"Unleash your inner scientist” at the second annual celebration of the Bay Area’s unparalleled leadership in science and technology. The festival, which will take place in Fall 2012, will provide a wide range of science and technology activities – lectures, debates, exhibitions, workshops, etc. – at a variety of locations throughout the Bay Area. The goal is to get kids excited about careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM).

Last Fall, over 4,000 people attended Discovery Day at Infineon Raceway. Highlights included liquid nitrogen ice cream, an emergency room patient robot, LEGO^® engineering, strawberry DNA extraction, airplane and catapult launches, marble machines, and elephant toothpaste. In addition to Discovery Day, over 20 events took place in the North Bay, including Insecta-Palooza, Star Parties, hawk bandings, and hikes.

The Buck Institute is a sponsor of the Bay Area Science Festival (BASF) and is playing a key role in coordinating activities in the North Bay. The local highlight will be Discovery Day on Saturday, October 27th (location TBD). Festival activities will be free. Families are encouraged to attend together.

If you're interested in becoming a sponsor, please go to the main Festival Sponsor webpage for more information.

The Exhibitor Application will be posted after dates are finalized.

• Find your favorite exhibitors on the 2011 Discovery Day webpage.
• Science "happenings" were everywhere! The 2011 North Bay BASF Calendar shows past North Bay science events.
• Re-live the moment or see what you missed in our 2011 BASF Photo Albums.
• Check out how the Buck Institute supported the Bay Area Science Festival in big ways.