Child taking part in a crafts activity.

Earth Day Weekend

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About Earth Day Weekend

Join us for two days of hands-on activities, creative workshops, and inspiring demonstrations as we celebrate Earth Day at Thinktank. This year’s theme, Planet vs Plastic, invites visitors of all ages to explore our relationship with the environment and imagine a cleaner, more resilient future. From eco-crafting to science experiments, music, and expert talks, this action-packed day is designed to spark curiosity, creativity, and climate-conscious thinking.

What’s On

Get creative with eco-friendly crafts that encourage small but meaningful lifestyle changes. Children can enjoy a blend of self-led play and guided activities focused on sustainability.

Discover the story behind “rescue clay” excavated from HS2 sites. Using traditional mud-building techniques, artist Roo Dishoo explores how care, access, and environmental responsibility shape the structures we build, physically and socially.

  • Meet the Expert: Lucas Large

Learn more about Birmingham’s wildlife and urban ecology, and discover how you can take part in the City Nature Challenge, a global community science project.

Experience a unique live sound performance using biofeedback instruments and natural acoustic textures. This atmospheric set highlights the interconnectedness between living organisms and sound.

Try easy home experiments and discover the science behind our planet’s natural processes. 
Location: Find Your Future

  • Handling Hubs

Get up close with taxidermy specimens and natural-world objects. Explore biodiversity, ecosystems, and how we can protect the planet’s most fragile species. 
Location: All Levels

  • Earth-Friendly Finds in the Shop

Explore a curated selection of sustainable products and Earth Day-themed gifts to continue your eco journey at home.

  • Step into our Thinktank Planetarium for a cinema-style screening. Unwind and enjoy a specially selected themed film for Earth Day, in a setting designed to inspire curiosity and wonder. 

 

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  • Painting onto cardboard featuring two purple animals characters and rainbow.
  • A table full of craft supplies including natural playdough and cookie cutters.
  • Sliced logs on a wooden table with paper on top painted with flowers.
  • Child taking part in a crafts activity.
  • A collection of taxidermy animals including penguin, swan, boar and more
  • Three school children stroking a taxidermy small crocodile.
  • A close up of green moss on rocks.
  • A person playing an instrument.
  • A gallery display featuring a taxidermy turtle with signs that read 'Our Changing Planet'
  • Close up of a corner of a display, it has the words Oceans written on the wall. There is photography showing beneath and above the sea, and a case displaying taxidermy sea birds.

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Accessibility: Thinktank is a modern accessible building with lift access to all floors. For more details and resources see the accessibility page.