ARU Peterborough Community Day

Composite image featuring a boy using a VR driving simulator, a girl using a Van Der Graaf generator so her hair sticks up, and a performer creating giant bubbles

Join us for your free, annual Community Day for all the family at ARU Peterborough on Saturday 16 August. Immerse yourself in the university campus as you explore a wide range of activities:

  • Meet Copperbot, a giant animatronic robot who loves nothing more than a selfie with his fans. Are you tall enough to shake hands?
  • Challenge yourself to reach the top of the climbing wall or aim for the highest score on the football darts.
  • Compete against your friends or family in a virtual world with our computing and gaming team who have their VR headsets at the ready. While you’re playing, your family can watch on the large screen.
  • Choose from three interactive science shows: Fantastic Forces, Watts Up and Dry Ice Capades, with the Mad Science team.
  • Enter the world of Formula 1 driving and take on the pit stop challenge; can you top the leaderboard for the fastest wheel change on a green powered Formula 1 car?
  • Enjoy the sound of Division Duo, our resident acoustic band, and catch the festival vibe with face painting, giant bubbles, mini fun-fair games and a 360-degree selfie platform that will capture your day from all angles.
    • Seated families enjoying a verdant XR experience
  • Wonder at the night sky in the planetarium and transport yourself to another world in the Extended Reality Suite, a virtual environment like no other.
  • Explore what it's like to be a healthcare professional, engineer or lawyer through child-friendly activities in our specialist labs, allowing your young people to start experimenting, practicing, testing, and building.
  • Visit our partner exhibits and find out about the work taking place in your city from community projects to upcoming events.

There’s no need to book, just drop in. Get directions to the ARU Peterborough campus.