Explore, Experiment, Repeat!
Atlanta is about to get wonderfully curious! The Atlanta Science Festival runs March 7-21, turning familiar spots into pop-up laboratories, story hours, and hands-on playgrounds of discovery before closing out with a citywide celebration in Piedmont Park. For two packed weeks, science steps off the page and into real life, inviting families, students, and the casually curious to dive in.
Created by local science leaders who wanted research to feel less ivory tower and more front porch, the festival now features nearly 150 events. You can wander into a talk about space travel one evening, then find yourself peering into a microscope the next morning. No lab coat required, only a little curiosity!
Georgia Tech’s Celebrate STEAM day helps kick things off on March 8 with open labs, live demos, and researchers who are ready to swap technical talk for actual conversation. Across the city, the calendar reads like a choose-your-own adventure. There are bat walks at dusk, brain science exhibits that test your reflexes and your assumptions, laser showcases that feel part art installation, part physics lesson, and robotics sessions where kids and grownups code side by side.
What to Circle on Your Calendar
With nearly 150 events on deck, it pays to map out a game plan. A few highlights worth noting:
- Celebrate STEAM at Georgia Tech, where labs throw open their doors and hands-on experiments take center stage
- Interactive biology sessions that bring you face to face with cells under a microscope
- Robotics workshops that challenge participants to code their way through a maze
- Evening programs that blend science and storytelling for a surprisingly fun night out
The grand finale lands March 21 at Piedmont Park with the Exploration Expo. More than 100 booths from universities, nonprofits, and local companies fill the park with live demos and tactile exhibits. Families can examine a real human brain, guide robots through obstacle courses, and explore space science up close. It’s free, family friendly, and distinctly Atlanta in its blend of smarts and heart.
For a city known for innovation, the Atlanta Science Festival feels right at home. Call it two weeks of proof that Atlanta’s brainpower is not tucked away in labs; it’s out in the open, ready for you to grab it with both hands!
From science to the arts, Georgia’s festival scene is packed! Plan your next adventure here: gbj.com/festivals.
