Perimeter Institute is celebrating 25 years of curiosity, wonder, and groundbreaking research. Join us for PI/25 – A peek inside the Perimeter for public events September 20-27, 2025. This is your chance to step inside, meet the people behind the work, and see our iconic building in a new light.
Thank you to our 25th Anniversary Festival supporters:
What to experience
PI/25 – A peek inside the Perimeter
Sat Sept 20 and Sun Sept 21, 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Join us at Perimeter Institute for a peek inside the building, and opportunities to connect with scientists. Expect short presentations, videos, and hands-on activities for all ages. We are proud to be a Doors Open Waterloo partner.
Lumen at Perimeter
Sat Sept 20, 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM
One night only! As Waterloo’s Lumen Festival lights up the City, join Perimeter at this immersive outdoor event for lights, music and conversations. We are proud to be a Lumen Festival partner with the City of Waterloo.
Live on stage: A Quantum of Hope
Sat Sept 20 and Sun Sept 21, 5:00 PM
In this rare opportunity, PI researchers will take to the stage for a dramatic reading of one-act play inside Perimeter’s theatre, written by PI alumni.
“In a Douglas Adams-inspired setting, planet Earth must prove its scientific value to the Galactic Federation of Science & Technology (GAFSAT). Through satire and plot twists, five characters discuss the promise and peril of quantum computers, simulations, sensors, and quantum foundations research.”
Princess Cinemas screening and talks
Particle Fever (2013)
Mon Sept 22, 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM, at Princess Cinemas
Get your free tickets for a showing of a documentary tracing the Large Hadron Collider era and the Higgs boson discovery. Particle Fever (2013) will play in Princess Cinemas, followed by a Q&A with cast member Savas Dimopoulos and Director Mark Levinson.
Book your free tickets through Princess Cinemas
The Universe in a Grain of Sand (2024)
Sat Sept 27, 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM, at Princess Cinemas
Get your free tickets for a showing of this creative documentary that explores how scientists and artists probe nature’s deepest mysteries. The Universe in a Grain of Sand (2024) will play at Princess Cinemas, followed by a Q&A with Director Mark Levinson.
À propos de l’IP
L'Institut Périmètre est le plus grand centre de recherche en physique théorique au monde. Fondé en 1999, cet institut indépendant vise à favoriser les percées dans la compréhension fondamentale de notre univers, des plus infimes particules au cosmos tout entier. Les recherches effectuées à l’Institut Périmètre reposent sur l'idée que la science fondamentale fait progresser le savoir humain et catalyse l'innovation, et que la physique théorique d'aujourd'hui est la technologie de demain. Situé dans la région de Waterloo, cet établissement sans but lucratif met de l'avant un partenariat public-privé unique en son genre avec entre autres les gouvernements de l'Ontario et du Canada. Il facilite la recherche de pointe, forme la prochaine génération de pionniers de la science et communique le pouvoir de la physique grâce à des programmes primés d'éducation et de vulgarisation.
