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Over the course of the 10 days, more than 50 Festival events are offered for the families, teens and adults. In 2022, we are excited to return to in-person events and look forward to seeing you at Discovery Days!

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Discovery days

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Discovery Days bring the fun and excitement of science to a huge crowd. Working with local universities, museums, companies, school groups, non-profits and many others, Discovery Days offer hundreds of FREE hands-on-activities and exhibits. In 2022, we’re hosting Discovery Day at Oracle Park in San Francisco and Discovery Day at CSU East Bay’s Hayward Campus.

Each year, we host behind-the-scenes tours that highlight the scientific wonders of the Bay Area. You can hike along the San Andreas Fault with a geologist, tour a deep sea ocean exploration manufacturing center with marine engineers, or peer into a microscope with a microbiologist. 

scientific wonders

Explorer Tours

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thought provoking

Panel Discussions

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Each year the Festival hosts thought-provoking discussions, research presentations, film screenings and moreto bring the public and STEM role models, researchers, scientists, and thought leaders together.

Proud Members

Science Festival Alliance

The Bay Area Science Festival is part of the Science Festival Alliance, the professional association in the U.S. dedicated exclusively to more and better science and technology festivals.

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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.