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Exhibit at The Festival

Exhibitor Application

The Bay Area Science Festival will return for a one-day event on Saturday, October 17, 2026!

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2The Bay Area Science Festival provides an opportunity for the Bay Area’s many STEM organizations to connect with thousands of youth and adults. Dynamic demonstrations, engaging experiments, and geeky games draw families from all over the Bay Area. This super-charged, super-fun celebration will include hundreds of hands-on activities, robots and opportunities to meet local scientists and engineers. Your participation will ensure that the Festival is successful! 

Bay Area Science Festival at UCSF Mission Bay Campus in San Francisco
Saturday, October 17
11 AM – 4 PM
Expected Attendance: 15,000
Space for Exhibitors: 125
Deadline to apply is September 13, 2026

Questions?
Please visit our FAQs page or email us at exhibit@bayareasciencefestival.org.

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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.

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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.