Upcoming Events

October 31, 2026, Saturday, 6:00 pm

BLACK BOX Space Science Comedy Show with Karpi and Mirko, Audi Max, ETH Zurich, Zurich, SWITZERLAND — An English language science comedy show oscillating between smart talk show and fictional game show, with comedian Patrick “Karpi” Karpiczenko, science communicator and Improbable Researcher Mirko Bischofberger, featuring elements from the recent (2026) Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony in Zurich. Registration required.

November 6-9, 2026, 17:10-18:10

Falling Walls Science Summit, Berlin, GERMANY — with

• Marc Abrahams: (Ig Nobel founder): Why the Ig Nobel Prize ceremony moved to Europe
• Keira Lee Rice (nose-spray researcher and Ig Nobel organizer): How to live-draw improbable research
• Ilona Croy (psychologist and Ig Nobel Prize winner): Smelling babies and teenagers
• Nicole Sharp (fluid dynamicist and Ig Nobel organizer): Designing a Splash-Free Urinal 
• Kees Moeliker (ornithologist and Ig Nobel Prize winner): The rise and fall of the pubic louse

November 7, 2026, Saturday

Salon Bischofberger-De Nicola, 2nd Edition, Zurich, SWITZERLAND — A classic gathering merging science and art, featuring Serafina Giannoni, Edward Rushton, and Vanessa Morandell from The Fungi Song (Ig Nobel Ceremony 2026) as part of the evening. By invitation only.

November 8, 2026, Sunday, 16:30-18:00

Berlin Science Week, Berlin, GERMANY — Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW), John-Foster-Dulles-Allee 10, in the Miriam Makeba Auditorium. With:

• Marc Abrahams: (Ig Nobel founder): Why the Ig Nobel Prize ceremony moved to Europe
• Keira Lee Rice (nose-spray researcher and Ig Nobel organizer): How to live-draw improbable research
• Ilona Croy (psychologist and Ig Nobel Prize winner): Smelling babies and teenagers
• Nicole Sharp (fluid dynamicist and Ig Nobel organizer): Designing a Splash-Free Urinal 
• Kees Moeliker (ornithologist and Ig Nobel Prize winner): The rise and fall of the pubic louse

TICKETS TICKETS TICKETS are free, but you need to register while they are still available.

November 14, 2026, 3 pm.

STEM Teacher Training Day for secondary school teachers, Lycée Josy Barthel, Mamer, LUXEMBOURG — Marc Abrahams will give the keynote talk, about improbable research and the Ig Nobel Prizes.

November 27, 2026, Friday.

Science Friday — day-after-Thanksgiving Ig Nobel Prize ceremony highlights broadcast [public radio, USA — and on the internet] — The now-36-year tradition continues, this year with edited highlights from the 36th First Annual Ig Nobel prize ceremony.

December 9, 2026, Wednesday, noon.

Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, USA — Marc Abrahams will discuss improbable research and the Ig Nobel Prizes. Details TBA.

February, 2027, exact date TBA

BOSKONE, Boston, Massachusetts, USA  — Improbable Dramatic Readings (read aloud by probably dramatic readers) of very brief extracts from improbably exciting genuine published research studies, some of which have been honored with Ig Nobel Prizes. Details TBA.

February 19, 2027, Friday, 7:00-9:00 pm

AAAS Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, USA  — Hyatt Regency Chicago, 151 East Wacker Drive, in the Plaza Ballroom — Improbable Research Show, with Marc Abrahams (founder of the Ig Nobel Prizes) and several Ig Nobel Prize winners. Details TBA.

Spring (Northern hemisphere), 2027, dates TBA

The 2027 Ig Nobel EuroTour — Marc Abrahams and various Ig Nobel Prize winners will do public events in Switzerland,  Denmark, Belgium, Germany, Sweden, France, Italy, and perhaps other European countries. Details TBA.

• April 20, 21 — SWITZERLAND
• April 26, 27, 28 — DENMARK
• May 14-17 — BELGIUM

September 5, 2027, Sunday

The 37th First Annual Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony, Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium, in Queen Elizabeth Hall — Details TBA.