The 2026 National Science Popularization Month campaign officially launches

National Science Popularization Month focuses on technology empowering people’s livelihoods; the 2026 event kicks off in September Enjoy exciting science outreach programs such as Spark Museum and Science Master dramas, and unlock an innovative future

According to the Science Popularization Law, which stipulates that “every September is National Science Popularization Month,” the China Association for Science and Technology, together with 34 member units of the Office for the Implementation of the Outline for National Scientific Literacy, launched the 2026 National Science Popularization Month activities on September 1, under the theme “Technology Changes Life, Innovation Wins the Future.” During the event, local governments and relevant departments will focus on directions such as science and technology empowering people’s livelihoods and science and technology serving the grassroots, and will roll out a variety of science popularization activities, including joint exploration of university Spark Science Museums, one hundred performances of science master plays entering campuses, touring screenings of film and television resources from “Light and Shadow Science Dreams,” and the largescale online broadcast exhibition for National Science Popularization Month, “The Light of Science Popularization,” among others. This report was written by Xinhua News Agency reporter Liu Zhen and produced and released by Xinhua News Agency’s domestic department.