phaeno can always be found wherever people come together to marvel, tinker and try out new things – at festivals, club events or major science days throughout Germany.
Always in our kit: exciting hands-on stations, plenty of curiosity and the belief that science works best when you can get stuck in yourself.
Here’s a look at our upcoming stops – perhaps we’ll see you there soon!
The phaeno Science Centre is taking part again this year – together with the Institute for Recycling at Ostfalia University of Applied Sciences in Wolfsburg. At stand no. 146 in the Eilenriedehalle, everything revolves around recycling, upcycling and hands-on science.
Cardboard scraps and plastic offcuts are industrial waste materials that are far from having served their purpose. Visitors can discover for themselves what these materials are capable of – building, combining, tinkering and thus giving the materials a new purpose.
Hands-on activity ‘Make something of it’: at a ‘materials buffet’, a variety of leftover materials are waiting to be discovered and combined – whether on your own, in a team or at the large communal table, where a collaborative creation will take shape over the course of the day.
📍 Stand number 146, Eilenriedehalle, Hanover
phaeno will be taking part again in 2026 when Explore Science sets up shop in Magdeburg’s Elbauenpark. From 24 to 26 September 2026, the park will once again be transformed into a vast playground of discovery for the natural sciences.
Curiosity is the driving force behind progress; it leads to discoveries that change our world and to inventions that open up new possibilities. This year, Explore Science is all about the spirit of inquiry behind great ideas: How do inventions come about? What coincidences or experiments lead to groundbreaking discoveries? And how do these shape our lives today and in the future?
Children, school groups and families can look forward to a diverse programme of interactive exhibitions, numerous hands-on stations, workshops, stage shows and competitions. Right at the heart of it all: phaeno, with exciting experiments for visitors to explore for themselves.
24 to 26 September 2026
Come along and discover the spirit of inquiry behind great inventions with phaeno! Further information and programme updates are available at
On Saturday 1 August 2026, phaeno will be there when VfL Wolfsburg once again hosts VfLKids’Day as part of its fan festival – from 10.30 am to 4.00 pm on the A-Platz next to the Volkswagen Arena.
Children aged 3 to 13 can look forward to an action-packed day with 20 interactive stations where they can play, discover and have a go. phaeno will also be bringing exciting experiments and hands-on activities to the event, ensuring that a spirit of inquiry and the joy of discovery are not overlooked at the fan festival.
Anyone who successfully completes the interactive trail will be rewarded with a special surprise from the WölfiClub.
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Grab your family and friends and enjoy an unforgettable day at VfL Wolfsburg – with phaeno right in the thick of it!
