School and group bookings

The first step to planning your school or group visit is to find out what’s on:

• Browse through our exhibitions
• Look for events and shows
• Choose between our daytime and evening programs.
• Find our catering options, risk assessment and insurance certificates below
• Before or after your visit, check our hands-on activities for the classroom. Or try our Minecraft Cyber Castle Challenge!

Day programs

Explore Questacon your way in a self-guided gallery experience.

• Maximum of 110 people per session, including accompanying teachers and adults
• Monday to Friday during ACT school terms, excluding public holidays
• Sessions available every 15 minutes from 9 am to 3 pm
• A visit to the Questacon Shop is included

Evening program

See Questacon in a whole new light at Q by night.

• Maximum of 90 persons per session, including accompanying teachers and adults
• A minimum charge equivalent of 45 students is applied for this program
• Monday to Thursday during ACT school terms (public holiday surcharge applies)
• 2 sessions available – 5 pm to 7 pm and 7 pm to 9 pm
• 3 groups maximum for each session
• Dinner is available at Questacon through our catering partner, Atomic Catering

To get the most out of your visit, be well informed:

• Read our health information for visitors with sensory sensitivity, pacemakers, epilepsy, hearing aids or cochlear implants available on the accessibility page.
• Coach/bus set-down and pick-up is available on Mall Road West, opposite the National Portrait Gallery. See our getting here and parking page.

While Questacon presenters will run the program with the students, duty of care remains the responsibility of teachers and adults associated with each group. It is expected that a teacher or adult from each group will be present in any Questacon gallery with students or children.

Questacon has $20,000,000 Public Liability Insurance. A copy of our Public Liability Insurance certificate can be downloaded below.

For any insurance and safety questions, please contact the Schools Experience Program Office by email group.bookings@questacon.edu.au or phone 02 6270 2893