UCSF Bay Area Science Festival

Saturday, November 3rd, 2018
10:30 AM – 4:00 PM
Estimated Attendance – 20,000
Street Closures​

Saturday, November 3, 2018 – All Day | Cost: FREE* 
AT&T Park | 24 Willie Mays Plaza, San Francisco, CA

AT&T Park will be transformed into a science wonderland for the 8th annual concluding event of the Bay Area Science Festival for a free science extravaganza.
Last year, more than 30,000 people enjoyed a non-stop program chock-full of interactive exhibits, experiments, games, and shows, all meant to entertain and inspire. With more than 150 exhibits, everyone can find something that will unleash their inner scientist.

Discovery Day at AT&T Park
Saturday, November 3, 2018 | 11 am to 4:30 pm
AT&T Park, SF
FREE (Register for Early Admission)

What to Expect in 2018
Experience over 150 hands-on activities from the Bay Area’s leading science and technology organizations. Universities, science museums, research labs, after-school groups, and local companies will all be there! Join us for an unprecedented opportunity to meet scientists, engineers, programmers, nurses, doctors, technician and more.

CHEVRON STEM ZONE
Join Chevron on the field for fun, interactive activities where you can get an inside-look at the science of sports, train like an astronaut, explore robotics and more.

LIFE SCIENCE ALLEY
Experience the best of biotech with the Bay Area’s leading life science companies. Extract your DNA, explore your genes, and meet the scientists engineering the next cure.

ROBOT ZOO
The Club level of AT&T Park will be overrun with robots of all shapes and sizes. Get up and close to robots built by students, startups, and research organizations.

NEW – TEEN AREA
New in 2018, Discovery Day at AT&T Park will have a Teen Area on the Club level. Join other teens as you engage in activities for teens, led by teens, scientists, engineers and educators.
Parking/Transportation

We encourage all attendees to take mass transit to AT&T Park. It is accessible by BART, Muni, Caltrain and close to ferries. For complete list of options, visit the AT&T Park mass transit site

Sunday, November 4, 2018
11:00 AM  2:00 PM

The SF Corgi Meetup is coming back to SPARK Social on Sunday, November 4th!

The Everyone Love’s a Corgi meet-up group will split their time between SPARK and the open green space at Koret Quad, which is two blocks south of SPARK on the UCSF campus. Meet at SPARK Social SF for lunch at the food trucks, a drink from the bar, then we’ll head to the park where the Corgs can escape the crowds and get their frap on! (Note – the Quad is still open, just a bit of construction is taking place around it.)

All furry companions welcome to paw-ticipate in this FREE tail-waggin’ day!
SF CORGI MEETUP DETAILS
– Sunday, November 4th | 11am-2pm
– SPARK Social SF | 601 Mission Bay Boulevard North
– Free Admission, all ages, ALL DOGS welcome!
– Group photo at 1:00pm at Genentech Hall which borders Koret
Quad on the south side of the green area
– RSVP here or on Everyone Loves a Corgi’s meetup page:
https://www.meetup.com/EveryoneCorg/events/253246876/

* Pups are not permitted on The Lawn, but are always welcome on the paved areas inside SPARK

Thursday, October 25, 2018 – 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Cost: $19.95*
Exploratorium | Pier 15, San Francisco, CA

Feed your head every Thursday night at After Dark at the Exploratorium. Savor unique, thought-provoking series for adults—plus, grab dinner and drinks by the Bay, play with hundreds of hands-on exhibits, crawl through their pitch-black Tactile Dome, and explore.

Exploratorium After Dark
Thursday Night | 6-10 pm
Exploratorium, Pier 15
$19.95 Adv/Door – Free for Lab Members ($10 Add-On Ticket for the Tactile Dome)
Adults Only (18+)

Cost update – As of 10/1/18 advanced ticket prices rose from $17.95 to $19.95

Adult tickets to the Exploratorium are nomally $29.95 so After Dark is $10 off.

Thursday, October 25, 2018
Exploratorium After Dark | Pier 15

Exploratorium
Join Exploratorium scientist Ron Hipschman for colorful explorations of the physical world.

Science fiction has predicted many things. Some have come true (think touch screens, submarines, bionic limbs), others, not so much—or at least, not yet. If you’ve ever wondered where your flying car or rocket belt is, or why you don’t yet have a robot servant, find out at Full-Spectrum Science.