Events

ARU Peterborough Community Day

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Enjoy a day of discovery and excitement at ARU Peterborough’s free Community Day.

Bring your curiosity and sense of adventure as the university campus transforms into a vibrant event for all ages. Our programme of attractions means you can make memories that will last long after the day ends.

This is your invitation to explore, create, and be inspired.

Note: the Community Day is a popular event, and we anticipate queues at some of the larger attractions. Where possible, time slots will be offered and booking on the day will be necessary. Use our handy event guide to book spaces at the location of individual activities.

Activities include:

  • Miniature railway 
  • Planetarium – booking required
  • The Cloud Factory science show – booking required
  • Animatronic robot 
  • Climbing wall 
  • eXtended Reality Peterborough (XRP)
  • Hot Laps race simulator
  • Animal Club
  • Fizz Pop Science shows – booking required
  • 360 selfie platform
  • Face painting 
  • Bungee trampolines
  • Drone challenge
  • ARU Peterborough street art
  • Giant bubble display
  • ARU Peterborough teaching tech including Angela the robot dog
  • and much more.