THE BRADFORD Science Festival returns to the city this weekend.

The festival will form part of the UK’s Year of Engineering activities and the Great Exhibition of the North.

It will take place at the National Science and Media Museum, City Park and The Broadway.

The festival offers adults, children and families the chance to engage with science through events, challenges and demonstrations.

The events begin with a Lates evening for adults at the museum on Thursday, July 19, from 6.30pm. The evening is free and is open to over-18s only.

The evening will feature the popular Titan the Robot, who will officially open the festival.

The Lates event will also include talks and demonstrations on more challenging subjects.

Family activities will then take place over the course of the weekend in the museum, including a look at the science behind Doctor Who villains, the Daleks.

In The Broadway, the public will be able to enjoy Robots Live on Saturday, an event in which machines of all shapes and sizes will take part in hi-tech battles, some of which may be recognised from the TV programme Robot Wars.

Other activities at The Broadway include Scalextric cars that can be controlled by mind-power alone, and live robotics demonstrations and shows for all ages.

Ian Ward, general manager at The Broadway, said: “After the success of last year’s event we couldn’t wait to get involved in another Bradford Science Festival.

“The Broadway’s transformation into the Robotic Zone promises to be a uniquely exciting and intriguing event, and we know shoppers, science fans, and future engineers of all ages will love it.”

A supersonic car will also be visiting City Park, ahead of its attempt to set a world land speed record of 1,000mph.

Bloodhound SSC will be accompanied by a team of technicians to explain the inner workings of the car.

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Also in City Park, the Royal Engineers will be demonstrating water purification techniques, with the Mirror Pool in Centenary Square being transformed into a Water Lab.

The Royal Engineers will be giving visitors a chance to drive one of their large tracked vehicles as well as building a large-scale bridge.

In addition to the activities in City Park, a fleet of Drones will appear alongside demonstrations about how the technology can be used to help build a better future.

Festival-goers will also be able to explore what the ‘Future Bradford’ may look like, contributing to the creation of a large model city.

STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) Ambassadors and staff from a range of institutions will be on hand to discuss education and career opportunities, as well as demonstrate some of the science they put to use.