STEM Week 2025 Events
A Nationwide Celebration of Innovation
From March 14–23, STEM Week 2025 brought together museums, libraries, schools, and leading STEM organizations for 100+ events across the country and online. Explore highlights from the 2025 below.
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GUIDED NATURE WALK: BLUE CARBON
Join California Climate Action Corps fellows for a guided nature walk during Open House: Community Day on Sunday.
CENTRAL CONTRA COSTA SANITARY DISTRICT TREATMENT PLAN TOURS
A free tour of a wastewater treatment plant, where visitors can see how we clean millions of gallons of wastewater each day by removing human waste and pollutants.
HOME COMPOSTING & URBAN GARDENING WORKSHOP
LASAN Home Composting and Urban Gardening Workshops.
ORGANIC GARDENING 101
Learn the basics of gardening from planting to pest control in our workshop - get your hands dirty and grow your green thumb!
THE TRUHLSEN-MARMOR MUSEUM OF THE EYE
The world’s only free, public museum dedicated to the fascinating science of sight.
MEET THE ANIMAL KEEPERS: LIVE ANIMAL PRESENTATIONS
Families can meet animals up-close and ask questions. Visitors may see a snake, a barn owl, or even touch a tortoise.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT: SMALL CHOICES BIG CHANGES
Food for Thought at the Randall Museum provides fun solutions through small choices. Enjoy local produce, select meals that benefit you and the Earth, grow plants at home…
BEHIND-THE-SCENES TOUR OF MOORE LAB
A collection of over 65,000 bird and mammal specimens. Discover local birds, interesting adaptations, rare extinct species, and a large hummingbird collection.
FOLSOM POWERHOUSE
The Folsom Powerhouse marked a major advancement in electricity generation and transmission, delivering high-voltage alternating current over long distances in 1895.
RISE & GRIND CLEANUP
It takes a village to clean a village! Join SF Village and RefuseRefuse for a friendly neighborhood cleanup!
NATURE WALK: EMBRACE THE GREAT OUTDOORS AT THE BAY AND EXPLORE BIODIVERSITY
Join California Climate Action Corps fellows for a guided nature walk during Open House: Community Day on Sunday.
DISCLAIMER: Please be advised that events listed as part of the National STEM Festival, except for the National STEM Festival EXPO, are associated festival events independently organized and managed. EXPLR PBC Inc. does not control or assume responsibility for the content presented in these independent events or on their associated websites and/or social media platforms.
Attendees should be aware that EXPLR is not responsible for the management of these events. This includes, but is not limited to, any injuries, loss of items, reservation systems, scheduling, delays, cancellations, or changes made to the event details. While we hope each event offers a valuable and enriching experience, we advise attendees to inform themselves about the specifics of each event they plan to attend.