European Researchers’ Night Groningen 2025

A vibrant science festival full of music, dance, shows, science battles, and a lively social gathering. For all curious minds!

Researchers are searching for solutions to today’s biggest challenges. Every day they work in their labs, dig into the ground, dive into the oceans, or analyze texts to help move society forward. To celebrate and question these researchers and their discoveries, the European Researchers’ Night is held annually across Europe. This year it takes place on Friday evening, 26 September 2025.

In the Netherlands, Groningen is the place to be. The four RUG Schools for Science and Society, together with Forum Groningen and other partners, are organizing the European Researchers’ Night: an exciting science festival with more than 50 program elements around the theme Create Your Own Future. Locals, students, researchers, and non-researchers alike — everyone curious is welcome!

Enjoy mini-lectures, experiments, quizzes, and interactive setups throughout the evening. Groove to the soulful music of Katie Koss, join biologist Auke Florian Hiemstra to learn all about recycling birds, print your own future snacks, or discover with presenter Dzifa Kusenuh how many microplastics are in your body. Stay tuned for program updates.

Listen, debate, experiment, and quiz along! Tickets include one drink token. Keep an eye on the page for more updates on the program.