Smiley Science

Awaken your curiosity and develop a life-long fascination with science.

From pop-up labs and explosive workshops, to aurora chasing and pondering what lies beyond the observable universe…

Smiley Science is here to help uncover the innate scientist in anyone (and have a profusion of fun doing it).

Upcoming events

Real science for every aspiring scientist.

Smiley Lab

A Lower North Island collaboration with grass roots community groups, local councils, organisations, schools and educators.

Smiley Astronomy

Whatever your orbit - get ready to launch an astronomy event that’s out of this world.

Parties & Functions

Coming soon!

Children sitting in a dark room watching a computer screen, illuminated by screens in dim lighting.

A person in a gray jacket holding a clear plastic container with an animal inside, possibly a small reptile or amphibian, as another person looks on.

A person standing outdoors at night near the ocean, with starry sky above and some trees or bushes in the foreground.

Long exposure photograph of star trails circling the night sky, with trees and a hillside at the bottom.

“Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.” — Marie Curie, Chemist and Physicist and Nobel Prize winner