2017 Festival Week Events

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Thursday - March 2, 2017

9:00am to 10:00am

Young Scientists Session 6

Presented by: Fleet Science Center | Ages: Grade School, Middle School | Topics: Biology, Education

11:00am to 1:00pm

San Diego Public Library's Spring into STEAM Kickoff

Presented by: San Diego Public Library | Ages: Grade School, Middle School | Topics: Biology, Education, Entomology

5:00pm to 7:30pm

Vista Unified School District 4th Annual STEM Fest!

Presented by: Vista Unified School District | Ages: Pre-K, Grade School | Topics: Art, Astronomy, Biology

Saturday - March 4, 2017

8:00am to 4:00pm

UC Health Hack 2017

Presented by: University of California San Diego Health | Ages: College and Beyond (21+) | Topics: Biotech, Coding, Computers

9:00am to 3:00pm

Expanding Your Horizons Conference for Girls

Presented by: Expanding Your Horizons, San Diego | Ages: Grade School, Middle School | Topics: Biology, Coding

10:00am to 4:00pm

Innovators Lab at The New Children's Museum

Presented by: The New Children's Museum | Ages: Grade School, Middle School | Topics: Art, Engineering

Sunday - March 5, 2017

11:00am to 1:00pm

Reptile STEAM

Presented by: EcoVivarium | Ages: Pre-K, Grade School | Topics: Animals, Art, Biology

1:00pm to 5:00pm

STEM In Your Backyard: Vista

Presented by: Biocom Institute | Ages: Pre-K, Grade School | Topics: Animals, Art

Monday - March 6, 2017

9:30am to 5:00pm

Senior Mondays at the Fleet Science Center

Presented by: Fleet Science Center | Ages: College and Beyond (21+) | Topics: Astronomy, Education, Energy

10:00am to 11:00am

SDCDM Preschool Fairy Tale STEAM Workshop - The Gingerbread Man

Presented by: San Diego Children's Discovery Museum | Ages: Pre-K | Topics: Art, Education, Engineering

10:30am to 11:30am

Sharp Minds Lecture Series

Presented by: Fleet Science Center | Ages: College and Beyond (21+) | Topics: Energy

11:00am to 1:00pm

Ocean Science Exploration

Presented by: Birch Aquarium at Scripps | Ages: Grade School, Middle School | Topics: Animals, Biology, Engineering

1:00pm to 2:15pm

Taylor Guitars Factory Behind the Scenes Tour

Presented by: Taylor Guitars | Ages: Middle School, High School | Topics: Art, Engineering

3:00pm to 5:30pm

Design & Build a Physical Architectural Model

Presented by: San Diego Public Library | Ages: Middle School, High School | Topics: Art, Engineering

5:15pm to 8:30pm

STEAM Maker Open House

Presented by: STEAM Maker | Ages: Pre-K, Grade School | Topics: Animals, Anthropology

6:30pm to 8:00pm

Suds & Science

Presented by: Fleet Science Center | Ages: College and Beyond (21+) | Topics: Ecology, Environment, Oceanography

Tuesday - March 7, 2017

10:00am to 12:00pm

SDCDM Preschool Fairy Tale STEAM Workshop-Little Red Riding Hood

Presented by: San Diego Children's Discovery Museum | Ages: Pre-K | Topics: Art, Education, Engineering

1:00pm to 2:15pm

Taylor Guitars Factory Behind the Scenes Tour

Presented by: Taylor Guitars | Ages: Middle School, High School | Topics: Art, Engineering

5:30pm to 7:00pm

CSUSM Department of Physics Speaker Series

Presented by: California State University San Marcos | Ages: High School, College and Beyond (21+) | Topics: Astronomy

6:30pm to 8:30pm

Think, Drink, Science

Presented by: Biocom Institute in partnership with Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute | Ages: College and Beyond (21+) | Topics: Biology, Biotech

Wednesday - March 8, 2017

9:30am to 11:30am

Ms. Smarty-Plants™ Field Trip at The Water Conservation Garden

Presented by: Water Conservation Garden | Ages: Pre-K, Grade School | Topics: Ecology, Environment

10:30am to 12:00pm

SDCDM Preschool Fairy Tale STEAM Workshop-Three Billy Goats Gruff

Presented by: San Diego Children's Discovery Museum | Ages: Pre-K | Topics: Art, Education, Engineering

1:00pm to 2:15pm

Taylor Guitars Factory Behind the Scenes Tour

Presented by: Taylor Guitars | Ages: Middle School, High School | Topics: Art, Engineering

3:30pm to 5:30pm

Bee Builders

Presented by: San Diego Public Library | Ages: Grade School, Middle School | Topics: Biology, Education, Engineering

3:30pm to 6:30pm

STEM In Your Backyard: Chula Vista

Presented by: Biocom Institute | Ages: Pre-K, Grade School | Topics: Art, Astronomy

4:30pm to 6:30pm

De-Bugging Coding

Presented by: San Diego Public Library | Ages: Grade School, Middle School | Topics: Coding, Computers, Education

5:00pm to 6:00pm

San Diego County Credit Union Biz Kid$ Bash

Presented by: San Diego County Credit Union | Ages: Grade School, Middle School | Topics: Education, Math

6:00pm to 9:00pm

Brushes & Beakers

Presented by: Fleet Science Center | Ages: College and Beyond (21+) | Topics: Art, Biology

6:30pm to 8:30pm

Two Cybersecurity Experts Walk into a Bar.....

Presented by: California State University San Marcos | Ages: College and Beyond (21+) | Topics: Coding, Computers

6:30pm to 8:30pm

From the Highest Mountains to the Deepest Seas: Understanding Adaptations to Low Oxygen

Presented by: Taste of Science San Diego | Ages: College and Beyond (21+) | Topics: Biology, Environment, Medicine

Thursday - March 9, 2017

10:30am to 12:00pm

SDCDM Preschool Fairy Tale STEAM Workshop-Jack and the Beanstalk

Presented by: San Diego Children's Discovery Museum | Ages: Pre-K | Topics: Art, Education, Engineering

1:00pm to 2:15pm

Taylor Guitars Factory Behind the Scenes Tour

Presented by: Taylor Guitars | Ages: Middle School, High School | Topics: Art, Engineering

3:30pm to 6:30pm

STEM In Your Backyard: Alpine

Presented by: Biocom Institute | Ages: Pre-K, Grade School | Topics: Art, Astronomy

5:00pm to 7:00pm

Sweetwater UHSD Family STEAM Night

Presented by: Sweetwater Union High School District | Ages: Grade School, Middle School | Topics: Art, Biotech

5:30pm to 9:30pm

Two Scientists—Special Edition: A Scientist and an Artist Walk Into a Bar

Presented by: Fleet Science Center | Ages: College and Beyond (21+) | Topics: Biology, Biotech

6:00pm to 8:30pm

Maker Technology Course

Presented by: STEAM Maker | Ages: Educator Specific | Topics: Art, Biotech

Friday - March 10, 2017

9:00am to 3:00pm

River Kids Discovery Days

Presented by: San Diego River Park Foundation | Ages: Pre-K, Grade School | Topics: Animals, Art, Biology

9:00am to 2:00pm

Rubik's® Cube Competition

Presented by: CSUSM | Ages: Grade School, Middle School | Topics: Math

10:00am to 12:00pm

SDCDM Preschool Fairy Tale STEAM Workshop-Chicken Little

Presented by: San Diego Children's Discovery Museum | Ages: Pre-K | Topics: Art, Education, Engineering

1:00pm to 2:15pm

Taylor Guitars Factory Behind the Scenes Tour

Presented by: Taylor Guitars | Ages: Middle School, High School | Topics: Art, Engineering

6:00pm to 10:00pm

Fleet Night of Science—Detectives vs. Engineers

Presented by: Fleet Science Center | Ages: College and Beyond (21+) | Topics: Biotech, Engineering, Forensics

Saturday - March 11, 2017

9:00am to 3:00pm

River Kids Discovery Days

Presented by: San Diego River Park Foundation | Ages: Pre-K, Grade School | Topics: Animals, Art, Biology

9:00am to 12:00pm

Science Fun for kids 9-99!

Presented by: San Diego Miramar College | Ages: Pre-K, Grade School | Topics: Astronomy, Biology, Biotech

10:00am to 3:30pm

San Diego Citizen Science Expo 2017

Presented by: San Diego Citizen Science Network | Ages: Middle School, High School | Topics: Animals, Biology

10:00am to 4:00pm

Super STEM Saturday

Presented by: California State University San Marcos | Ages: Pre-K, Grade School | Topics: Animals, Anthropology

12:00pm to 2:00pm

Saturday Science Club for Girls: St. Patrick’s Day Science

Presented by: Fleet Science Center | Ages: Middle School | Topics: Energy

1:00pm to 3:30pm

Paper Insects

Presented by: San Diego Public Library | Ages: Middle School, High School | Topics: Art, Education, Math

1:00pm to 5:00pm

STEM in Your Backyard: Lakeside

Presented by: Biocom Institute | Ages: Pre-K, Grade School | Topics: Animals, Art

1:00pm to 4:00pm

Imagination Innovation

Presented by: Cymer/ASML | Ages: Middle School | Topics: Art, Computers

3:00pm to 5:00pm

De-Bugging Coding

Presented by: San Diego Public Library | Ages: Grade School, Middle School | Topics: Art, Coding, Computers

3:00pm to 5:00pm

Celebrate International Pi Day

Presented by: Renaissance Village Academy | Ages: Pre-K, Grade School | Topics: Math

6:30pm to 8:30pm

Spring Public Girl Scout Sleepover

Presented by: Girl Scouts | Ages: Grade School, Middle School | Topics: Art, Education

Sunday - March 12, 2017

11:00am to 1:00pm

The Science and Engineering of Lowriders

Presented by: Fleet Science Center | Ages: Grade School, Middle School | Topics: Art, Engineering, Math

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