April 19, 2025 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
We invite you to join a day of fun with STEM! At the KIPAC + Friends Community Day, you’ll have the opportunity to explore a wide range of STEM topics with a special focus on space discoveries through hands-on activities, engaging demonstrations, and short lectures.
KIPAC Community Day is free, open to all, and especially kids- and family-friendly! While walk-ins are also welcome, registration is strongly encouraged as we will be providing key event information to all registrants.
KIPAC Friends Featured Activities & Live Experiments:
- Aerospace Vehicles
- The Mysteries of Lights & Optics
- Particles to Plasmas
- Color Filters & Polarization
- Solar Art Project (SETI Institute & Unistellar)
- Exploring the Solar System (NASA Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute)
- Making Your Own Pulsar
- Cooking A Comet
- and much more.
Featured Mini Lectures (suitable for middle-school students and above)
- Going to the Core of the Earth’s Magnetic Field
- How Big Is the Universe?
- Making the Stretchable Devices of Tomorrow
- Tuning Into the Dark Matter Radio Waves
- Spying on the Earth and Space with Satellites
- Searching for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
- Mapping the Sky with the Biggest Camera Ever Built
- and much more.
Additional event logistics (including directions, parking information, and food options) will be shared with registrants closer to the event date. We look forward to seeing many of you on April 19!
Double-check the event information on the event website as sometimes events are canceled or details changed. | Image credit/image courtesy of Kavili Institute for Particle Astophysics and Cosmology at Stanford University.
Connect with our incredible conservation partners and local environmental organizations at interactive booths, where you can learn how to protect wildlife and make a difference. 
Enjoy live animal ambassador programs and a musical performance at the Wildlife Theater!
Dive into hands-on crafts and activities perfect for animal lovers of all ages.
Trading card fans, don’t miss your chance to collect SIX special edition trading cards at this event!
