Hundreds of kids of all ages and their families, tables full of games, rooms full of creativity and glorious patterns. Sunday in Oxford Mathematics' Andrew Wiles Building and Saturday in Templars Square, Cowley. Yes, it was the 3rd Oxford Maths Festival 2020.
The aim of the festival is to show the beautiful, creative and collaborative side of mathematics - families were able to do hands-on maths activities (provided by NRICH), make craft items to take home, and play board games together. On the first day, activities took place at Templars Square Shopping Centre in East Oxford, reaching a new audience as part of our desire to make Oxford Maths as accessible as possible. The second day took place here in the Andrew Wiles Building and included Barney Maunder-Taylor of House of Maths providing several maths shows and Andrew Jeffrey who uses magic, juggling and balloons to explore mathematical topics. But let the pictures do the talking (and the Maths).
These events fall under the banner of Outreach. But perhaps the word is inadequate. It is as important as Teaching and Research.