Discovery Day Cal State

Discovery Days are large-scale, outdoor events where the Bay Area’s many STEM organizations connect with thousands of youth and adults. The Result? Everyone – young and old – can experience the wonders of science! CSU East Bay invites you to explore over 40 Free dynamic demonstrations, engaging experiments, hands-on activities, and much much more. The […]

Discovery Day @ Oracle Park

View of Oracle Park during Discovery Day.

Discovery Days are large-scale, outdoor events where the Bay Area’s many STEM organizations connect with thousands of youth and adults. The result? Super-charged, super-fun celebrations of science! This FREE family focused event feature hundreds of dynamic demonstrations, engaging experiments, geeky games and astounding activities for all ages! We are looking forward to being back in-person […]

Augmented Reality California Trail Scavenger Hunt @ the Oakland Zoo

Oakland Zoo has a new offering – interactive augmented reality care of tech/learning company Agents of Discovery. Through this partnership we look to provide another level of engagement and learning on site. Guests will be given exclusive early access to this Agents of Discovery “Mission” and its “Challenges” before it launches to the general public. […]

What is a Radiologist?

Have you ever wondered what a Radiologist does? Do you know about the equipment Radiologists use? What do Radiologists do all day? Join us for a conversation with some of UCSF’s Radiology and Biomedical Imaging Team. We will touch on several topics like: What is Radiology? How do you become a Radiologist? What do we […]

如何保護和幫助附近的各種野禽恢復健康

大家好,歡迎你們來參加矽谷野生動物救護中心(簡稱WCSV)舉辦的教育講座。我們將會用國語介紹附近的各種野禽,和一些問題可能會影響它們的生存,一些簡單的方法我們在家可以幫忙它們。 我們還會介紹WCSV的職責-是一個中心負責照顧生病的, 受傷的或者是被遺棄的野生動物。歡迎大家提出任何問題有關於野禽或者是附近的野生動物。

Protegiendo y rehabilitando Aves de rapiña locales

Wildlife Center of Silicon Valley le invitamos a un curso educativa en espanol donde estariamos hablando sobre aves de rapina locales tal como el halcon, aguilas y buhos. Hablaremos de como ellos pueden ayudar al medio ambiente y como rehabilitamos animales salvajes que se encuentran enfermos, lastimados o huerfanos en area de bahia. Nos pueden […]

Youth Take Climate Action: Louis Sutter Playground

Healing the land and our communities, Youth Take Climate Action is part of a citywide Youth Service Day. Join us for a children & family STEM service day stewarding Louis Sutter Playground. San Francisco Department of the Environment’s Education team and SF Rec and Park will host climate-focused service projects and lead STEM-focused activities including […]

Creekside Story Walk @ the Oakland Zoo

Experience a Story Walk through the Arroyo Viejo Creek site at the Oakland Zoo. This natural area has a safe, cleared path that participants walk through at their own pace, surrounded by nature while progressing through a custom-made children’s book narrative. The plot of the tale moves further along as guests move deeper into the […]

StemFrenzy

At the StemFrenzy Festival, enjoy a day with the entire community exploring, learning, and discovering science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. This event will include hands-on activities, raffles, prizes, inspiring demonstrations from top STEM organizations and San Francisco summer programs, and more for your entire family!

Midpen Bayside Family Festival

Celebrate 50 years of science-based public land preservation, restoration and public enjoyment with the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District at this free, family-friendly festival in Ravenswood Open Space Preserve and Cooley Landing in East Palo Alto. Explore the newest segment of the San Francisco Bay Trail, including boardwalks with interpretive signs along the bay wetlands. […]

COVID Safety

The Bay Area Science Festival will manage all in-person events with the health, safety and well-being of our staff, volunteers, hosts, exhibitors, and guests in mind. In response to COVID-19, we will be implementing public health requirements for all event hosts and attendees in accordance with local and state guidelines in order to celebrate science safely throughout the Bay Area. 

The Bay Area Science Festival encourages you to get vaccinated, wear a mask and practice social distancing. Be sure to check back for updated and more detailed COVID safety information prior to attending.

Thank You for Supporting BASF

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.

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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.