2026. We host the event with more than 40 interactive science booths each year! Want to be part of the most amazing event at UM in 2026? Sign up to volunteer with us today!
Stay tuned as we plan for Science Rendezvous 2026!
UM 2026 Volunteer with Science Rendezvous
If you are interested in volunteering for 2026, please fill out the following form. 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.
Who can volunteer?
Science Rendezvous volunteering is open to all current UM students (regardless of faculty or program), ICM, alumni, as well as UM faculty and staff. Unfortunately, we cannot accommodate volunteers from high school, the general public (unless they are with an invited organization) or other post-secondary institutions.
How to prepare
A lot happens on Science Rendezvous and Discover Days and the months leading up to them. Each volunteer role has a different goal, a unique set of tasks and trains you on various skills. We strongly recommend that you view the following handbook to learn more about volunteering with Science Rendezvous and take a peek at last year's photos.
This content is available in alternate format upon request to sciencerendezvous@umanitoba.ca.
Why you should apply early
Students seeking longer-term roles such as executive committee members, activity and booth captains, or show teams, are encouraged to apply early, as these roles are assigned first. If you indicate you would like to be considered for the event organizing team, a follow-up questionnaire will be sent to you in the near future.
How does volunteering with Science Rendezvous look like?
Host a 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.
A look back at 2025
The 2025 theme was Wonder! Families fueled their curiosity and looked through our telescopes to view the sun. They learned more about polar bears at the “Polar Bears on Thin Ice” booth, challenged themselves to code and move a pre-built robot arm, used small solar panels to light up little lights and sound buzzers, and so much more!
2025 Participating Faculties
2025 Community organizations
Contact us
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General inquiries (volunteering, having a booth or hosting an activity):
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Promotions and media inquiries:
foscomms@umanitoba.ca -
More information:
National Science Rendezvous website