CHANGING LIVES AND INSPIRING LEARNING THROUGH SCIENCE AND WONDER.
The North Carolina Science Festival is the first statewide science festival in the United States. The annual month-long celebration of science brings together hundreds of community events across North Carolina each year in April. Celebrating its 14th anniversary in 2024, the Festival presents a unique opportunity for North Carolinians of all ages to celebrate and engage with science. NCScifest is presented by the Biogen Foundation and produced by Morehead Planetarium and Science Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
For more information, visit www.ncsciencefestival.org.
April 16th & 17th
STEM Trek is a FREE family event for all ages! Explore fun STEM careers while participating in hands-on activities provided by local businesses highlighting STEM career options. The event is engaging for children and adults alike! This year STEM Trek will be located at the Hickory Metro Convention Center!
Who: Middle/High School students and adults looking for careers in STEM fields, as well as families looking to inspire learning and a love of science!
What: Regional STEM Career & Job Fair!
When: April 16th 3:00 – 6:00 pm
Where: 1960 13th Ave Dr. SE #5186, Hickory, NC 28602
Why: Using hands-on activities to engage students in conversations to introduce STEM Careers in our region.
Questions? Contact the Programs Director at programs@catawbascience.org or 828.322.8169 x. 305
What a wonderful place to visit! Great environment to learn and the staff is very helpful! Hickory is lucky to have great family education and entertainment.
Fabulous and I don’t often give praise. We took our grandson and were there for hours. He loved it and so did we.
This place was great. We have kids from 8 to 1 and they all had a great time. What I really liked is most of the exhibits are hands on and that really kept them occupied.
Took the kiddos and they loved it. Employees were nice and helpful. If your looking for something to do with the kids give this place a shot.
We love the Science Center! I take my 2 and 4 year old boys weekly to play and enjoy the exhibits. The staff are wonderful and the classes offered are excellent! We are so blessed to have such an amazing resource in our area.
