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

8:30 am to 10:30 am: Moongazing (and more!)

Join the GT Observatory and STEMatGTRI for a virtual event that shares a live viewing of the moon using the Aloha telescope! Tune in and you will have the opportunity to control a telescope hundreds of miles away to get a closer look at the features of the moon, and learn all about our closest neighbor from GT Observatory Director Dr. Jim Sowell. In addition to studying the moon's features, we'll explore other questions about

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

9:30 am to 10:30 am: Adventure Cubs Learn About Regal Red Pandas!

Calling all Adventure Cubs, ages 0-5, and their favorite grownups for a morning of exploration, learning and fun! Explorers will learn about Red Pandas through a game, craft, story, and singalong before visiting the Red Panda's habitat to make observations and draw connections to the lesson. This is a great opportunity to make friends and spend time with your little explorers as they discover new skills and learn about wildlife. All topics and activities are designed

Audience(S): Families, Preschool

Location:
Zoo Atlanta
800 Cherokee Ave SE
Atlanta, GA 30315

11:00 am to 5:00 pm: The Art of Math

Mathematical genius transforms into visual poetry at "The Art of Math," a groundbreaking exhibition celebrating the extraordinary realm where numbers and creativity collide. Inspired by Martin Gardner's revolutionary thinking, this exhibition showcases world-renowned mathematical artists who reveal mathematics as a profound artistic language. Sculptures created at the legendary Gathering 4 Gardner are featured alongside works by Atlanta-based contemporary artists. Please register online and show your tickets to the door person once you arrive. This exhibit is

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

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

1:00 pm to 3:30 pm: Roadside Geology

Tag along with two geologist-educators to see the beautiful building stones and folded natural rock layers of Midtown Atlanta, on a tour from Symphony Hall to Rhodes Hall! Dr. Bill Witherspoon, co-author of "Roadside Geology of Georgia," teams up with highly sought guest speaker from Georgia Mineral Society (GMS), Bill Waggener, to interpret the stories that rocks tell. Plus, get a GMS grab bag, included with the cost of admission!
Audience(S): Families, Middle School, Adults, High School

Location:
Upper Plaza Entrance to Arts Center MARTA Station
43 Arts Center Way NE
Atlanta, GA 30309

3:30 pm to 4:30 pm: Persistence of Vision

Can you believe your eyes? Join us for fun and interactive experiments that delve into the eye-brain connection and how your brain can piece disjointed images together to form a cohesive, persistent image. We'll explore concepts like afterimages, depth perception (using the ames Chair), and blind spots, as well as have books and anatomical models to satisfy your curiosity! This event has multiple occurrences throughout the Festival in libraries across Fulton County. Please check the

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

Location:
Northwest Atlanta Library
2489 Perry Blvd. NW
Atlanta, GA 30318

7:30 pm to 9:00 pm: Celebrating Animals in Music and Medicine

What does a cat doctor practice? Meow-dicine! In this event, you'll learn that there's more to animals than meets the eye. In fact, musicians, healers, and scientists have been inspired by animal medicine for thousands of years! Join pianists William Ransom and Julie Coucheron as they play a four-hand piano rendition of the Carnival of the Animals to celebrate swans, cats, and elephants in music, while biologist Jaap de Roode reveals how these animals

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

Location:
Michael C. Carlos Museum at Emory, Ackerman Hall
571 South Kilgo Cir NE
Atlanta , GA GA 30322

8:00 pm to 9:30 pm: Emilie: La Marquise du Châtelet Defends Her Life Tonight

Join us for an exhilarating performance of "Emilie: La Marquise du Châtelet Defends Her Life Tonight," by Lauren Gunderson, performed in French with English supertitles! 18th century scientific genius Emilie du Châtelet is back and determined to answer the question she died with: love or philosophy, head or heart? In this highly theatrical rediscovery of one of history's most intriguing women, Emilie defends her life and loves, and ends up with both a formula and a

Audience(S): Adults, Families, High School

Location:
7 Stages Theatre
1105 Euclid Ave NE
Atlanta, GA 30307

6:00 pm to 8:00 pm: Stemfest: Hands-On Science for Families at Oglethorpe University

Let's explore the human body in Brookhaven! Students and faculty spanning the disciplines of biology, chemistry, and physics welcome you to Oglethorpe University for an evening of interactive STEM fun. From the heartbeat of the circulatory system to the squelch of the digestive tract, you will be immersed in the complexities and wonders of the major organ systems. Join us for this fun, hands-on, family-friendly event! Please complete one registration per family member. Advance registration

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

Location:
Cousins Center of Science and Innovation, Oglethorpe University
4484 Peachtree Rd NE
Brookhaven, GA 30319