Village des Sciences Rennes hosts free public evening for all ages

The free public gathering takes place in Rennes between 17h30 and 21h30, welcoming visitors of all ages without requiring advance reservations, according to the official Fête de la Science schedule.

Interactive Ateliers and CNRS Demonstrations at the Village des Sciences

The evening opens with sessions from Les Échappées inattendues du CNRS, running from 17h30 to 19h00. Mathematician Vincent Duchêne from the Institut de recherche mathématique de Rennes leads a demo titled Les pendules et le chaos aimed at visitors aged 14 and older, as detailed on fetedelascience.fr. Throughout the event, passionate scientists also host interactive ateliers designed to make research accessible through playful and educational experiments.

Regional Climate Change and Wine Production in Brittany

At 19h00, teacher-researcher Valérie Bonnardot from the Littoral Environnement Télédétection Géomatique laboratory at Université Rennes 2 delivers a conference examining regional climate shifts. Her presentation investigates vineyard development and wine production in Brittany as a concrete marker of regional climate change amplitude, as outlined in the Fête de la Science program documentation.

One Health Roundtable and Aliments et Bien Manger Discussions

A roundtable discussion titled Comprendre le continuum « One Health » avec la Chaire Aliments et Bien Manger begins at 20h00, featuring academic researchers and socio-economic actors. Ludovic Paquin introduces the session by addressing human, animal, and plant health connections. The program divides the discussion into three public-exchange sequences addressing soil fertility and nutritional quality, making healthy eating desirable and accessible, and food transformation and innovation.

Public Visitors Access Evening Events for Free

Organizers open the evening event to all visitors free of charge, though entry remains subject to available seating limits. While the Rennes venue hosts school groups earlier in the week on Thursday and Friday, the evening session specifically targets the general public. Visitors can access the full schedule online through the Fête de la Science portal, while separate daytime sessions cater strictly to registered student groups.