2016
- This page shows the Events held during World Space Week 2016
- The list contains 50 events per page. The links at the bottom of the page can be used to view other sections of the list.
- The list is initially sorted sorted by country.
- Events with a 'Y' in the Map column indicate that the exact location of the event has been mapped.
- A plot of the 2016 mapped events can be seen here: 2016 Mapped Events
- Questions or problems using the calendar please email webmaster@worldspaceweek.org
| Country | State/Province | City | Event Name | Map | Details |
| United Kingdom | Leicestershire | Leicester | Michael Pecirno's talk on maps | Event Details | |
| United Kingdom | Leicestershire | Leicester | University of Leicester honours British astronaut Tim Peake | Event Details | |
| United Kingdom | Leicestershire | Leicester | World Space Day | Y | Event Details |
| United Kingdom | Leicestershire | Leicester | World Space Evening | Y | Event Details |
| United Kingdom | London | London | A talk on Asteroid Mining | Event Details | |
| United Kingdom | London | London | Asteriod Mining Gold Rush or Going Bust | Event Details | |
| United Kingdom | London | London | Asteroid Mining - Gold Rush or Going Bust | Event Details | |
| United Kingdom | London | London | Brave new worlds: the planets and others stars | Event Details | |
| United Kingdom | London | London | Chris Hadfield: Lunchtime book signing | Event Details | |
| United Kingdom | London | London | International Earthcache Day 2016 | Event Details | |
| United Kingdom | london | london | LHEAG Space Art Exhibition | Event Details | |
| United Kingdom | London | London | The BIG Picture | Event Details | |
| United Kingdom | London | London | Weekend Space Cadets, Planetarium shows etc. | Event Details | |
| United Kingdom | Manchester | Manchester | Lecture on "Unveiling the Cosmic Microwave Background" | Event Details | |
| United Kingdom | Manchester | Manchester | Tim Peake: Adventures In Space | Event Details | |
| United Kingdom | Merseyside | Liverpool | The Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool hosts Professor Brian Cox Live 2016 | Event Details | |
| United Kingdom | Merseyside | Liverpool, CH63 1JL | Space Quiz | Y | Event Details |
| United Kingdom | Middlesex | Harrow | Making a space rocket | Y | Event Details |
| United Kingdom | Nationwide | Nationwide | International Observe the Moon Night | Event Details | |
| United Kingdom | Nationwide | Nationwide | Q Pootle 5 Competition for Primary Schools | Event Details | |
| United Kingdom | Nationwide | Nationwide | Space Murals - Discount Week from Graham and Brown | Event Details | |
| United Kingdom | Nationwide | Nationwide | World Space Week Poetry Competition | Event Details | |
| United Kingdom | Nationwide | Nationwide | World Space Week: Education and Outreach | Event Details | |
| United Kingdom | Norfolk | Planetary Nebulae talk by Nick Hewitt | Event Details | ||
| United Kingdom | Norfolk | Norwich | Fun Palaces WSW16 Photography Workshop | Event Details | |
| United Kingdom | Norfolk | Norwich | Night Sky Photography Workshop | Y | Event Details |
| United Kingdom | Norfolk | Norwich | What's in a Comet? | Event Details | |
| United Kingdom | Norfolk | Seething | Public talks 7 & 8 October; Driven by science. The story of Europe in space. | Y | Event Details |
| United Kingdom | Norfolk | Sheringham | Pupils at Woodfields School Sheringham have a blast during Space Week | Event Details | |
| United Kingdom | Northamptonshire | Northampton | Royal & Derogate Theatre hosts Professor Brian Cox Live 2016 | Event Details | |
| United Kingdom | Northamptonshire | Rushden | "A Day In Space" at Whitefriars Junior School, with Jerry Stone FBIS | Y | Event Details |
| United Kingdom | Northern Ireland | Belfast | European Marine Science Educators Association (EMSEA) conference | Y | Event Details |
| United Kingdom | Northern Ireland | Belfast | New Images from Hubble | Event Details | |
| United Kingdom | Northern Ireland | Belfast | Producers and Growers Space Data Workshop | Event Details | |
| United Kingdom | Northern Ireland | Belfast | Stargazing with Armagh Planetarium | Y | Event Details |
| United Kingdom | Nottingham | Nottingham | Open Evening: Including a Telescope Surgery | Event Details | |
| United Kingdom | Nottinghamshire | Nottingham | Open Dome Event – Crashing on a Comet | Y | Event Details |
| United Kingdom | Nottinghamshire | Nottingham | Theatre Royal and Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham presents Professor Brian Cox Live 2016 | Event Details | |
| United Kingdom | Oxfordshire | Getting to and from space | Event Details | ||
| United Kingdom | Oxfordshire | Didcot | Space Explorers Day | Event Details | |
| United Kingdom | Oxfordshire | Didcot | Talking Science: Mysteries of the Solar System | Event Details | |
| United Kingdom | Oxfordshire | Harwell | October Satuccino | Event Details | |
| United Kingdom | Oxfordshire | Oxford | Young Scientists Journal’s Annual Conference | Event Details | |
| United Kingdom | Rhondda | Treorchy | An Evening with Al Worden - Apollo 15 Command Module Pilot | Y | Event Details |
| United Kingdom | Somerset | Wells | Lift Off! | Event Details | |
| United Kingdom | Somerset | Wells | Public Star Party | Event Details | |
| United Kingdom | Somerset | Wells | The Last Man on the Moon | Event Details | |
| United Kingdom | Somerset | Yeovil | International Book Launch of: Spy Satellites by David Baker | Event Details | |
| United Kingdom | South Yorkshire | Sheffield | Sheffield City Hall hosts: Professor Brian Cox Live 2016 | Event Details | |
| United Kingdom | Staffordshire | Alton | World Space Week at Alton Towers Resort | Event Details |
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