2023 Maryland STEM Festival Parade at Baker Park

What Is a STEM Parade? Join us on November 4th for our 2nd STEM Parade!

On November 5, 2022, the The Maryland STEM Festival ran a successful parade in downtown Frederick. The parade was concluded at Baker Park with a pop-up Festival featuring numerous STEM booths. The Festival is organizing the second parade for November 4, 2023 which will again conclude with a pop-up STEM Festival. It's just like any other parade, but OURS creatively showcases the excitement around and career-viability of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math! The 2nd parade will launch from Frederick High School and wind its way to Baker Park, where there will be a pop-up festival showcasing various STEM-related activities and organizations! Check back as we post details!

Want to walk in the Parade? Read the 2023_Final_Parade_Guidelines.pdf, then click here to register

Read about the 2022 parade in the Frederick News Post

See a clip of the 2022 parade here

More photos below!

There are countless ways to participate:

Holding signs, banners and posters supporting STEM
Wearing STEM related clothes , hat, and costumes –
- Get TWO uses out of your Halloween costume if it was in any way STEM-related!
Decorating your vehicle
Holding, carrying, or guiding STEM artifacts such as robots, drones, or microscopes

STEM is all about being creative, so come up with an original to show why you love Science, Technology, Engineering or Math!

Click at the top of the page to walk in the parade. If you want to have a booth at the end of the parade, email our executive director, Phil Rogofsky, at mdstemfest@gmail.com.

Participation is FREE, and these great events are made possible by our generous sponsors. If you or your organization is interested in being a parade sponsor, email our executive director, Phil Rogofsky, at mdstemfest@gmail.com.

Gold Sponsor

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