New Mexico Science Fiesta

The 8th Annual New Mexico Science Fiesta

A Community Celebration of Science!

The New Mexico Science Fiesta is one of the state's largest celebrations of STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math).

Join us at Science Fiesta 2023 “Putting the ‘A’ in STEAM”.

Celebrate the fusion of art and science, showcasing the creative spirit that powers innovation in technology and beyond. Saturday, September 23rd from 10am-4pm at Explora.

Enjoy free interactive STEAM activities, food trucks, art vendors, and live music.

Free COVID, Flu, school-required, adult shingles, pneumonia, RSV, and tetanus vaccines will also be offered.

This event is sponsored by Nusenda, Verus Research, UNM EPSCoR, AFRL, and Sandia National Labs.

There will be live music performances by DJ Precious, DJ Dancing Dave, and a few others. Lots of games, entertainment, and activities for people of all ages.

For more information about the 2023 New Mexico Science Fiesta, contact STEM-NM Project Manager Julia Monge.

2023 Date:

September 23rd at Explora!

10AM-4PM

A Community Celebration of Science!

2023 Dates:

Coming Soon

The New Mexico Science Fiesta is one of the state's largest celebrations of STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math). The event is a multi-day, community-wide extravaganza that is sure to inspire your curiosity, creativity, and innovation.

For more information about the 2023 New Mexico Science Fiesta, contact STEM-NM Project Manager Julia Monge.

Thank you to our 2022 sponsors:

Two logos: PNM and Avangrid, with the text "Together for clean energy now"

Become a sponsor of the 2022 NM Science Fiesta!

Science Destinations

Experience the many facets of STEAM in New Mexico

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Science in the Community: June 11-18

A fun, creative way for New Mexicans to explore STEAM concepts with limited capacity in-person programming and live-streamed experiences.

Join us for both in-person and live-streamed events all week! Scheduled talks, demonstrations, tours, workshops, and more! Choose your events based on age group, topic, or date and time. Select events may require advanced registration. Connect with STEAM professionals and each other in fun, interactive platforms!

2021 Event Schedule

Age

9/19, 1-1:30 pm. Tour Spaceport America's Operations Center with Alice Carruth

9/20, 10-10:30 am. Story Time - Joan Proctor, Dragon Doctor with Explora

9/22, 11-11:30 pm. Story Time - Stellaluna with New Mexico Out-of-School Time Network

9/24, 11-11:45 am. Explore, Play and Learn Science with PBSKids, for caretakers of children 3-5 years of age.

& More!

Full line up available September 18th

9/18, 4:30-5:30 pm. Become an Amateur Weather Forecaster. (Google Meet, pre-registration required)

9/19, 10-11 am. Weather Watchers/Weather Warriors with NMSU and KTSM. (Google Meet, pre-registration required)

9/19, 1-1:30 pm. Tour Spaceport America's Operations Center with Alice Carruth. (Zoom, pre-registration required)

9/21, 10-11 am. The Magic of Chemistry with Sandia National Labs

9/21, 11-12 pm. Engineering Tomorrow's Energy from Shale to Gasoline with CISTAR. (Google Meet, pre-registration required)

9/21, Measure & Report Precipitation from Home with Noah Newman, NMSU. (Google Meet, pre-registration required)

9/21, 3-3:30 pm. Make at Home Series Kick-Off Maker Mondays with Explora. (Facebook Live)

9/22, 10-11 am. Air Force Research Laboratory: Tour of Space Laboratories with Mr. Matt Fetrow and Dr. Oscar Martinez, AFRL. (Google Meet, pre-registration required)

9/25, 1:30-3 pm. Vacuum Chamber Experiments, Blast Shield Basics, and Shockwave Schlierens with NMT Mechanical Engineering Dept. (Zoom, pre-registration required)

9/25, 4-5 pm. Woodturners Demonstration with NM Woodworkers.

& More!

Registration links available September 18th

9/18, 1-2 pm. Tour the National Solar Thermal Test Facility at the Sandia National Laboratory. (Google Meet, pre-registration required)

9/18, 4:30-5:30 pm. Become an Amateur Weather Forecaster. (Google Meet, pre-registration required)

9/19, 10-11 am. Weather Watchers/Weather Warriors with NMSU and KTSM. (Google Meet, pre-registration required)

9/19, 1-1:30 pm. Tour Spaceport America's Operations Center with Alice Carruth. (Zoom, pre-registration required)

9/20, 2-2:30 pm. Autonomous Disinfecting Robots with Chris Ziomek, Build with Robots. (Zoom, pre-registration required)

9/21, 10-11 am. The Magic of Chemistry with Sandia National Labs.

9/21, 11-12 pm. Engineering Tomorrow's Energy from Shale to Gasoline with CISTAR. (Google Meet, pre-registration required)

9/21, 1-2 pm. Measure & Report Precipitation from Home with Noah Newman, NMSU. (Google Meet, pre-registration required)

9/21, 4-5 pm. Supercomputing Challenge Escape Room with The Supercomputing Challenge. (Zoom, pre-registration required)

9/22, 10-11 am. Air Force Research Laboratory: Tour of Space Laboratories with Mr. Matt Fetrow and Dr. Oscar Martinez, AFRL.

9/22, 3-3:45 pm. What is Credit? with Fidelity. (Zoom, pre-registration required)

9/22, 4-5 pm. The Beauty of Hyperbolic Geometry with Matt Keihl, NewSpace New Mexico. (Zoom, pre-registration required)

9/23, 1-1:35 pm. Career Speak with Ronda Cole Harmon from KAFB. (Google Meet, pre-registration required)

9/23, 5-6 pm. Supercomputing Challenge Escape Room with The Supercomputing Challenge. (Zoom, pre-registration required)

9/23, 6-7 pm. Air Force Research Laboratory: Tour of Space Laboratories with Mr. Matt Fetrow and Dr. Oscar Martinez, AFRL. (Google Meet, pre-registration required)

9/24, 10:30-11:05 am. Career Speak with Tina Hernandez, Sandia National Laboratories. (Google Meet, pre-registration required)

9/24, 3-4 pm. Around the World in VR with HP, Inc. (Zoom, pre-registration required)

9/24, 4-5 pm. Kendra Scott Jewelry. (Facebook Live)

9/25, 1:30-3 pm. Vacuum Chamber Experiments, Blast Shields, and Shockwave Schlierens with NMT Mechanical Engineering Dept. (Zoom, pre-registration required)

9/25, 4-5 pm. Woodworking Demonstration with NM Woodworkers.

9/25, 6-7 pm. Why do Clouds Form and How Can We Make One? with Mel Strong, Bradbury Science Museum. (Zoom, pre-registration required)

& More!

Registration links available September 18th

9/18, 12-12:45 pm. The Sunchaser Outreach Program with Gabriel Maestas, New Mexico Solar Energy Association. (Facebook Live)

9/18, 1-2 pm. Tour the National Solar Thermal Test Facility at the Sandia National Laboratory. (Google Meet, pre-registration required)

9/18, 4:30-5:30 pm. Become an Amateur Weather Forecaster. (Google Meet, pre-registration required)

9/19, 10-11 am. Weather Watchers/Weather Warriors with NMSU and KTSM. (Google Meet, pre-registration required)

9/19, 1-1:30 pm. Tour the Spaceport America Operations Center with Alice Carruth. (Zoom, pre-registration required)

9/20, 2-2:30 pm. Autonomous Disinfecting Robots with Chris Ziomek, Build with Robots. (Zoom, pre-registration required)

9/21, 11-12 pm. Engineering Tomorrow's Energy from Shale to Gasoline with CISTAR. (Google Meet, pre-registration required)

9/21, 1-2 pm. Measure & Report Precipitation from Home with Noah Newman, NMSU. (Google Meet, pre-registration required)

9/22, 3-3:45 pm. What is Credit? with Fidelity. (Zoom, pre-registration required)

9/22, 4-5 pm. The Beauty of Hyperbolic Geometry with Matt Keihl, NewSpace New Mexico. (Zoom, pre-registration required)

9/23, 1-1:35 pm. Career Speak with Ronda Cole Harmon from KAFB. (Google Meet, pre-registration required)

9/23, 3-4 pm. Entrepreneurs- Making Your Own Job with Nicole Marquez, Fidelity Investments.

9/23, 6-7 pm. Air Force Research Laboratory: Tour of Space Laboratories with Mr. Matt Fetrow and Dr. Oscar Martinez, AFRL. (Google Meet, pre-registration required)

9/24, 10:30-11:05 am. Career Speak with Tina Hernandez, Sandia National Laboratories. (Google Meet, pre-registration required)

9/24, 3-4 pm. Around the World in VR with HP, Inc. (Zoom, pre-registration required)

9/24, 4-5 pm. Kendra Scott Jewelry. (Facebook Live)

9/25, 10-12 pm. Hunting the Hidden Dimension: Fractals with NMPBS Science Cafe. (OVee)

9/25, 12-1 pm. Relearning the Cosmos through a Multicultural Consciousness with LASER/Leonardo/ISTAT. (Zoom, pre-registration required)

9/25, 1:30-3 pm. Vacuum Chamber Experiments, Blast Shields, and Shockwave Schlierens with NMT Mechanical Engineering Dept. (Zoom, pre-registration required)

9/25, 4-5 pm. Woodworking Demonstration with NM Woodworkers.

9/25, 6-7 pm. Why do Clouds Form and How Can We Make One? with Mel Strong, Bradbury Science Museum. (Zoom, pre-registration required)

& More!

Registration links available September 16th

9/18, 12-1 pm. Sunchaser design & development with New Mexico Solar Energy Association. (Facebook Live)

9/18, 4:30-5:30 pm. Become an Amateur Weather Forecaster. (Google Meet, pre-registration required)

9/18, 6:30-7:15 pm. Science on Tap! Why Haven't We Found a Cure for Cancer? with Iraís Ortiz-Caraveo. Registration opens 9/15. (Zoom, pre-registration required)

9/19, 1-1:30 pm. Tour the Spaceport America Operations Center with Alice Carruth. (Zoom, pre-registration required)

9/20, 2-2:30 pm. Autonomous Disinfecting Robots with Chris Ziomek, Build with Robots. (Zoom, pre-registration required)

9/21, 11-12 pm. Engineering Tomorrow's Energy from Shale to Gasoline with CISTAR. (Google Meet, pre-registration required)

9/21, 1-2 pm. Measure & Report Precipitation from Home with Noah Newman, NMSU. (Google Meet, pre-registration required)

9/24, 11-11:45 am. Explora, Play and Learn Science with PBSKids, for caretakers of children 3-5 years of age.

9/24, 4-5 pm. Kendra Scott Jewelry. (Facebook Live)

9/24, 6:30-7:15 pm. Adult Night: Bee Friendly with Explora! (Facebook Live)

9/25, 10-12 pm. Hunting the Hidden Dimension: Fractals with NMPBS Science Cafe. (OVee)

9/25, 12-1 pm. Relearning the Cosmos through a Multicultural Consciousness with LASER/Leonardo/ISTAT. (Zoom, pre-registration required)

9/25, 1:30-3 pm. Vacuum Chamber Experiments, Blast Shields, and Shockwave Schlierens with NMT Mechanical Engineering Dept. (Zoom, pre-registration required)

9/25, 6-7 pm. Why do Clouds Form and How Can We Make One? with Mel Strong, Bradbury Science Museum. (Zoom, pre-registration required)

9/19, 1-1:30 pm. Tour Spaceport America's Operations Center with Alice Carruth

9/20, 10-10:30 am. Story Time - Joan Proctor, Dragon Doctor with Explora

9/22, 11-11:30 pm. Story Time - Stellaluna with New Mexico Out-of-School Time Network

9/24, 11-11:45 am. Explore, Play and Learn Science with PBSKids, for caretakers of children 3-5 years of age.

9/18, 4:30-5:30 pm. Become an Amateur Weather Forecaster. (Google Meet, pre-registration required)

9/19, 1-1:30 pm. Tour Spaceport America's Operations Center with Alice Carruth. (Zoom, pre-registration required)

9/21, 10-11 am. The Magic of Chemistry with Sandia National Labs

9/21, 11-12 pm. Engineering Tomorrow's Energy from Shale to Gasoline with CISTAR. (Google Meet, pre-registration required)

9/21, Measure & Report Precipitation from Home with Noah Newman, NMSU. (Google Meet, pre-registration required)

9/21, 3-3:30 pm. Make at Home Series Kick-Off Maker Mondays with Explora. (Facebook Live)

9/22, 10-11 am. Air Force Research Laboratory: Tour of Space Laboratories with Mr. Matt Fetrow and Dr. Oscar Martinez, AFRL. (Google Meet, pre-registration required)

9/25, 1:30-3 pm. Vacuum Chamber Experiments, Blast Shield Basics, and Shockwave Schlierens with NMT Mechanical Engineering Dept. (Zoom, pre-registration required)

9/25, 4-5 pm. The Art of Woodturning with NM Woodturners.

9/18, 1-2 pm. Tour the National Solar Thermal Test Facility at the Sandia National Laboratory. (Google Meet, pre-registration required)

9/18, 4:30-5:30 pm. Become an Amateur Weather Forecaster. (Google Meet, pre-registration required)

9/19, 1-1:30 pm. Tour Spaceport America's Operations Center with Alice Carruth. (Zoom, pre-registration required)

9/20, 2-2:30 pm. Autonomous Disinfecting Robots with Chris Ziomek, Build with Robots. (Zoom, pre-registration required)

9/21, 10-11 am. The Magic of Chemistry with Sandia National Labs.

9/21, 11-12 pm. Engineering Tomorrow's Energy from Shale to Gasoline with CISTAR. (Google Meet, pre-registration required)

9/21, 1-2 pm. Measure & Report Precipitation from Home with Noah Newman, NMSU. (Google Meet, pre-registration required)

9/21, 4-5 pm. Supercomputing Challenge Escape Room with The Supercomputing Challenge. (Zoom, pre-registration required)

9/22, 10-11 am. Air Force Research Laboratory: Tour of Space Laboratories with Mr. Matt Fetrow and Dr. Oscar Martinez, AFRL.

9/22, 3-3:45 pm. What is Credit? with Fidelity. (Zoom, pre-registration required)

9/22, 4-5 pm. The Beauty of Hyperbolic Geometry with Matt Keihl, NewSpace New Mexico. (Zoom, pre-registration required)

9/23, 1-1:35 pm. Career Speak with Ronda Cole Harmon from KAFB. (Google Meet, pre-registration required)

9/23, 5-6 pm. Supercomputing Challenge Escape Room with The Supercomputing Challenge. (Zoom, pre-registration required)

9/23, 6-7 pm. Air Force Research Laboratory: Tour of Space Laboratories with Mr. Matt Fetrow and Dr. Oscar Martinez, AFRL. (Google Meet, pre-registration required)

9/24, 10:30-11:05 am. Career Speak with Tina Hernandez, Sandia National Laboratories. (Google Meet, pre-registration required)

9/24, 3-4 pm. Around the World in VR with HP, Inc. (Zoom, pre-registration required)

9/24, 4-5 pm. Kendra Scott Jewelry. (Facebook Live)

9/25, 1:30-3 pm. Vacuum Chamber Experiments, Blast Shields, and Shockwave Schlierens with NMT Mechanical Engineering Dept. (Zoom, pre-registration required)

9/25, 4-5 pm. The Art of Woodturning with NM Woodturners.

9/25, 6-7 pm. Why do Clouds Form and How Can We Make One? with Mel Strong, Bradbury Science Museum. (Zoom, pre-registration required)

9/18, 12-12:45 pm. The Sunchaser Outreach Program with Gabriel Maestas, New Mexico Solar Energy Association. (Facebook Live)

9/18, 1-2 pm. Tour the National Solar Thermal Test Facility at the Sandia National Laboratory. (Google Meet, pre-registration required)

9/18, 4:30-5:30 pm. Become an Amateur Weather Forecaster. (Google Meet, pre-registration required)

9/19, 1-1:30 pm. Tour the Spaceport America Operations Center with Alice Carruth. (Zoom, pre-registration required)

9/20, 2-2:30 pm. Autonomous Disinfecting Robots with Chris Ziomek, Build with Robots. (Zoom, pre-registration required)

9/21, 11-12 pm. Engineering Tomorrow's Energy from Shale to Gasoline with CISTAR. (Google Meet, pre-registration required)

9/21, 1-2 pm. Measure & Report Precipitation from Home with Noah Newman, NMSU. (Google Meet, pre-registration required)

9/22, 2-2:30 pm. Tour UNM's Manufacturing Training and Technology Center with UNM School of Engineering

9/22, 3-3:45 pm. What is Credit? with Fidelity. (Zoom, pre-registration required)

9/22, 4-5 pm. The Beauty of Hyperbolic Geometry with Matt Keihl, NewSpace New Mexico. (Zoom, pre-registration required)

9/23, 1-1:35 pm. Junior Achievement Career Speaker with Ronda Cole Harmon from KAFB. (Google Meet, pre-registration required)

9/23, 3-4 pm. Entrepreneurs- Making Your Own Job with Nicole Marquez, Fidelity Investments.

9/23, 6-7 pm. Air Force Research Laboratory: Tour of Space Laboratories with Mr. Matt Fetrow and Dr. Oscar Martinez, AFRL. (Google Meet, pre-registration required)

9/24, 10:30-11:05 am. Junior Achievement Career Speaker with Tina Hernandez, Sandia National Laboratories. (Google Meet, pre-registration required)

9/24, 3-4 pm. Around the World in VR with HP, Inc. (Zoom, pre-registration required)

9/24, 4-5 pm. Kendra Scott Color Bar™ Customizing 101! The Science Behind Jewels. (Facebook Live)

9/25, 10-12 pm. Hunting the Hidden Dimension: Fractals with NMPBS Science Cafe. (OVee)

9/25, 12-1 pm. Relearning the Cosmos through a Multicultural Consciousness with LASER/Leonardo/ISTAT. (Zoom, pre-registration required)

9/25, 1:30-3 pm. Vacuum Chamber Experiments, Blast Shields, and Shockwave Schlierens with NMT Mechanical Engineering Dept. (Zoom, pre-registration required)

9/25, 4-5 pm. The Art of Woodturning with NM Woodturners.

9/25, 6-7 pm. Why do Clouds Form and How Can We Make One? with Mel Strong, Bradbury Science Museum. (Zoom, pre-registration required)

9/18, 12-1 pm. Sunchaser design & development with New Mexico Solar Energy Association. (Facebook Live)

9/18, 4:30-5:30 pm. Become an Amateur Weather Forecaster. (Google Meet, pre-registration required)

9/18, 6:30-7:15 pm. Science on Tap! Why Haven't We Found a Cure for Cancer? with Iraís Ortiz-Caraveo. Registration opens 9/15. (Zoom, pre-registration required)

9/19, 1-1:30 pm. Tour the Spaceport America Operations Center with Alice Carruth. (Zoom, pre-registration required)

9/20, 2-2:30 pm. Autonomous Disinfecting Robots with Chris Ziomek, Build with Robots. (Zoom, pre-registration required)

9/21, 11-12 pm. Engineering Tomorrow's Energy from Shale to Gasoline with CISTAR. (Google Meet, pre-registration required)

9/21, 1-2 pm. Measure & Report Precipitation from Home with Noah Newman, NMSU. (Google Meet, pre-registration required)

9/24, 11-11:45 am. Explora, Play and Learn Science with PBSKids, for caretakers of children 3-5 years of age.

9/24, 4-5 pm. Kendra Scott Jewelry. (Facebook Live)

9/24, 6:30-7:15 pm. Adult Night: Bee Friendly with Explora! (Facebook Live)

9/25, 10-12 pm. Hunting the Hidden Dimension: Fractals with NMPBS Science Cafe. (OVee)

9/25, 12-1 pm. Relearning the Cosmos through a Multicultural Consciousness with LASER/Leonardo/ISTAT. (Zoom, pre-registration required)

9/25, 1:30-3 pm. Vacuum Chamber Experiments, Blast Shields, and Shockwave Schlierens with NMT Mechanical Engineering Dept. (Zoom, pre-registration required)

9/25, 4-5 pm. The Art of Woodturning with NM Woodturners.

9/25, 6-7 pm. Why do Clouds Form and How Can We Make One? with Mel Strong, Bradbury Science Museum. (Zoom, pre-registration required)

Topic

9/18, 12-1 pm. Sunchaser design & development with New Mexico Solar Energy Association. (Facebook Live)

9/18, 1-2 pm. Tour the National Solar Thermal Test Facility at the Sandia National Laboratory. (Google Meet, pre-registration required)

9/18, 6:30-7:15 pm. Science on Tap! Why Haven't We Found a Cure for Cancer? with Iraís Ortiz-Caraveo. Registration opens 9/15. (Zoom, pre-registration required)

9/19, 6-7 pm. Picnic at a Power Plant: Renewable Energy Can be Beautiful with Land Art Generator Initiative. (Zoom, pre-registration required)

9/24, 11-11:45 am. Explore, Play and Learn Science with PBSKids, for caretakers of children 3-5 years of age.

9/19, 1-1:30 pm. Tour the Spaceport America Operations Center with Alice Carruth. (Zoom, pre-registration required)

9/20, 2-2:30 pm. Autonomous Disinfecting Robots with Chris Ziomek, Build with Robots. (Zoom, pre-registration required)

9/21, 11-12 pm. Engineering Tomorrow's Energy from Shale to Gasoline with CISTAR. (Google Meet, pre-registration required)

9/23, 1-1:35 pm. Career Speaker with Ronda Cole Harmon from KAFB. (Google Meet, pre-registration required)

9/23, 6-7 pm. Air Force Research Laboratory: Tour of Space Laboratories with Mr. Matt Fetrow and Dr. Oscar Martinez, AFRL. (Google Meet, pre-registration required)

9/24, 11-11:45 am. Explore, Play and Learn Science with PBSKids, for caretakers of children 3-5 years of age.

9/24, 3-4 pm. Around the World in VR with HP, Inc. (Zoom, pre-registration required)

9/25, 1:30-3 pm. Vacuum Chamber Experiments, Blast Shields, and Shockwave Schlierens with NMT Mechanical Engineering Dept. (Zoom, pre-registration required)

9/18, 4:30-5:30 pm. Become an Amateur Weather Forecaster. (Google Meet, pre-registration required)

9/19, 4:30-6 pm. The Exciting Adventure of an NWS Weather Balloon with NMSU and NWS. (Zoom, pre-registration required)

9/20, 4-5 pm. Ask a Meteorologist! with NMSU and NWS. (Google Meet, pre-registration required)

9/21, Measure & Report Precipitation from Home with Noah Newman, NMSU. (Google Meet, pre-registration required)

9/22, 11-11:30 pm. Story Time - Stellaluna with New Mexico Out-of-School Time Network

9/22, 4-5 pm. The Beauty of Hyperbolic Geometry with Matt Keihl, NewSpace New Mexico. (Zoom, pre-registration required)

9/23, 10-11 am. Weather Basics with Tim Brice, NOAA/NWS/NMSU. (Google Meet, pre-registration required)

9/24, 1-2 pm. Severe/Extreme Weather of New Mexico with NWS and NMSU. (Google Meet, pre-registration required)

9/24, 6:30-7:15 pm. Adult Night: Bee Friendly with Explora! (Facebook Live)

9/25, 12-1 pm. Relearning the Cosmos through a Multicultural Consciousness with LASER/Leonardo/ISTAT. (Zoom, pre-registration required)

9/25, 6-7 pm. Why do Clouds Form and How Can We Make One? with Mel Strong, Bradbury Science Museum. (Zoom, pre-registration required)

9/20, 10-10:30 am. Story Time- Joan Procter, Dragon Doctor with Explora. (Facebook Live)

9/21, 3-3:30 pm. Make at Home Series Kick-Off Maker Mondays with Explora. (Facebook Live)

9/22, 4-5 pm. The Beauty of Hyperbolic Geometry with Matt Keihl, NewSpace New Mexico. (Zoom, pre-registration required)

9/24, 11-11:45 am. Explore, Play and Learn Science with PBSKids, for caretakers of children 3-5 years of age.

9/24, 4-5 pm. Kendra Scott Jewelry. (Facebook Live)

9/24, 6:30-7:15 pm. Adult Night: Bee Friendly with Explora! (Facebook Live)

9/25, 10-12 pm. Hunting the Hidden Dimension: Fractals with NMPBS Science Cafe. (OVee)

9/25, 12-1 pm. Relearning the Cosmos through a Multicultural Consciousness with LASER/Leonardo/ISTAT. (Zoom, pre-registration required)

9/25, 4-5 pm. The Art of Woodturning with NM Woodturners.

Events:

10am: Meet A Scientist (in-person)

Time: 10am - 1pm

Location: Explora

Meet local STEM professionals and participate in fun activities for the whole family! Current attendees include STEM professionals from EPSCoR and STEM in the Burque! Free with your admission!

10am: Science Café (Pre-registration required)

Time: 10am - 12pm

Location: Explora

View excerpts from the new Ken Burns documentary Benjamin Franklin followed by a discussion with a special guest.

Benjamin Franklin was a printer, a postmaster, an ambassador, an author, a scientist, and a Founding Father. Above all, he was an inventor, creating solutions to common problems and innovating new technology. He chose never to patent any of his inventions or register any copyright. In his autobiography, he wrote: “As we enjoy great advantages from the inventions of others, we should be glad of an opportunity to serve others by any invention of ours; and this we should do freely and generously.” Why in our era, does it make sense to pursue patents for great ideas, inventions, and intellectual property?

11am: Big Jim Farms

Time: 11am - 12pm

Location: Big Jim Farms

Come learn about agriculture, learning to grow your own food, and our u-pick experience with STEM activities!

6pm: Manzano Teen Tech Center and Community Robotics Shop

Time: 6pm - 8pm

Location: Manzano Teen Tech Center and Community Robotics Shop

map of Manzano High School notating the location of the Teen Tach center and parking, with an entrance off Chelwood

We offer Albuquerque-area high school students opportunities to learn basic computer programming and game development, and participate in FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC). Our robotics program is the most demanding level of youth robotics with students, working with adult mentors, constructing 4 foot tall, 140 lb robots, equivalent to those used in factories and warehouses. For this event we will be offering robot demonstrations and a chance to learn about our programs.

11am: Zuhl Museum at New Mexic State University (virtual event)

The Zuhl Museum at New Mexico State University is Where Rocks Come Alive! Part art gallery, part natural history museum, the Zuhl Museum at NMSU is the home of the Zuhl Collection containing over 1,800 beautiful specimens of petrified wood, fossils and minerals. This virtual tour on Facebook live gives you the opportunity to experience this amazing collection interactively as your questions are answered by Zuhl Director Tiffany Santos.

1pm: Center for Advanced Research Computing

More details coming soon!

6pm: FUSE Makerspace

Time: 6pm - 8pm

Location: FUSE Makerspace: 101 Broadway NE, Suite 3100, Albuquerque, NM 87102

FUSE Makerspace open house plus a hands-on make and take activity. The community is welcome to join at their convenience, they will have the opportunity to tour our facility and participate in some make and take activities.

FUSE Makerspace makes it easy to bring your ideas to life with equipment, training, and tools. We have a wood shop, metal shop, machining shop, electronic fabrication, screen printing, 3D printing, and much more!

9am: Science in the Courtroom (virtual)

Time: 9am - 10am

Location: Zoom

A fun and simple lecture about how science is handled in the courtroom followed by a questions/answer session with the expert. Suitable for all ages.

3pm: Zuhl Museum New Mexico State University (in-person)

Time: 3pm - 4pm

Location: The Zuhl Museum

The Zuhl Museum at New Mexico State University is Where Rocks Come Alive! Part art gallery, part natural history museum, the Zuhl Museum at NMSU is the home of the Zuhl Collection containing over 1,800 beautiful specimens of petrified wood, fossils and minerals. This tour gives you the opportunity to experience this amazing collection in person.

Note: Pre-registration is required for this limited capacity, in-person event.

5:30pm: Teen Science Cafe (in person)

Time: 5:30pm - 7:30 pm

Location: Explora

Was Benjamin Franklin a man ahead of his time? How has his work impacted our community at large? Teens are invited to join us for an evening of learning more about the inventor and diplomat whose portrait graces the 100 dollar bill. They will also be treated to the music of Mayling Garcia as she plays her glass armonica! This is a free event.

10am: Science Fiesta Expo (in-person)

Time: 10am - 4pm

Location: Expo New Mexico

Scroll down for more details!

12pm: Calculating Pi (virtual)

Time: 12pm - 1pm

Location: Zoom (password: Fiesta)

Guests will participate in a group exercise in which they choose random numbers (entered through a Google Form) which we will use to calculate the irrational number pi ~ 3.14. This method is known as "Monte Carlo sampling" in mathematics, and we will illustrate how it can be used to calculate other, more complicated quantities as well. This virtual event will also be livestreamed from the Science Fiesta Expo.

2pm: Ask a Scientist Panel (virtual)

Time: 2pm - 3pm

Location: Zoom (password: Science

A interactive panel featuring scientists from NMSU who will answer questions from the audience. This virtual event will also be livestreamed from the Science Fiesta Expo.

5:30pm: STEAM Night at the Balloon Museum (in-person)

Time: 5:30pm - 7:30pm

Location: 9201 Balloon Museum Drive NE

Come out the the Balloon Museum for a fun night of STEAM! The theme is based on the exhibition All Black and White and explores black and white patterns in New Mexico artwork, tying it to the black and white clothing worn by the Launch Directors or Zebras at Balloon Fiesta.

Note: This in-person event requires an admission fee

9/18, 6:30-7:15 pm. Science on Tap! Why Haven't We Found a Cure for Cancer? with Iraís Ortiz-Caraveo. Registration opens 9/15. (Zoom, pre-registration required)

9/21, 4-5 pm. Supercomputing Challenge Escape Room with The Supercomputing Challenge. (Zoom, pre-registration required)

9/22, 10-11 am. Air Force Research Laboratory: Tour of Space Laboratories with Mr. Matt Fetrow and Dr. Oscar Martinez, AFRL.

9/22, 3-3:45 pm. What is Credit? with Fidelity. (Zoom, pre-registration required)

9/23, 1-1:35 pm. Career Speak with Ronda Cole Harmon from KAFB. (Google Meet, pre-registration required)

9/23, 3-4 pm. Entrepreneurs- Making Your Own Job with Nicole Marquez, Fidelity Investments. (Zoom, pre-registration required)

9/23, 5-6 pm. Supercomputing Challenge Escape Room with The Supercomputing Challenge. (Zoom, pre-registration required)

9/24, 10:30-11:05 am. Career Speak with Tina Hernandez, Sandia National Laboratories. (Google Meet, pre-registration required)

9/19, 1-1:30 pm. Tour the Spaceport America Operations Center with Alice Carruth. (Zoom, pre-registration required)

9/20, 2-2:30 pm. Autonomous Disinfecting Robots with Chris Ziomek, Build with Robots. (Zoom, pre-registration required)

9/21, 11-12 pm. Engineering Tomorrow's Energy from Shale to Gasoline with CISTAR. (Google Meet, pre-registration required)

9/23, 1-1:35 pm. Career Speaker with Ronda Cole Harmon from KAFB. (Google Meet, pre-registration required)

9/23, 6-7 pm. Air Force Research Laboratory: Tour of Space Laboratories with Mr. Matt Fetrow and Dr. Oscar Martinez, AFRL. (Google Meet, pre-registration required)

9/24, 11-11:45 am. Explore, Play and Learn Science with PBSKids, for caretakers of children 3-5 years of age.

9/24, 3-4 pm. Around the World in VR with HP, Inc. (Zoom, pre-registration required)

9/25, 1:30-3 pm. Vacuum Chamber Experiments, Blast Shields, and Shockwave Schlierens with NMT Mechanical Engineering Dept. (Zoom, pre-registration required)

& More!

Full line up coming September 18th

9/18, 4:30-5:30 pm. Become an Amateur Weather Forecaster. (Google Meet, pre-registration required)

9/19, 10-11 am. Weather Watchers/Weather Warriors with NMSU and KTSM. (Google Meet, pre-registration required)

9/19, 4:30-6 pm. The Exciting Adventure of an NWS Weather Balloon with NMSU and NWS. (Zoom, pre-registration required)

9/20, 4-5 pm. Ask a Meteorologist! with NMSU and NWS. (Google Meet, pre-registration required)

9/21, Measure & Report Precipitation from Home with Noah Newman, NMSU. (Google Meet, pre-registration required)

9/22, 11-11:30 pm. Story Time - Stellaluna with New Mexico Out-of-School Time Network

9/22, 4-5 pm. The Beauty of Hyperbolic Geometry with Matt Keihl, NewSpace New Mexico. (Zoom, pre-registration required)

9/23, 10-11 am. Weather Basics with Tim Brice, NOAA/NWS/NMSU. (Google Meet, pre-registration required)

9/24, 1-2 pm. Severe/Extreme Weather of New Mexico with NWS and NMSU. (Google Meet, pre-registration required)

9/24, 6:30-7:15 pm. Adult Night: Bee Friendly with Explora! (Facebook Live)

9/25, 12-1 pm. Relearning the Cosmos through a Multicultural Consciousness with LASER/Leonardo/ISTAT. (Zoom, pre-registration required)

9/25, 6-7 pm. Why do Clouds Form and How Can We Make One? with Mel Strong, Bradbury Science Museum. (Zoom, pre-registration required)

& More!

Registration links available September 18th

9/20, 10-10:30 am. Story Time- Joan Procter, Dragon Doctor with Explora. (Facebook Live)

9/21, 3-3:30 pm. Make at Home Series Kick-Off Maker Mondays with Explora. (Facebook Live)

9/22, 4-5 pm. The Beauty of Hyperbolic Geometry with Matt Keihl, NewSpace New Mexico. (Zoom, pre-registration required)

9/24, 11-11:45 am. Explore, Play and Learn Science with PBSKids, for caretakers of children 3-5 years of age.

9/24, 4-5 pm. Kendra Scott Jewelry. (Facebook Live)

9/25, 10-12 pm. Hunting the Hidden Dimension: Fractals with NMPBS Science Cafe. (OVee)

9/25, 12-1 pm. Relearning the Cosmos through a Multicultural Consciousness with LASER/Leonardo/ISTAT. (Zoom, pre-registration required)

9/25, 4-5 pm. Woodworking Demonstration with NM Woodworkers.

Full line up coming September 18th

9/18, 12-1 pm. Sunchaser design & development with New Mexico Solar Energy Association. (Facebook Live)

9/18, 1-2 pm. Tour the National Solar Thermal Test Facility at the Sandia National Laboratory. (Google Meet, pre-registration required)

9/19, 6-7 pm. Picnic at a Power Plant: Renewable Energy Can be Beautiful with Land Art Generator Initiative. (Zoom, pre-registration required)

9/24, 11-11:45 am. Explore, Play and Learn Science with PBSKids, for caretakers of children 3-5 years of age.

& More!

Full line up coming September 18th

Science Fiesta Expo - June 18

Join us at Expo New Mexico with more than 70 STEAM professionals sharing their enthusiasm for learning, science, and the world around us. Engage in hands-on science and engineering activities for the whole family.

June 18, 2022
10:00am - 4:00pm
Expo New Mexico

What can you expect at the Expo?

Dozens of STEAM professionals
FREE event with FREE parking
Fun for the whole family
Food and drink available for purchase