SPRAOI – 1st/2nd August 2026
The CALMAST team will be out in force once again at the SPRAOI Festival in Cathedral Square, Waterford City. Since 2010, we have brought science, puzzles and games to this vibrant three-day August bank holiday weekend celebration. Each year, we team up with the Physics Busters and local industries volunteers to captivate the crowd with interactive experiments, mind-bending puzzles and playful performances, immersing children and adults alike in the fascinating realms of SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, and MATHS.
STEM: Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths
CALMAST is the South East Technological University’s (SETU) STEM engagement centre. It delivers and coordinates STEM engagement across the South East of Ireland and also delivers Maths Week Ireland an all-Island initiative.
Calmast delivers through partnerships within SETU and through local STEM Clusters. CALMAST’s core value is “STEM for All” and activities promotes sustainability, creativity and critical thinking.
Working with schools and the wider community CALMAST engages with an annual audience around 35,000 in counties Waterford, Wexford, Kilkenny, Carlow and Tipperary. Maths Week Ireland, founded and coordinated by CALMAST, engages a further 520,000 across the Island of Ireland. CALMAST’s STEM engagement is organised in two main strands: Festivals & Events and Sustained Engagement.
We have events all year round. Learn more about our various festivals and projects!
Upcoming Events
Recent Activity
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There needs to be far more educational events like this organised for children to take them off devices and expand their minds from a young age.
Delighted to see an Irish language event being hosted. The Celts connection fitted very well with our 4th class.
I enjoyed the Winter School as it made complex topics accessible to a layperson.
Sunny day, lots of wildlife, excellent memories that we wouldn’t afford otherwise.
I learned a lot about cyber security. I learned that cyber security is a lot more interesting than it sounds.
I thoroughly enjoyed it and the content was very interesting and full of humour. Thank you.
RBSS is a highlight in our year. Wouldn’t miss it.
I really enjoyed the visit to Waterford University as part of the STEM program and am hoping to go to third-level education.
Annual reports
Click on the book cover to find out about all the amazing events and projects that CALMAST took part in.
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