Interested in climate change?

The Great Exhibition Road Festival programme is packed full of talks, exhibits and workshops that draw attention to the climate crisis and showcase innovative ideas to tackle it. If you're passionate about protecting the future of our planet, check out our top picks below. Our highlights take place on both Saturday and Sunday and are drop-in unless specified otherwise.

Don't forget, if you register for Alumni Weekend, you'll also get access to the Alumni Lounge. Enjoy free refreshments all day, and a space away from the crowds where you and your guests can take a moment to relax together. 

Top climate change picks

Children interacting with an exibit in the Building the Future Zone

Building the Future zone

Learn about new materials and technologies that will build and power our future cities.

Get hands on with sustainable materials

Tasting food at the climate pop-up kitchen

Climate friendly pop-up kitchen

Enjoy sustainable food samples, recipe cards and an interactive quiz on climate-friendly grocery shopping - with prizes!

Learn how to reduce food waste

Climate change mural

Climate mural design

Young people are invited to create images of their vision of a carbon neutral future.

Design a mural

People holding climate change placards

Climate protest artshop

Try our interactive climate action simulator and create placards to take out amongst the Festival crowds.

Create a placard

Clouds

Cloud station

See clouds in a new way with atmospheric scientists measuring their height, shape and impact on the climate.

Look up

The Design Innovation Zone at the Great Exhibition Road Festival

Design Innovation zone

Discover interactive activities and innovations which address the challenges faced by our planet.

Get a glimpse of the future

Table of food for the Future Food Zone at the Great Exhibition Road Festival

Future Food zone

Discover the future of food and how what we eat may change.

Get a taste of sustainability

Photo art from the How to grieve for the planet exhibition at GERF

Hope? And how to grieve for the planet

Explore a captivating and emotional photographic exhibition.

How do you feel?

Robot and human hands touching

Smart Machines zone

Discover robotic friends, revolutionary tech, green transport innovations and smarter AI.

Explore the cities of tomorrow

Can we help?

If you have any questions or would like more information about Alumni Weekend, contact us using the details below and we will be happy to help.

Contact the Alumni Relations team:
+44 (0)20 7594 6138
alumnievents@imperial.ac.uk

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