Words of welcome
Une fenêtre sur la transition énergétique
Le gouvernement du Québec est fier de soutenir la 16e édition du Festival Eurêka!, qui se tient au pied de la Biosphère dans l’un des plus beaux parcs de Montréal, sur un thème phare : l’énergie.
Nous souhaitons que le Québec se démarque comme l’un des chefs de file mondiaux de la transition énergétique. Nous constatons avec enthousiasme que vous pourrez profiter du Festival Eurêka! pour découvrir les forces et le savoir-faire québécois en matière d’innovation et de production responsable des énergies renouvelables.
Le festival fait rayonner la métropole et favorise l’attractivité touristique du Québec en mettant en lumière les talents de chez nous. Les jeunes et les moins jeunes pourront faire le plein de connaissances et découvrir un pôle emblématique de Montréal à travers une multitude d’activités gratuites.
En célébrant la science d’ici, cet événement nous permet aussi d’encourager la culture scientifique et l’innovation.
Bon festival!
Le ministre de l’Économie, de l’Innovation et de l’Énergie, ministre responsable du Développement économique régional et ministre responsable de la Métropole et de la région de Montréal, M. Pierre Fitzgibbon
La ministre du Tourisme et ministre responsable de la région de Lanaudière, Mme Caroline Proulx
Le ministre de l’Éducation et ministre responsable de la région de la Chaudière-Appalaches, M. Bernard Drainville
Ville de Montréal / Sylvain Légaré
Strengthened by 16 years of dedication and love for science and technology, the Eureka! Festival is once again presenting a host of ideas, activities and science projects to entertain and inspire young people.
I would like to thank the organizing team who, year after year, develop a fun program of events making science relevant and accessible.
The Festival Eureka! showcases Montréal as a city of innovation and knowledge and promotes scientific knowledge, curiosity and creativity, which are at the heart of our city’s reputation.
For Montréal to continue to stand out in the fields of science and technology and to protect the environment, we need young people who are passionate about science.
I encourage young Montrealers to come out and enjoy this festival.
Valérie Plante, Mayor of Montréal
Electricity in the air!
I am delighted that the Eurêka! Festival is back by the Biosphère this year. This will be the kick-off to a summer filled with electrifying fun!
This year’s new theme and high-energy programming will offer exciting opportunities to learn and experiment about an inexhaustible source of discoveries: ENERGY!
The Biosphère will offer a host of free activities specifically designed for this Festival. It will be the perfect time to (re)discover this Espace pour la vie museum – one that brings together art, science, and civic action to promote living in harmony with nature.
See you there!
Isabelle St-Germain,
Director of the Biosphère, one of five Espace pour la vie museums
We are pleased to welcome the Eureka! Festival back to the heart of Parc Jean-Drapeau!
Again this year, thousands of enthusiastic young festivalgoers will gather on Île Sainte-Hélène to explore the world of science and technology in this extraordinary environment that is sure to inspire curiosity and an innovative spirit.
The Park relies increasingly on green resources to fuel its activities and so we are delighted that this 16th edition will be devoted to the theme of energy. It will be an opportunity for many – young and old – to learn about the various forms of energy and to help pave the way to a more sustainable future.
On behalf of all the Parc Jean-Drapeau employees, I would like to wish all participants a wonderful festival and thank the volunteers and artisans that make this event possible.
Let the celebration begin!
Véronique Doucet, Executive Director of the Société du parc Jean-Drapeau
Generating sparks, year after year!
For the last 16 years, Eurêka! has inspired generations of girls and boys from diverse backgrounds to become interested in science, technology and innovation. For 16 years, enthusiastic young people, their families and their teachers have flocked to the Festival and experienced the joy of discovery.
Montréal’s, unique big science festival involves more than a hundred different partners each year, all with the same mission: to share their passion.
This year’s theme could not be more “current”: ENERGY. Although we may not see it, energy is everywhere, inside us and around us. It powers our cells, our neurons, our muscles, our homes, our cities, our planet, our galaxy, and our universe!
Always ready to generate sparks, the innovative L’île du savoir team is offering a brand new space this year dedicated to agri-food: the Bites of Science Area. Focused on local agriculture and healthy eating, this new area offers a great opportunity to have a bite while stimulating your neurons.
L’île du savoir, in collaboration with Espace pour la vie, is proud to invite you to Parc Jean-Drapeau, at the foot of the Biosphere, on May 26, 27 and 28, to fill up on energy… and science!
Yves Mauffette, L’île du savoir’s President