The Kidzania Year of Engineering festival will bring engineering to life for children with a programme of events and activities throughout the summer.

KidZania London – the indoor city run by kids – has teamed up with the government’s Year of Engineering campaign, to launch a programme of exciting events and activities designed to inspire a new generation of innovators, inventors and problem solvers. The Year of Engineering festival will run at KidZania throughout 2018, with events kicking off in May through to September.

The Year of Engineering is all about transforming perceptions of engineering among children, their parents and teachers by bringing them inspiring experiences and role models, showing young people that engineering is a varied, creative career which shapes the world around us. Engineering is one of the most productive sectors in our economy, generating 25% of total UK GDP, but the industry faces a major skills gap and lack of diversity – the engineering workforce is 91% male and 94% white.

The Year of Engineering festival at KidZania will see a host of new and enhanced activities to support the campaign and learning criteria of pupils in key stage 1–3, with collaborations with Year of Engineering partners such as Remap, Usborne Books, Sea Cadets and the Aviation Skills Partnership, as well as existing brand partners such as Middlesex Cricket.