Saturday, May 31, 2025
Enjoy an exciting, FREE day of hands-on fun, discovery, and creativity designed to inspire innovators of all ages. Sponsored by the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation, this one-of-a-kind festival takes place on the Julianne and George Argyros Plaza and brings together over 20 community partners in STEM and arts education for a vibrant outdoor celebration.
๐ Festival Highlights
- Live Performances including:
- Journeys to the Past Native American blessing and dance
- The Alley Cats musical comedy group
- N8tive Hoop World Champion hoop dancers
- Music Notes LLC combining STEM and hip hop
- Circo Etereo roving circus entertainers
- Hands-On Activities:
- ย LEGO car racing, sun telescope viewing, DNA and protein models, live animal encounters, robot sumo battles, Earth history walk-throughs.
- Take-home projects like rain gutter regatta boats, LED creations, sundials, mechanical robots, and more.
- More Fun featuring:
- Imagination Playground and Rigamajig large-scale building play
- BubblePOP bubble play station
- Balloon twisters
- FREE mini train rides around campus
๐ Admission is free and open to all ages. No registration required, just bring your curiosity and love for hands-on learning.
Participating Community Partners:
- Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation
- Bionerds, Inc.
- Brain Builders STEM Education
- Bytes and Bots
- Challenge Island Irvine
- Child Creativity Lab
- Crystal Cove Conservancy
- Environmental Nature Center
- Girls IN Focus
- Girls Inc. of Orange County
- Inside the Outdoors
- Kaiser Permanente
- Kids at Science Foundation
- Mesa Water District
- OC Habitats
- Orange Coast College Astronomy
- Pacific Marine Mammal Center
- Play-well TEKnologies
- Rolling Robots
- Santa Ana Zoo
- Science Heads Inc.
- Scouting America, Orange County Council
- University Lab Partners
