We are delighted to be offering a big programme of family activities again for this year's Maths Week Scotland (25 September - 1 October), and particularly to have so many libraries on board helping us to expand Maths Week events to some of the more rural areas. There's something for all ages, including for pre-schoolers on weekday mornings, for school aged children and families on weekday afternoons and our big family weekend, and even for adult learners.

Check out our day-by-day listings below to find out what's on each day, or hop over to our handy events map to quickly see what events are happening closest to you. We will be updating this, as new events come in, so please keep checking.

MATHS WEEK EVENTS

Saturday 23 September

In-person

Edinburgh

• 10am – 4pm: Maths in Motion - from Experiments to Proofs at the University of Edinburgh School of Mathematics (free)
• 10am – 5pm: A World of Maths Trail at the National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh (free)
• All Day: Edinburgh’s Mathematical History self-guided trail (free)

Highland

• 10am – 12pm: Maths on Toast Drop-in Craft Session in Grantown on Spey (free)

North Lanarkshire

• 10am – 4pm: Family Maths Trail at Summerlee Museum of Scottish Industrial Life, Coatbridge (free)

Stirling

• All Day: Stirling University self-led Maths Trail (free)

Online

• All Day: The Curse of the Burial Dagger online puzzle mystery | for age 10+
• All Day: Maths Inside photography competition (closes 2 October)

Sunday 24 September

In-person

Edinburgh

• 10am – 5pm: A World of Maths Trail at the National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh (free)
• All Day: Edinburgh’s Mathematical History self-guided trail (free)

North Lanarkshire

• 10am – 4pm: Family Maths Trail at Summerlee Museum of Scottish Industrial Life, Coatbridge (free)

Stirling

• All Day: Stirling University self-led Maths Trail (free)

Online

• All Day: The Curse of the Burial Dagger online puzzle mystery | for age 10+
• All Day: Maths Inside photography competition (closes 2 October)

Monday 25 September

In-person

Aberdeen & Aberdeenshire

• 10:30am - 11am: Bookbug with Maths at Fraserburgh Library (free; booking required) - SOLD OUT
• 2pm - 3pm: Maths in Motion with TechFest at Aberdeen Central Children's Library (free)

Argyll & Bute

• 10:30am – 4:30pm: Auchindrain Maths at Auchindrain Township Museum (included in admission)

Edinburgh

• 10am – 5pm: Counting Sheep Trail at National Museum of Scotland (free)
• 10am – 5pm: A World of Maths Trail at the National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh (free)
• 10am - 8pm: Maths riddles & scavenger hunt at Newington Library, Edinburgh (free)
• 4pm - 5pm: Maths Week Chatterbooks at Corstorphine Library, Edinburgh (free)
• 4:30pm - 5:30pm: Maths Week Lego Club at Moredun Library, Edinburgh (free)
• 6:30pm - 7:30pm: Colour by Numbers at Sighthill Library, Edinburgh (free) | for adults & kids
• All Day: Edinburgh’s Mathematical History self-guided trail (free)

Fife

• 10am - 4:30pm: Kipper's Family Maths Trail at the Scottish Fisheries Museum, Anstruther (included in admission)

Highland

• 2pm - 5pm: Family Learning Maths Fun at Inverness Library (free)

Moray

• 10am - 8pm: Mystery Number Trail in Buckie (free)
• All Day: Family Activity Trail in Keith (free)

North Lanarkshire

• 10am – 4pm: Family Maths Trail at Summerlee Museum of Scottish Industrial Life, Coatbridge (free)

Scottish Borders

• 9:30am - 5pm: Crack the Code at the Great Tapestry of Scotland, Galashiels (included in admission)

• All Day: Stirling University self-led Maths Trail (free)

Online

• All Day: The Curse of the Burial Dagger online puzzle mystery | for age 10+
• All Day: Maths Inside photography competition (closes 2 October

Tuesday 26 September

In-person

Aberdeenshire

• 10:30am - 11am: Bookbug with Maths at Ballater Library (free; booking required)

Angus

• 11am – 11:30am: Bookbug in the Theatre at Webster Memorial Theatre, Arbroath (free)

Argyll & Bute

• 10:30am – 4:30pm: Auchindrain Maths at Auchindrain Township Museum (included in admission)

Edinburgh

• 10am – 5pm: Counting Sheep Trail at National Museum of Scotland (free)
• 10am – 5pm: A World of Maths Trail at the National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh (free)
• 10am - 8pm: Maths riddles & scavenger hunt at Newington Library, Edinburgh (free)
• 10:30am - 11am: Maths Week Scotland Bookbug at Moredun Library, Edinburgh (free)
• 11am - 11:30am: Maths Week Bookbug at Corstorphine Library, Edinburgh (free; booking required)
• 11am - 12pm: Cosy Sudoku at Sighthill Library, Edinburgh (free) | for adults
• 3:30pm - 4:30pm: Maths Week Lego Club at Corstorphine Library, Edinburgh (free)
• All Day: Edinburgh’s Mathematical History self-guided trail (free)

Moray

• 10am - 5pm: Mystery Number Trail in Buckie (free)
• 4pm - 5pm: Fun Number Event in Aberlour (free; booking required)
• All Day: Family Activity Trail in Keith (free)

North Lanarkshire

• 10am – 4pm: Family Maths Trail at Summerlee Museum of Scottish Industrial Life, Coatbridge (free)

Orkney Islands

• 2pm - 2:30pm: Bookbug Session at Orkney Library & Archive (free; booking required)

Scottish Borders

• 9:30am - 5pm: Crack the Code at the Great Tapestry of Scotland, Galashiels (included in admission)
  

• All Day: Stirling University self-led Maths Trail (free)

Online

• 11am - 11:30am: Online Bookbug session hosted by North Lanarkshire Libraries
• All Day: The Curse of the Burial Dagger online puzzle mystery | for age 10+
• All Day: Maths Inside photography competition (closes 2 October)

Wednesday 27 September

In-person

Aberdeenshire

• 10am - 10:30am: Bookbug with Maths at Banchory Library (free; booking required)
• 11:30am - 12pm: Bookbug with Maths at Stonehaven Library (free; booking required)

• 10am – 5pm: Counting Sheep Trail at National Museum of Scotland (free)
• 10am – 5pm: A World of Maths Trail at the National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh (free)
• 10am - 8pm: Maths riddles & scavenger hunt at Newington Library, Edinburgh (free)
• 10:30am – 11am: Magic Carpet Maths in Motion Special at the National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh (free, booking required) - SOLD OUT
• 2pm - 2:30pm: Maths Week Bookbug at Corstorphone Library, Edinburgh (free; booking required)
• 2pm – 2:30pm: Magic Carpet Maths in Motion Special at the National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh (free; booking required) - SOLD OUT
• 4:30pm - 5:30pm: Chatterbooks at Sighthill Library, Edinburgh (free)
• All Day: Edinburgh’s Mathematical History self-guided trail (free)

Fife

• 10am - 4:30pm: Kipper's Family Maths Trail at the Scottish Fisheries Museum, Anstruther (included in admission)

Highland

• 3pm – 5pm: Lego Patterns at Inverness Library (free)

Moray

• 10am - 8pm: Mystery Number Trail in Buckie (free)
• All Day: Family Activity Trail in Keith (free)

North Lanarkshire

• 10am – 4pm: Family Maths Trail at Summerlee Museum of Scottish Industrial Life, Coatbridge (free)

Scottish Borders

• 9:30am - 5pm: Crack the Code at the Great Tapestry of Scotland, Galashiels (included in admission)

• 10am - 4pm: Maths is Everywhere (for adult learners) at The Centre Livingston (free)

• All Day: Stirling University self-led Maths Trail (free)

Online

• All Day: The Curse of the Burial Dagger online puzzle mystery | for age 10+
• All Day: Maths Inside photography competition (closes 2 October)

Thursday 28 September

In-person (Bookbug)

• 10am - 10:30am: Bookbug with Maths at Aboyne Library (free; booking required)
• 10:30am - 11am: Bookbug with Maths at Newmachar Library (free; booking required) - SOLD OUT
• 10:30am - 11am: Bookbug with Maths at Westhill Library (free; booking required)
• 10:30am - 11am: Maths Week Scotland Bookbug at Moredun Library, Edinburgh (free)
• 10:30am - 11am: Maths themed Bookbug at Musselburgh Library (free)
• 10:30am - 11am: Maths themed Bookbug at Prestonpans Library (free)
• 10:30am - 11am: Bookbug Celebrates Maths Week Scotland at Morningside Library, Edinburgh (free; booking required)
• 11am - 12pm: Maths themed Bookbug at Tranent Library (free)
• 11:15 – 11:45am: Bookbug Shapes & Numbers at Inverness Library (free)

In-person (Other)

• 9:30am - 10am: Story time for Under 5s at the Edinburgh Bookshop (free)
  
• 9:30am - 5pm: Crack the Code at the Great Tapestry of Scotland, Galashiels (included in admission)
• 10am – 4pm: Family Maths Trail at Summerlee Museum of Scottish Industrial Life, Coatbridge (free)
• 10am - 4:30pm: Kipper's Family Maths Trail at the Scottish Fisheries Museum, Anstruther (included in admission)
• 10am – 5pm: Counting Sheep Trail at National Museum of Scotland (free)
• 10am – 5pm: A World of Maths Trail at the National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh (free)
• 10am - 5pm: Maths riddles & scavenger hunt at Newington Library, Edinburgh (free)
• 10am - 5pm: Mystery Number Trail in Buckie (free)
• 10:30am – 4:30pm: Auchindrain Maths at Auchindrain Township Museum (included in admission)
• 3:30pm – 4:30pm: Tranent Library Lego Challenge (free)
• 4pm - 5pm: Fun Number Event in Tomintoul (free; booking required)
• All Day: Family Activity Trail in Keith (free)
• All Day: Edinburgh’s Mathematical History self-guided trail (free)
• All Day: Stirling University self-led Maths Trail (free)

Online

• All Day: The Curse of the Burial Dagger online puzzle mystery | for age 10+
• All Day: Maths Inside photography competition (closes 2 October)

Friday 29 September

In-person (Bookbug)

• 9:30am - 10am: Bookbug with Maths at Inverurie Library (free; booking required)
• 10am - 10:30am: Bookbug with Maths at Banchory Library (free; booking required)
• 10:30am - 11:am: Bookbug with CityMoves at Aberdeen Central Children's Library (free)
• 10:30am - 11am: Bookbug with Maths at Balmedie Library (free; booking required) - SOLD OUT
• 10:45am - 11:15am: Maths Week Bookbug at Sighthill Library, Edinburgh (free)
• 12:15pm - 12:45pm: Bookbug with Maths at Westhill Library (free; booking required)

In-person (Other

• 9:30am - 10am: Story time for under 5s at the Edinburgh Bookshop (free)
• 9:30am - 5pm: Crack the Code at the Great Tapestry of Scotland, Galashiels (included in admission)
• 10am – 4pm: Family Maths Trail at Summerlee Museum of Scottish Industrial Life, Coatbridge (free)
• 10am - 4:30pm: Kipper's Family Maths Trail at the Scottish Fisheries Museum, Anstruther (included in admission)
• 10am – 5pm: Counting Sheep Trail at National Museum of Scotland (free)
• 10am – 5pm: A World of Maths Trail at the National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh (free)
• 10am - 5pm: Maths riddles & scavenger hunt at Newington Library, Edinburgh (free)
• 10:30am – 4:30pm: Auchindrain Maths at Auchindrain Township Museum (included in admission)
• 1:30pm – 4pm: Find out Fridays: Maths in Motion Special at the National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh (free)
• 2pm - 3pm: Maths Week Crafternoon at Corstorphine Library, Edinburgh (free)
• 2:30pm - 3pm: Maths Week Crafternoon at Newington Library, Edinburgh (free)
• 5:30pm - 6:30pm: "Knotty Problems" Public Lecture at Appleton Tower, Edinburgh (free) | for adults
• All Day: Family Activity Trail in Keith (free)
• All Day: Edinburgh’s Mathematical History self-guided trail (free)
• All Day: Stirling University self-led Maths Trail (free)

Online

• All Day: The Curse of the Burial Dagger online puzzle mystery | for age 10+
• All Day: Maths Inside photography competition (closes 2 October)

Saturday 30 September

In-person

• 9:30am - 5pm: Crack the Code at the Great Tapestry of Scotland, Galashiels (included in admission)
  
• 10am - 12pm: Nautical Numbers Family Event at Eglinton Country Park, Irvine (free; pre-booking essential) - SOLD OUT
• 10am - 12pm: Mystery Number Trail in Buckie (free)
• 10am – 4pm: Maths in Motion Pendlums and Patterns exhibition at the National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh (free)
• 10am – 4pm: Family Maths Trail at Summerlee Museum of Scottish Industrial Life, Coatbridge (free)
• 10am - 4:30pm: Kipper's Family Maths Trail at the Scottish Fisheries Museum, Anstruther (included in admission)
• 10am - 4:30pm: Pinwheel Craft Drop-in & Maths Trail at Edinburgh Central Children's Library (free)
• 10am – 5pm: Counting Sheep Trail at National Museum of Scotland (free)
• 10am – 5pm: A World of Maths Trail at the National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh (free)
• 10am - 5pm: Maths riddles & scavenger hunt at Newington Library, Edinburgh (free)
• 10:30am – 4:30pm: Auchindrain Maths at Auchindrain Township Museum (included in admission)
• 11am - 12pm: Maths Week Lego Club at Sighthill Library, Edinburgh (free)
• 12pm - 3pm: Map Attack! at North Lanarkshire Heritage Centre, Motherwell (free)
• 12:30pm - 2:30pm: Nautical Numbers Family Event at Eglinton Country Park, Irvine (free; pre-booking essential) - SOLD OUT
• 1pm - 4pm: Edinburgh Maths Circle at the University of Edinburgh (free)
• All Day: Family Activity Trail in Keith (free)
• All Day: Edinburgh’s Mathematical History self-guided trail (free)
• All Day: Stirling University self-led Maths Trail (free)

Online

• All Day: The Curse of the Burial Dagger online puzzle mystery | for age 10+
• All Day: Maths Inside photography competition (closes 2 October)

Sunday 1 October

In-person

• 9:30am - 5pm: Crack the Code at the Great Tapestry of Scotland, Galashiels (included in admission)
  
• 10am – 4pm: Maths in Motion Pendlums and Patterns exhibition at the National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh (free)
• 10am – 4pm: Family Maths Trail at Summerlee Museum of Scottish Industrial Life, Coatbridge (free)
• 10am – 5pm: Counting Sheep Trail at National Museum of Scotland (free)
• 10am – 5pm: A World of Maths Trail at the National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh (free)
• 10:30am - 12pm: Sensory Sunday at the National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh (free; booking essential) - SOLD OUT
• 10:30am – 12pm: Forces of Golf family event at the World Golf Museum, St Andrews (included in admission)
• 10:30am – 4:30pm: Auchindrain Maths at Auchindrain Township Museum (included in admission)
• 11am - 4:30pm: Kipper's Family Maths Trail at the Scottish Fisheries Museum, Anstruther (included in admission)
• All Day: Family Activity Trail in Keith (free)
• All Day: Edinburgh’s Mathematical History self-guided trail (free)
• All Day: Stirling University self-led Maths Trail (free)

Online

• All Day: The Curse of the Burial Dagger online puzzle mystery | for age 10+
• All Day: Maths Inside photography competition (closes 2 October)

BEYOND MATHS WEEK

Year Round Events

Whilst the majority of our events take place during Maths Week itself, we do also have events that happen throughout the rest of the year, so do keep checking our events page for any updates. Some things to look forward to include:

• Monthly drop-in maths activity sessions for families in Grantown on Spey from October 2023 until February 2024 (free)
• Family maths activities at the Museum of Scottish Fire Heritage in Edinburgh during the October half term holidays (free)

Online Activities

If you enjoy doing fun maths activities together as a family, we also have a big archive of online resources with maths inspired games, puzzles, and art & craft activities to do at home. You can browse them all on our Family Activities page.