WOW! Animations as part of the Science Festival

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Many "Wow!" activities are offered on various themes: hot air balloons, caving, small creatures, prehistory, fire, cold, art and virtual reality and OpenCartoLab.
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9 “Wow!” activities, free of charge, without registration, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. non-stop.

* Lighter than air: hot air balloons (all ages 8 and up)
Explanations and commentary on the discovery of lighter-than-air balloons, inflation demonstration, and takeoff, weather permitting.
With MRCAD – AERO 07 – Radio-controlled hot air balloons in Annonay-Davézieux

* Speleotruck: Discover caving in a real… fake cave (children ages 3 and up accompanied by an adult)
Discover caving by immersing yourself in a real, safe fake cave. For 15 minutes, you’ll wind your way through twists and turns, contemplating the diversity of this fascinating environment.
With Speleotruck

* Do small creatures intrigue, fascinate, or scare you? (all ages)
Come discover them, observe them, and even touch them with an entomologist who will introduce you to the secrets of the grass people!
With SESIE – Society for Education and Awareness of Insects and their Environment

* Prehistoric Investigation: Animals in Contact with Humans (children ages 6 and up)
Hunting, art, tools… On the excavation site, follow in the footsteps of prehistoric animals!
With Paléodécouvertes – Ardèche Museum

* Fire Before Matches (all ages)
How to light a fire in prehistoric times? Presentation and experimentation of techniques using wood-on-wood friction and percussion of hard rocks.
With Grotte Chauvet 2 Ardèche

* Show! “A show about the cold!” (All ages 9 and up)
Attend spectacular experiments using liquid nitrogen to explore matter, color, and shapes at very cold temperatures. Brrrr!
With CCSTI de l’Ardèche – L’Arche des Métiers – Srijhana du toit du monde

* When art and virtual reality meet (All ages 8 and up)
Take a journey through art and its history, from Ancient Greece to the conquest of space, and immerse yourself in dreamlike worlds…
With CCSTI de l’Ardèche – Micro-folie en Val’Eyrieux

* Show! “Lab’Mars” (All ages 7 and up)
Is life good on Mars? Try it for yourself! Guided experiments to discover the atmosphere, soils, and winds of the Red Planet. With CCSTI de l’Ardèche – Planète Mars

* OpenCartoLab (all ages)
Discovery workshops: cartography and digital technology. Learn how to use mapping tools to collect, enhance, and share data, and participate in the digitization of spaces.
With CERMOSEM – IUGA – Université Grenoble Alpes – Laboratoire Pacte – Nicolas ROBINET – Jérémie CAUSSANEL, design engineers

Opening

Saturday 11 et Sunday 12 October 2025 from 10 am to 6 pm.

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Free of charge.

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