QED 2024 Tickets on sale now!

Tickets to QED 2024 are on sale now! Our weekend celebration of science, reason and critical thinking, returns for 2024 with another exciting line-up of main stage speakers, live show recordings, panel discussions, interactive workshops, and more.

This year, QED will be taking place on 19th-20th October at Manchester’s Mercure Piccadilly Hotel, with early bird tickets costing £164 for the full weekend - including access to all event spaces across the weekend, and our Saturday night entertainment.

Early bird prices are available until 2nd September 2024, after which tickets will be available at the standard price of £189.

Plus, we will once again be hosting our completely-free one-day SkeptiCamp event on Friday 18th October - no ticket required.

Appearing at QED 2024 will be:

Prof. Bola Grace: health tech expert and researcher in the fields of reproductive health, wearable technology, and big data
Dr Sabine Hossenfelder: physicist, author, and science communicator whose YouTube channel ‘Science with Sabine’ has over 1.29 million subscribers
Robin Ince: multi award winning comedian, author, broadcaster, bibliomaniac and populariser of scientific ideas, who co-created Cosmic Shambles and The Infinite Monkey Cage
Dr Joe Ondrak: OSINT Investigator tackling harm caused by online mis- and disinformation, analysing disinformation ranging from hostile state campaigns to domestic conspiracy groups
Rina Raphael: author of The Gospel of Wellness: Gyms, Gurus, Goop and the False Promise of Self-Care, and journalist specialising in health, wellness, tech, and misinformation
Dr Shema Tariq: Principal Research Fellow at University College London’s Institute for Global Health and Honorary Consultant HIV Physician at the Mortimer Market Centre.
Prof. Richard Wiseman: psychologist, author, and magician whose YouTube channel has over 800 million views
James Wilson: aka The Sleep Geek, globally renowned sleep expert who regularly appears in the national press, on radio, and on TV

And much more, still to be announced. Plus, returning to QED after a triumphant performance during last year’s Saturday night entertainment will be our MC, the fantastic stand-up comedian Siân Docksey.

So, don’t delay – grab your QED ticket today and we’ll see you in October!