Lumières sur le Quai

Meetings and Conferences

• Thursday, October 22, 2 p.m.–8 p.m. — "Science and Sci-Fi" themed day: book signings, panel discussions with scientists and science fiction authors in partnership with Éditions La Volte, followed by the closing lecture-performance "Sleep for Earth" by Compagnie Le Clair Obscur
• Tuesday, October 20 — "How to explore Mars and the Moon today?", a lecture by Charles Yana, engineer at CNES (ages 9+)
• Tuesday, October 20 — "New media: sharing knowledge from yesterday to tomorrow", a panel discussion with Audrey Dussutour, Pierre Kerner, and Marie Treibert, in partnership with Café des Sciences
• Tuesday, October 20 — Tuesday Quiz, a scientific afterwork event with the Science Comedy Show
• Wednesday, October 21 — "Participatory science: the future of research?", live recording of the podcast Détour vers le futur S07E03, with Audrey Dussutour and Thierry Brassac
• Tuesday, October 27 — "When arts and sciences inspire each other", a panel discussion with Lauriane Gricourt (Les Abattoirs), Hélène Virion, and Florence Clément (CNES)
• Wednesday, October 28 — "What are we still looking for in space?", live recording of the podcast Détour vers le futur S07E04, with Aurélie Moussi and André Debus (CNES)
• Thursday, October 29, 2 p.m.–8:30 p.m. — "Beneath the clouds" themed day: screening of the film "Le Peuple des nuages" followed by a Q&A, "The Cloud Trial" (Quai des Savoirs court), and a cloud-watching workshop at Lac de la Reynerie
• Saturday, October 31 — "Plushology: a soft science", a participatory lecture for children (ages 6+) by the University of Montpellier
• Saturday, October 31 — "Can science fiction move beyond dystopia?", a panel discussion with the team from Métal Hurlant magazine
• Saturday, October 31 — "Can you read the future in an Arctic river?", by Romain Teisserenc, environmental science researcher
• Tuesday, November 3 — 4th Forum of Desirable Futures (registration to come; outside festival dates)

Performances

• Thursday, October 22 — "Sleep for Earth", a lecture-performance by Compagnie Le Clair Obscur
• Tuesday, October 27, 6:30 p.m. — "I'm making atoms live!", a lecture-performance by physicist Julien Bobroff
• Thursday, October 29 — "The Cloud Trial"
• Friday, October 30 — Clutch Evening (from 7 p.m.): live music with the Locombia festival, artistic performances, interactive activities, creator stalls, bar, and food
• October 30 to November 1 — "Manual for Adapting to the Planet", a participatory show by the Laboratoire Urbain d'interventions temporaires
• October 30 to November 1 — Live painting by Toulouse-based graffiti artist Reso
• October 31 and November 1 — "#Exoterritoires", a participatory show by Compagnie Le Clair Obscur
• "Cerebrum Kids" (Cie Les Faiseurs de réalités, ages 8+) — interactive show at the Sorano theater; dates not specified on the page

Workshops

• October 21 to 25 — Microb-ID, a scientific escape game by Inserm
• Saturday, October 31 — Cloud watching with writer Mathieu Simonet (Jardin des Plantes, Toulouse)
• October 31 and November 1 — Radio Doudou, a scientific and participatory plush toy collection
• October 31 and November 1 — Portrait of the Living, portraits using natural pigments derived from fermentation
• Morning sessions for young audiences: Quai des Petits (ages 2-7, "The Forest of Secrets" installation), Creative Platform (ages 7+: 3D printers, Quai des curieux, DIY and maker demos)

Exhibitions and Installations (visible throughout the festival)

• XYZT, abstract landscapes — immersive experience by Adrien M & Claire B; free access on October 30 from 7 p.m., then on October 31 and November 1
• Unseen — immersive installation by Guillaume Marmin
• Research without a filter — photo exhibition by Sorbonne University with Fisheye magazine
• It's heating up for scientists — image exhibition by La Physique Autrement
• La Déferlante — installation by Martin Guillaumie
• The Forest of Secrets — installation for young audiences by Raphaël Garnier
• Memories of the future — comic book exhibition by Ugo Bienvenu
• Was the future better afterwards? — comic book exhibition on Métal Hurlant

Screenings

• Eight jingles by students from the ISCID animation cinema master's program opening each session
• Arco (ages 8+) · The Prophecy of the Frogs (ages 7+) · Colorful Fantasies (ages 3+, 5 short films) · The Cloud People (documentary) · Animal Reveries (ages 3+, student short films)

Off-site (Toulouse metropolitan area)

• October 3 to November 5, Quint-Fonsegrives — October month of scientific culture (meetings, activities, "Behind the blob, research" exhibition, film-debate)
• October 17, L'Union — "Cells to repair the body", meeting at the cultural café with Jeanne Minvielle Moncla, with a children's workshop (ages 5-12) running in parallel
• Inauguration at the University of Toulouse Jean Jaurès: "Becoming" show by the Rivage collective
• Meal-debates and meetings in Toulouse (FASOLMI, Maison Partage, Maison Avenir, Maison de chômeurs TO7 Reynerie), Montrabé (Salle de l'Accent); augmented reality book "Acqua-alta" at the José Cabanis library; cloud watching at Lac de la Reynerie

Program published by Quai des Savoirs. The times for most events and the dates for screenings are not listed on the festival page; they are detailed item by item in the Quai des Savoirs agenda.