Maryland STEM Festival

It's Kinetic! Slingshot Rockets
2025-11-05 16:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Southeast Anchor, 3601 Eastern Avenue, Baltimore, MD, 21224, United States
Let’s celebrate this year’s Maryland STEM Festival’s theme of ENERGY by shooting for the stars! Learn about kinetic energy by building a slingshot rocket.

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.

Technology in Music Jam Stations
2025-11-05 15:30 - 16:30 | Queen Anne’s County Library, 121 S Commerce St, Centreville, MD, 21617, United States
Ages 10-17
Technology is more prevalent than ever in the creation of music. See how music goes hand in hand with new technology by making a 3D printed guitar, understanding how synthesizers work, playing with our portable audio recording studio, and learning to play piano in virtual reality. Explore a new unexpected way to make music with the use of technology!

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.

Science Heroes Presents: Adventure of the Missing Color
2025-11-05 15:00 - 16:00 | Roland Park Libray, 5108 Roland Ave, Baltimore, MD, 21210, United States
Join Science Heroes on their mission to turn science into an adventure!
Discover how fun and colorful science can be through hands-on experiments all about:
chemical reactions
air pressure
physical explosions
and more!
Don’t miss this exciting and interactive STEM learning adventure!

Food for Energy
2025-11-05 14:30 - 15:30 | Pocomoke Library, 301 Market, Pocomoke City, 21851, United States
Why are food choices important to keep our energy levels high? How does our body convert food into energy? Come out and sample some healthy, high energy snacks.

Making Movies: Intro to Premiere Pro
2025-11-05 14:00 - 15:30 | Carroll County Public Library, Exploration Commons, 50 East Main Street, Westminster, MD, 21157, United States
See what’s behind the silver screen in this introduction to Adobe’s high-end video editing software, Premiere Pro! We will cover everything from basic editing tips and tricks to some of the cool tucked-away features in the program. So, if you have ever wanted to start getting into video editing, this is the class for you!

Stem Club: Geometric Shape Art
2025-11-05 14:00 - 15:00 | Charles County Public Library, 10405 O'Donnell Place, Waldorf, MD, 20603, United States
For this program, we will be learning about how art and math intersect by creating your own geometric shape art!
We offer STEM Club @ La Plata on the first Wednesday of each month.
Note: Please register each child who will be attending separately.
Please email laplataref@ccplonline.org with any questions.

MD STEM Fest Challenge
2025-11-05 13:30 - 19:00, 2025-11-04 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?

STEM Fun: Snap Circuits
2025-11-05 13:00 - 15:00 | Mount Rainer Branch, 3409 Rhode Island Avenue, Mt Rainer, MD, 20712, United States
Dive into the world of science, technology, engineering, and math with fun, hands-on experiments and activities! Explore snap circuits through interactive challenges that spark curiosity and creativity.

Tiny STEAM
2025-11-05 11:00 - 11:30 | 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.

Toddler Tinker Time
2025-11-05 10:30 - 11:30 | Broadneck Branch, 1275 Green Holly Dr, Annapolis, MD, 21409, United States
Get creative and inventive – through play!

Preschool Science: Dancing Balloons
2025-11-05 10:30 - 11:00 | Queen Anne’s County Library, 121 S Commerce St, Centreville, MD, 21617, United States
Ages: 3-5 with caregiver
Learn how to create a vortex and make the balloons dance! We will learn all about a vortex using balloons and fans in this hands-on experiment!

Power Up with Choptank Electric Cooperative
2025-11-05 10:00 - 17:00, 2025-11-04 10:00 - 17:00 | Wicomico Public Library-Paul S Sarbanes Branch, 122 South Division Street, Salisbury, MD, 21801, United States
Celebrate the Maryland STEM Festival with Wicomico Public Library and Choptank Electric Cooperative! Throughout the month, children of all ages are invited to explore the exciting world of electricity through fun, self-guided activities. Discover how energy is generated, how it travels to your home, and why it matters. Stop by anytime during open hours to learn, play, and get inspired by the power of STEM!

MD STEM Fest Reading Challenge
2025-11-05 09:00 - 23:30, 2025-11-04 09:00 - 23:30 | Online
Discover the fun of STEM through stories and hands-on challenges! Complete STEM-themed activities and read books to fill your bingo board.

BioTech Health Expo
2025-11-05 08:00 - 11:30 | Robert Frost Middle School, 9201 Scott Drivce, Rockville, 20852, United States
Local Biotech and Health Care organizations will be provided with activities and demonstrations for students of RFMS. This is a closed event, only for RFMS Students

Design. Build. Discover: Explore Mechanical Engineering at UMBC
2025-11-04 18:00 - 19:00 | UMBC at the Universities at Shady Grove, 9636 Gudelsky Dr, Office 3111 - BSE (Building IV), Rockville, MD, 20850, United States
Explore mechanical engineering at UMBC-Shady Grove! Join us for an overview of the program, a tour of our labs in USG’s Biomedical Sciences and Engineering Building, and a simulation where current students will show off a project they’re working on. You’ll also get to connect with our staff and faculty, including new Program Director Adam Bridendolph.

3D Printing Workshop
2025-11-04 16:30 - 18:00 | Wicomico Public Library-Paul S Sarbanes Branch, 122 South Division Street, Salisbury, MD, 21801, United States
Join us for a hands-on 3D Printing Workshop designed just for kids and teens! In this creative and interactive program, participants will explore the exciting world of 3D design using Tinkercad, a fun and beginner-friendly modeling tool. Each session includes engaging challenges, skill-building activities, and the opportunity to bring digital creations to life using a real 3D printer.
Whether you’re a complete beginner or have some experience, this workshop is a great way to learn, build, and invent. Come create something amazing!

STEM Challenge at Frostburg Library
2025-11-04 16:30 - 17:30 | Frostburg Library, 65 E. Main Street, Frostburg, MD, 21532, United States
Join FSU Engineering Students & Faculty for a hands-on STEM Challenge activity on Tuesday, November at 4:30 PM at Frostburg Library in the Toll House. This will be an excellent opportunity to spark creativity, build teamwork, and critical thinking skills! This session is for students in grades 6-12.

Drones 101
2025-11-04 16:30 - 17:30 | Ocean Pines Library, 11107 Cathell Road, Berlin, MD, 21811, United States
Learn all about drones with Worcester Tech instructor Valerie Zienty.

STEAM Lab
2025-11-04 16:30 - 17:00 | C. Burr Artz Library, 110 East Patrick St., Frederick, MD, 21701, United States
Join us for a variety of science, technology, engineering, arts and math activities for elementary-aged children.

AI IRL: Real Talk for Teens
2025-11-04 16:00 - 17:00 | Quince Orchard Library, 15831 Quince Orchard Road, Gaithersburg, MD, 20878, United States
AI IRL: Real Talk for Teens is a four-session discussion series built around real AI headlines. Each session starts with a short news story, separates fact from myth, introduces one practical skill to try, and opens the floor for conversation guided by teens’ questions.
Participants build practical, responsible AI habits: verifying claims and sources, recognizing bias and misinformation, writing task-appropriate prompts, crediting AI assistance when required, and protecting privacy online. The final session includes a look at AI’s environmental impact, tying into this year’s Maryland STEM Festival theme of ENERGY.
Each session stands alone, so participants can attend any or all and leave with something they can use right away for schoolwork, early work experiences and resumes, creative projects, or daily life. Phones and laptops are welcome, and snacks are provided.
Event runs from 10/22 through 11/12

Light Street Lab: DIY Kazoo
2025-11-04 15:30 - 16:30 | Light Street Library, 1251 Light St, Baltimore, MD, 21230, United States
Let’s celebrate the MD STEM Festival. This year’s theme is Energy!
Learn about the science behind the energy of sound waves and make your own kazoo out of household items!

Build-In Movie: Big Hero 6
2025-11-04 15:00 - 17:00 | Orleans Branch, 1303 Orleans Street, Baltimore, MD, 21231, United States
It’s Maryland STEM Fest! Can you build a robot like Hiro and his friends out of our building chips? Set mechanical energies and your own creativity in motion while you watch Disney’s Big Hero 6.
A young tech whiz named Hiro must save his city from a nefarious villain with the help of his inflatable robot Baymax, as well as his friends Go Go Tomago, Wasabi, Honey Lemon and Fred.
2014 | PG | 1hr42min

Kids' Academy: Nanoscience
2025-11-04 11:00 - 12:00 | Perryville Branch Library, 500 Coudon Blvd., Perryville, MD, 21903, United States
Explore the world of the extremely small–so small you cannot see it with the human eye and where odd things happen at a nanoscale!
Educational activities for homeschoolers and children in non-traditional school settings. Ages 6-11.

Hydraulic Excavator: Makerspace Mondays
2025-11-03 18:00 - 19:30 | MD
Learn about Blaise Pascal, his principle of static pressure transmission, hydraulic systems and applications while engineering a working model of a hydraulic excavator. All materials provided and students keep their constructed machines.
This class is part of the 2025 Maryland STEM Festival.

Go Batty! (families)
2025-11-03 17:30 - 18:30 | Savage Branch Library, 9525 Durness Lane, Laurel, MD, 20723, United States
Families; 60 min. Ticket required.
Connect and protect bats in your neighborhood. Learn how vital bats are for our environment. Engage in hands-on learning and activities to preserve and safeguard the only flying mammal in our world.
This class is part of the 2025 Maryland STEM Festival. Click here for the full schedule of classes and events for all ages.
Tickets available 15 minutes before class.
