This free family event is unlike any other – with dynamic demonstrations, engaging experiments, geeky games and astounding activities for all ages! This super-charged, super-fun celebration will include hundreds of hands-on activities, robots and opportunities to meet local scientists and engineers. The Bay Area Science Festival will return in Fall 2025.
KPIX news coverage from the 2019 Discovery Day
Discover the mysteries of science with UCSF! Learn how our bodies work! Booths include dental health, brain anatomy and function, how neurons communicate with each other and more. Thank you to our UCSF family for supporting the event and sharing your science with the Bay!
Check out our Teen Area with STEM activities for teens - led by teens! Create, build and explore! Performances from local teens in the lounge space, raffle prizes and free give-aways. Discover what STEM career paths could be in your future!
Interact and play with robots that have been built by industry groups, academia, and school clubs in the Robot Zoo. The Robot Zoo will be overrun with robots of all shapes and sizes.
More coming soon!
We strive to make all Bay Area Science Festival events free, when possible. To produce the Festival, we must annually raise hundreds of thousands of dollars. Every donation helps us make this important work possible.
Thank you for your generous support of the Bay Area Science Festival! As part of UCSF, SEP is a 501(c)3 non-profit. All donations are tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law. Please let us know if your company participates in a matching gift program so that we can extend the benefit of your generosity.