Maryland STEM Festival

Tiny STEAM
2025-11-05 11:00 - 11:30, 2025-11-12 11:00 - 11:30 (America/New_York) | Myersville Community Library, 8 Harp Place, Myersville, MD, 21773, United States
Explore Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math concepts. Designed for ages 2-5 with a caregiver.

MD STEM Fest Challenge
2025-11-05 13:30 - 19:00, 2025-11-06 13:30 - 19:00 | Sharpsburg Library, 106 East Main ST, Sharpesburg, MD, 21782, United States
Stations will be set up with Legos and marble runs. Look through our microscope and magnifying glass, what do you see?

Fair Hill Nature Presents: A Winter's Tale
2025-11-05 15:30 - 16:30 | Elkton Branch Library, 301 Newark Ave, Elkton, MD, 21921, United States
Based on Fair Hill’s book, “A Winter’s Tale”, learn how animals survive over winter by watching a play and enjoying interactive stations. Ages 6-11.

Minds in Motion (STEAM)
2025-11-05 15:30 - 17:30 | Wicomico Public Library-Paul S Sarbanes Branch, 122 South Division Street, Salisbury, MD, 21801, United States
Get ready to imagine, explore, and create! Minds in Motion is a hands-on STEAM program designed for elementary students to spark curiosity and build problem-solving skills through fun, engaging activities. Each session will feature exciting experiments and challenges in science, technology, engineering, art, and math—perfect for curious minds who love to tinker, build, and discover. Whether we’re coding robots, designing structures, or launching simple science experiments, there’s always something new to explore.

Elementary Explorers
2025-11-06 14:00 - 14:30, 2025-11-13 14:00 - 14:30 | Thurmont Library, 76 East Moser Rd, Thurmont, MD, 21788, United States
Participate in a variety of experiences related to science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics. This program is designed for children in grades K – 5 and their caregivers.

Discovery Depot (Grades K-5)
2025-11-06 16:00 - 16:30, 2025-11-13 16:00 - 16:30 | Myersville Community Library, 8 Harp Place, Myersville, MD, 21773, United States
Discover and explore the world around you through science, math, technology, history, art, and literature. Designed for kids in grades K-5.

Bay-lieve It Or Not: Bay Science For Tweens & Teens
2025-11-07 14:30 - 15:30 | Lexington Park Libary, 21677 FDR Blvd, Lexington Park, MD, 20653, United States
Learn more about how Oysters help the Chesapeake Bay with help from the Calvert Marine Museum including a live Oyster demo and a look at how acidification impacts the Bay ecosystem.

For ages 9-14: Mushroom Materials
2025-11-08 10:00 - 11:30 | Baltimore Underground Science Space (BUGSS), 101 N Haven St, Baltimore, MD, 21224, United States
How can we be more sustainable and get over our addiction to plastic? Let’s build with mushrooms instead! Scholarships available! Make sure to register on Eventbrite.
Come join us at the Baltimore UnderGround Science Space (BUGSS) for a fascinating event all about the wonders of mushroom materials! Discover how mushrooms can be used to create sustainable and innovative products. From packaging to building materials, mushrooms have incredible potential. We’ll build our own creations and then test the ability of mushroom materials to float, stack, and withstand pressure!
Scholarships are available! Please email us at info@bugssonline.org to request one.
When: Saturday, November 8 · 10 – 11:30am EST
Where: Baltimore UnderGround Science Space (BUGSS)
101 N Haven St Baltimore, MD 21224
Fee: $17.85
Make sure to register on Eventbrite to secure your spot: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/for-ages-9-14-mushroom-materials-tickets-1831100373509?aff=ebdsoporgprofile

STEM at the Chevy Chase Library: Egg Drop Engineering Challenge - Presented by Science Connections
2025-11-08 10:30 - 11:30 | Chevy Chase Library, 8005 Connecticut Ave., Chevy Chase, MD, 20815, United States
Calling all future NASA engineers! Join Michelle Bertke of Science Connections to test out your design and construction skills. Learn how NASA engineers landed the most recent rover, Perseverance, on Mars in February 2021. Apply some of the same techniques they used to plan, build, and test out your very own creation. Can you complete the challenge: to protect your raw egg cargo from a 10-foot drop!!
Science Connections specializes in exploring STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) topics with hands-on activities that bring science alive. Each program and activity has been designed with Next Generation Science Standards in mind to ensure that it is not only fun but also educational. We will provide all of the materials for this program.
For 6-10 year olds
Space is limited. Register on our website!
Generously sponsored by the Friends of the Chevy Chase Library
Location: Chevy Chase Library Meeting Room (lower level)
Questions about this program? Contact the Chevy Chase Library at 240-773-9590

Public Star Party
2025-11-08 18:30 - 21:00 | Thomas Stone National Historic Site, 6655 Rose Hill Road, Port Tobacco, MD, 20677, United States
Guests will observe the Moon, planets and stars with various telescopes and binoculars provided by the Southern Maryland Astronomical Society, and learn about astronomy during the Colonial Era and the American Revolution from a Park Ranger at the Thomas Stone National Historic Site. Rain Date: 11/9/25. Start Time: 6:30 PM.

National STEM Day 2025 ~ Celebrate STEM Careers with Music
2025-11-08 21:00 | Online
🎧 Play On, Play – STEM is Power is an original anthem created to celebrate National STEM Day 2025 and beyond to inspire students to explore the power of creativity within STEM careers.
The song brings together music, imagination, and innovation, showing how creative expression and scientific thinking can work in harmony to spark curiosity and discovery.
Developed as part of the “Celebrate STEM with Music” initiative, this anthem encourages students to dream boldly, think critically, and design their own path toward the future — all through the rhythm of music and the possibilities of STEM.
🎶 Purpose:
To motivate students to connect with STEM in a fun and expressive way — reminding them that the future of science and technology thrives on creativity, collaboration, and play.
🔗 Watch the Video: https://youtu.be/OaHv7GWWZJM

Little Adventurers
2025-11-10 11:00 - 11:30 | Emmitsburg Library, 300 South Seton Ave, Emmitsburg, MD, 21727, United States
Children learn and explore through hands on activities using science, technology, engineering, art, and math concepts at the library. Caregivers are encouraged to connect with children and participate in the activities!

Anne Arundel Community College's STEAM Night
2025-11-12 17:30 - 20:00 | Anne Arundel Community College, 101 College Parkway, Arnold, MD, 21044, United States
STEAM Night – Wednesday, Nov 12, 2025, at 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM – Arnold – Robert E. Kauffman Theater in the Pascal Center for the Performing Arts. See how fun science can be! See how science connects all fields, from architecture to performing and visual arts, from drones to engineering to mathematics, and everything in between. This family-friendly event is open to all ages and is sure to be a fun evening! What will your kids love more – the science show or the interactive demos? Plan to do both while you are here!5:30-6:30 p.m. and 7-8 p.m.
Two (identical) science shows will be on tap in the theatre. 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Enjoy demonstrations and hands-on activities in the Student Union Hawk’s Nest before the 7 p.m. show or after the 5:30 p.m. show. For information, visit the School of Science, Technology, and Education or email Professor Jason Barbour, Ph.D., at jpbarbour@aacc.edu.

Paleontology Party
2025-11-12 18:00 - 19:30 | Fallston Branch, 1461 Fallston Road, Fallston, MD, 21047, United States
Celebrate Dino-vember by learning how to be a paleontologist! Excavate dinosaur bones while learning about fossils! Each child participating must register prior to the program. Supported by the Fallston Friends of HCPL.

Exciting our Minds with Green Energy
2025-11-13 08:00 - 12:00 | St Joan of Arc School, 230 S Law St, Aberdeen, MD, 21001, United States
Closed Event for St. Joan of Arc Students. Students will learn about green energy and the science behind electricity. They will also harness the power of the sun by making solar ovens.

GIrl STEM Powerment
2025-11-13 18:00 - 20:00 | Severna Park High School, 60 Robinson Road, Severna Park, MD, 21146, United States
Join us for an evening with Women STEM professionals and educators as they discuss their fields and careers. Fields such as biotech, Information Technology, Energy, and more will be highlighted. Presented by the Maryland Energy Administration
Participating Organizations
AstraZeneca
Applied Technology
Author Judy Stavaley
Earlbeck Gas and Technologies
Edge of Yesterday
General Dynamics-Mission Systems
Institute of Marie and Environmental Technology
Jacobs
Jensen Hughes
KidWind
Nyla Technology Solutions
Pepco
Poetry in Science
Sapphire Rise
Society of Women Engineers
STEAM Superheroes
FlyUSI-Drones
Whiting-Turner

Science Slam at Peabody Heights!
2025-11-13 19:00 - 21:00 | Peabody Heights Brewery, 401 East 30th Street, Baltimore, MD, 21218, United States
Baltimore, it’s Science Slam time! When else can you enjoy a bite while learning remarkable science that is going on in Charm City?
When else can you enjoy a bite and a drink while learning remarkable science that is going on in Charm City? Come join us for a night of 5 min science talks from local scientists and support their efforts to communicate their work!
We are so happy to be able to have this at Peabody Heights and we thank them so much for their support!
BUGSS will host 6 or so local scientists (grad students, postdocs, citizen scientists, etc) to present their work in 5 minutes. We give prizes to the talks that are most creative and best communicated! This is a great way to connect with others, learn diverse topics of science going on right here in Charm City, gain communication skills and experience, enhance chances of collaboration and emerging projects and ideas!
Join us and bring your friends for a fun night don’t miss out on this exciting science filled evening at BUGSS! Korean fusion food available on site!
When: Thursday, November 13 · 7 – 9pm EST
Where: Peabody Heights Brewery
401 East 30th Street Baltimore, MD 21218
Fee: Free! (Donations accepted)
Make sure to register on Eventbrite to secure your spot: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/science-slam-at-peabody-heights-tickets-1743997737179?aff=ebdsoporgprofile

The Chesapeake Mermaid Show
2025-11-14 11:00 - 11:30, 2025-11-15 11:00 - 11:30, 2025-11-16 11:00 - 11:30 | Talbot County Free Library, Easton Branch, 100 W. Dover St, Easton, MD, 21601, United States
Join us for story time, crafts, and lots of fun activities each day of the Waterfowl Festival! There will be opportunities for one-on-one pictures with the mermaid after the shows. The Chesapeake Mermaid is a traveling nature show that focuses on oysters as a critical element in restoring balance to the Bay. This shows runs on 11/14, 11/15 and 11/16

Kids STEAM Workshop: Power Protectors
2025-11-15 10:30 - 11:30 | Ocean City Library, 10003 Coastal Highway, Ocean City, MD, 21842, United States
Join 4-H educator Theresa Maggio on a journey to learn about renewable energy through an exciting, superhero-themed workshop. All supplies provided.

Kids Discover: Little Bear Apiary
2025-11-15 11:00 - 12:00 | Hagerstown Branch, 100 S. Potomac St., Hagerstown, MD, 21740, United States
Join us for Kids Discover/Little Explorers STEM with special local guest Little Bear Apiary on Saturday November 15th from 11am-12pm. We’ll learn all about beekeeping and have lots of special hands-on activities. Storytime and instruction begin promptly at 11am, but the room is open to complete activities until 12pm. Registration required. Ages 3-10. Hope to see you there!

Storytime in the Stars
2025-11-15 11:30 - 12:00 | Smithsburg Library, 66 W. Water St., Smithsburg, MD, 21783, United States
Blast off on a reading adventure! Join us for a stellar story time that will launch your imagination into orbit with tales from across the universe. After the stories, touch down for some out-of-this world crafts and fun! Please register for this event.

STEM Family Fun Festival
2025-11-16 09:00 - 12:00 | Notre Dame of Maryland, 4701 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD, 21210, United States
Bring the whole family for a series of fun-filled drop-in events that give kids an opportunity to engage with STEM and collaborate to solve engineering design tasks. Our event is sponsored by NDMU’s School of Education and is run by the Leadership in Teaching: STEM program’s faculty and students.

Preschool Science: Dinosaurs
2025-11-18 11:00 - 12:00 | Rising Sun Branch Library, 111 Colonial Way, Rising Sun, MD, 21911, United States
Learn more about dinosaurs through exploration and hands-on activities. Ages 3-5.
