It's the season for the Atlanta Science Festival, presented by Delta Air Lines! Check out our exciting Schedule and get giddy for all the science coming your way! Keep up with schedule changes, announcements and all things #ATLSciFest on our website, newsletter, and social media!

The Festival is engineered by Science ATL and community partners, with major support from presenting sponsor Delta Air Lines, founders Emory University, Georgia Tech, and the Metro Atlanta Chamber, and other sponsors like NCR Foundation, UPS, Lenz Marketing, Google, Cox Enterprises, Kennesaw State University, Lockheed Martin, Mercer University, and more.

100+ Events Across Atlanta & 1 Big Party In Piedmont Park

Schedule of Events

11:00 am to 12:00 pm: Grow Up

Join the hydroponics experts at Produce'd as you tour their farm and learn how plants are grown without using dirt or soil, and explore the wonder of the germination and pollinating bee rooms! Then, put your knowledge to the test with a hands-on hydroponics project that you'll get to take home for addition learning, growing (pun intended), and discovery. This event has an earlier occurrence on Saturday, March 8.

Audience(S): Adults, Families, High School, Middle School, Elem. School

Location:
Produce'd Indoor Hydroponic Farm
4674 Clark Howell Highway Suite #6
Atlanta, GA 30349

1:00 pm:  to 5:00 pm: Sunday Funday: Nature Weaving

Get creative with nature! Join us for Nature Weaving, where you'll weave leaves, flowers, and plants into a natural loom made from sticks and twine. Learn about sustainability and the benefits of using natural materials while crafting your own piece of eco-friendly art. Perfect for curious minds and nature lovers! Stop by anytime during the event window for this drop-in event!

Audience(S): Families, Elem. School, Preschool, Middle School

Location:
Museum of Design Atlanta
1315 Peachtree St NE
Atlanta, GA 30309

1:00 pm:  to 4:00 pm: The amazing Race: STEM Edition

Race through a whirlwind of science! In this amazing Race-inspired challenge, teams will race against the clock to navigate a series of hands-on scientific puzzles, experiments, and challenges. Each stop will test your creativity, teamwork, and scientific knowledge. Get ready for a high-energy adventure that blends competition with discovery!

Audience(S): Adults, High School, Families

Location:
Georgia Tech Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design
422 Ferst Dr.
Atlanta, GA 30332

1:00 pm:  to 2:30 pm: Women Who Rock the World: Earth Lab Adventures

Discover the wonders of geoscience with hands-on activities at Georgia State University! Join the Geosciences Raising Opportunities for Women (GROW) student club for an exciting lab walkthrough featuring research by our own faculty and student scientists. Engage in experiments and activities in studying minerals, fossils, water, and maps. Learn about contributions to Earth and environmental science from women in history and earn prizes to take home.

Audience(S): Families, High School, Middle School, Elem. School

Location:
Sparks Hall - Georgia State University
33 Gilmer Street SE
Atlanta, GA 30302

3:00 pm:  to 4:30 pm: Women Who Rock the World: Earth Lab Adventures

Discover the wonders of geoscience with hands-on activities at Georgia State University! Join the Geosciences Raising Opportunities for Women (GROW) student club for an exciting lab walkthrough featuring research by our own faculty and student scientists. Engage in experiments and activities in studying minerals, fossils, water, and maps. Learn about contributions to Earth and environmental science from women in history and earn prizes to take home.

Audience(S): Families, High School, Middle School, Elem. School

Location:
Sparks Hall - Georgia State University
33 Gilmer Street SE
Atlanta, GA 30302

3:00 pm:  to 7:00 pm: Mathapalooza!

Experience the beauty of mathematical art and create some yourself during Mathapalooza!, which marks the opening of The Art of Math at the Sun ATL gallery. The afternoon will start with a mathematical magic show by Matt Baker and end with a performance of Bach's Crab Canon by Tracy Woodard including a discussion of the symmetries hidden in that work. While visiting the exhibition you will explore the math in circus arts, construct

Audience(S): Adults, High School

Location:
The Sun ATL Gallery
399 Edgewood Ave SE
Atlanta, GA 30312

4:00 pm:  to 5:00 pm: A Scoop of Science

We all scream for ice cream! But have you ever really thought about what it is? A liquid? A solid? A glass? Ice cream has more in common with toothpaste, froth, and glass than you might expect. Join physicists Daniel Sussman and Michael Czajkowski for an exploration of the physics of disordered solids, and answers to the questions you never knew to ask about ice cream. ​We promise the only brain freeze will come from

Audience(S): Families, Elem. School, Middle School

Location:
Southface Institute
241 Pine St NE
Atlanta, GA 30308

6:00 pm:  to 8:00 pm: Father of the Cyborgs

"Father of the Cyborgs" tells the story of a neurologist in the late 1990s whose relentless effort to unlock speech for locked-in patients nearly incapacitated him when he decided to have his own brain implanted. Watch the documentary and then discuss brain-computer interfaces, mental privacy, and the future of neurotechnology with Atlanta thought leaders in neurotechnology and neuroethics!
Photo credit: Magdalena Sick-Leitner (Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

Audience(S): Adults, High School

Location:
Georgia Tech Student Center - Walter G. Ehmer Theater
351 Ferst Drive NW
Atlanta, GA 30332