With half term coming up in February when parents and carers look around for inspiration and entertainment, Dynamic Earth has some good suggestions.
EUCLID: The Dark Universe Detective Exhibition
This is a free exhibition which will show the ways that scientists at the Royal Observatory in Edinburgh are playing a central role in developing the European Space Agency’s Euclid space telescope. A team at University of Edinburgh is analysing the data which comes from the space telescope and turns it into beautiful images and scientific results.
Dates: 14 – 22 February 2026
Times: Drop-in between 11.00 am – 5.45 pm
Location: Dynamic Earth, Level 2
Cost: Free
Audience: Suitable for all, recommended for ages 8+
The Stellars: Mission Green
- Dates: 7 – 22 February 2026
Times: Daily at 12.30 PM and 1.30 PM
Location: Planetarium
Duration: 30 minutes
Cost: Included with Annual Pass or Planetarium-only ticket
Audience: Recommended for children under 8 and their families - Visitors can join three alien friends, the Stellars, on a mission to save their life-support forest after a crash-landing on Earth.
- The show combines science, stories and fun and along the way teaches young audiences what plants need in order to survive and encourages audience participation.
What’s Up? AI and the Sky
Dates: 14 February – 31 May
Times: Multiple times a day – check Planetarium schedule on the day for details.
Location: Planetarium
Duration: 30 mins
Cost: Included with Annual Pass or Planetarium-only ticket
In the latest version of our flagship live show What’s Up? the Dynamic Earth team will be diving into some of the ways AI is being used to help understand the cosmos.
It’s a BIG Universe out there and, as new instruments, surveys and space missions bring back ever larger amounts of pictures, data and questions, we’re going to need all the help we can get! We’re going to learn how to classify galaxies and search for things going flash in the night. Spring is an amazing time for going stargazing which we’ll do from the comfort of our planetarium. You can even help the astronomers from the comfort of your couch.
This Planetarium show is brought to audiences as part of the Association for Science and Discovery Centre’s (ASDC) science engagement programme Demystifying AI: a new national, strategic STEM engagement programme created to support young people, families, schools and communities to understand AI in everyday life.
Family Films In the Planetarium
Dates: 16-22 Feb
Times: 10.00
Location: Planetarium
Price: £6
Ice Age
A mismatched trio, a mammoth, a sloth, and a saber‑toothed tiger, must cross a frozen prehistoric world on a risky journey to return a lost human baby to its family.
Showing 16 February from 10am.
Finding Nemo
Marlin and Dory journey across the Pacific Ocean in search of baby Nemo, discovering their own courage and friendship along the way.
Showing 18 February from 10am.
A Minecraft Movie
A group of misfit heroes are pulled through a mysterious portal into a strange, cubic world, and must conquer its challenges to find their way back home.
Showing 20 February from 10am.
Inside Out
Inside Riley’s mind, her emotions work together to guide her and create core memories, but when she moves across the country, they must unite like never before to help her navigate a whole new life.
Showing 22 February from 10am.
How to get there – Dynamic Earth is situated at the foot of Arthur’s Seat next to The Scottish Parliament and The Palace of Holyroodhouse.
- Dynamic Earth is accessible by public transport. See Lothian Buses website for details.
- It is a 20 minute walk from the City Centre and there is bike parking outside.
- There is a car park underneath with limited parking and six disabled parking places.
