Discovery rarely happens in a vacuum. Connecting and collaborating with other curious people makes science more exciting. With that in mind, we’ve curated a list of 2019 events for the science-curious. Mark your calendars and plan to participate in a gathering near you.
- April 1-30: City of STEM Science Festival
- April 12-21: Cambridge Science Festival
- April 13: Citizen Science Day
- April 22: Earth Day
- April 23: Tool Foundry informational webinar
- April 26: Philadelphia Science Festival
- May 1-4: COSI Science Festival
- May 4: March for Science
- May 4: Maker Faire Austin
- May 12-17: Intel International Science & Engineering Fair
- May 13-19: Museum Week 2019
- May 15-18: Chicago Science Fest
- May 17-18: Maker Faire Bay Area
- May 28-June 2: World Science Festival
- May 30: Deadline to apply for the Tool Foundry accelerator
- June 2: Maker Faire NoVa
- June 10-14: National Geographic Explorers Festival
- June 14-16: Nation of Makers Conference (NOMCON)
- June 17-19: TechConnect World Innovation Conference
- June 21-27: National Week of Making
- June 22-23: Maker Faire Kansas City
- June 24: Capitol Hill Maker Faire
- July 27-28: Maker Faire Detroit
- August 17-18: Invention-Con 2019
- August 24: Maker Faire Tulsa
- September 13-15: Maker Faire Milwaukee
- September 14: Museum of Discovery Tinkerfest
- September 16: Virginia Tech Science Festival
- September 28: Science Museum Oklahoma Tinkerfest
- September 21-22: World Maker Faire New York
- October 5-6: Maker Faire San Diego
- October 5-6: Maker Faire Louisville
- October 17-20: Wisconsin Science Festival
- October 27-28: Maker Faire Atlanta
- November 9-10: Maker Faire Orlando
- November 22-23: Maker Faire Rochester
We’re developing a Tool-a-thon Toolkit to make it easy for anyone to host a tool prototyping meetup in conjunction with other science events. A tool-a-thon — at a makerspace, fabrication lab, library, or science center — can inspire local makers and inventors to develop tool prototypes for the Tool Foundry accelerator. We are seeking applications from high-potential teams with prototypes for low-cost, high-quality, and easy-to-use physical tools for scientific discovery.
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Did we miss an important event? Email hello@toolfoundry.org to let us know where you’ll be this year.