Festivals & HolidaysSaturday, December 12
Notre Dame College of Science Christmas Lecture-Around the World in 80 Games | The 2026 Christmas Lecture with Marcus du Sautoy
Saturday, December 12 · 2-5 p.m. · Century Center
- When
- Saturday, December 12 · 2-5 p.m.
- Where
- Century Center120 South Doctor Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard · South Bend, IN · 46601
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About this event
Around the World in 80 Games | The 2026 Christmas Lecture with Marcus du Sautoy
All are welcome to attend the sixth annual Christmas Lecture with Marcus du Sautoy , the Simonyi Professor for the Public Understanding of Science at the University of Oxford, at the Century Center in Downtown South Bend.
Join Marcus as he takes us on a mathematical journey across the centuries and through countries, continents and cultures in search of the games we love to play. He will explain how mathematics has always been deeply intertwined with games and investigates how games themselves can provide us with opportunities for mathematical insight into the world.
Modeled after the Royal Institution’s Christmas Lecture series, the College of Science invites a world-renowned scientist to Notre Dame to present a lecture that will inspire general audiences—from age 5 to 105—with the curiosity and wonder of scientific inquiry. Past Christmas Lecture guests include Tatiana Erukhimova , Michelle Thaller , Kate the Chemist , and more.
After the talk, enjoy festive refreshments and interactive, family friendly STEM demos, puzzles, and games in the Great Hall in the Century Center .
The Christmas Lecture is free and open to the public; seating for the lecture is first come, first served.
Photo credit: Adam Tatton-Reid and Hay Festival
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