The Atlanta Science Festival launched in 2014, organized by Emory University, Georgia Tech, and the Metro Atlanta Chamber and inspired by the Cambridge Science Festival. What began with over 35,000 attendees and 100 events has grown into a two-week March celebration with more than 250 events run by over 100 partner organizations.
Its public STEM programming makes it a strong Design & Innovation row.
Atlanta's science festival stands out for its founding coalition: rather than a single museum or university running the show, Emory University, Georgia Tech, and the Metro Atlanta Chamber jointly organized the first festival in 2014, explicitly modeled on the Cambridge Science Festival's success in making science publicly visible in a college town
That collaborative structure has scaled dramatically: more than 200,000 people have attended in a single recent year across over 250 events, with more than 100 organizations, including schools, universities, museums, and businesses, all contributing programming under one shared festival banner
The Exploration Expo
a large hands-on culminating event
has become a signature fixture drawing crowds each year
Partnering with over 100 organizations
universities
and businesses alike
to co-produce distributed programming across the metro area has remained the festival's defining organizational model since its founding
Dates TBA · Usually March
Plan by venue location.
Casual, comfortable clothing suited to a mix of indoor museum and university venues and outdoor expo settings; no special attire is required for most events.
At Atlanta Science Festival, agree on a meeting point and plan food, water and the return route before crowds thicken.
Atlanta
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Atlanta Science Festival is listed for Past edition: 7–21 March 2026. Always re-check the official or local source close to travel.
The festival is listed in Atlanta, United States. The map coordinate is a planning reference, not a guarantee of a ticket gate or exact venue.
15 days is the listed festival span. Add time for arrival, local transport, queues, and any route changes during the event.
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Atlanta, GA
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