UMES Extension 4-H STEM Expo

Join us on October 18th from 10 am to 2 pm for a day of hands-on interactive activities. The 2025 University of Maryland Eastern Shore Extension 4-H STEM Expo is a free event that is open to youth of all ages and their families. Located on the UMES campus in our Engineering & Aviation Sciences complex.

All are welcome, whether you are a youth exploring the world of STEM or a parent looking for future opportunities to inspire the next generation. This is the event for you as the events goal is to promote STEM related organizations, careers, and degrees.

This years exhibitors include:
UMES Professors from all STEM disciplines
NASA Wallops Island
Pocomoke State Forrest
National Aquarium’s Animal Rescue Division
And more…
The 2025 University of Maryland Eastern Shore Extension 4-H STEM Expo coordinated by the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Extension 4-H STEM faculty/staff will be held on Saturday, October 18th , 2025, from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. This event will once again be held inside (limited outside space could be used upon request) the UMES Engineering & Aviation Science Complex on campus in Princess Anne, Maryland.

We invite you or a representative from your organization/department to offer an interactive exhibit at this year’s event. The UMES Extension 4-H STEM Festival is part of the broader Maryland STEM Festival, whose statewide theme is “Energy” (do not worry about following this theme for our event). We ask all exhibitors to have an interactive display/activity station that promotes STEM related careers/degrees that your organization is connected to or meets the statewide theme. Our focus is youth in K-12 and families with past festival years drawing from 175 to 400 participants.

Each exhibitor will be supplied with a table and 2 chairs (more tables or chairs available upon request). If you need electricity for your table, please let us know through the JotForm below. The event starts at 10:00 am and we ask you to have your exhibit/activity set up by 9:30 am on October 18th 2025. Breakdown/clean up begins at 2:00 pm.

Please consider joining us for another great UMES Extension 4-H STEM Expo. To register your organization/group please complete the Exhibitor Registration Form (https://form.jotform.com/252195123635152 ). We kindly ask that you respond by Friday October 3rd 2025 to give us time to coordinate tables and space.

Please share this information with any colleagues or organizations that you think would be willing to take part or attend the event.