2026 Upcoming Festival Events
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Thursday, March 19, 2026
Science Escape Room Trail at Mason Mill Park
Thursday, 03/19/2026 - 7:00am to 7:00pm
Solve nature challenges along the Mason Mill boardwalk in this escape room-style nature adventure! This popular outdoors “Escape Room Trail” is all new for 2026. Take a 1.5 mile walk and learn about nature while solving a series of brand new riddles. No, you won’t be locked in a room, but you will be within the confines of the boardwalk while you solve each challenge. Read the clues, pay attention to your surroundings, and be [..]
AUDIENCE(S): Adults, Families, High School, Middle School, Elem. School
Roadside Geology: Arts Center to Rhodes Hall
Thursday, 03/19/2026 - 1:00pm to 3:30pm
Tag along with two geologist-educators to see the beautiful building stones and folded natural rock layers of Midtown Atlanta, on a tour from Symphony Hall to Rhodes Hall. Dr. Bill Witherspoon, co-author of Roadside Geology of Georgia, teams up with highly sought guest speaker from Georgia Mineral Society (GMS), Bill Waggener, to interpret the stories that rocks tell. A GMS grab bag is included with admission price. Please note there is an additional session [..]
AUDIENCE(S): Families, Middle School, Adults, High School
Queen Bess, performed in French and English (with supertitles)
Thursday, 03/19/2026 - 8:00pm to 9:30pm
"Queen Bess" tells the story of Bessie Coleman, who earned her pilot’s license (the first ever earned by a Black woman or a Native American, and the first international license earned by any American) in 1921 by teaching herself French and then traveling to France to study. She went on to become a famous stunt pilot back in America, setting records and breaking trends until her death in 1926. More than 100 years later, [..]
AUDIENCE(S): Adults, Families, High School, Middle School, Elem. School
Friday, March 20, 2026
Science Escape Room Trail at Mason Mill Park
Friday, 03/20/2026 - 7:00am to 7:00pm
Solve nature challenges along the Mason Mill boardwalk in this escape room-style nature adventure! This popular outdoors “Escape Room Trail” is all new for 2026. Take a 1.5 mile walk and learn about nature while solving a series of brand new riddles. No, you won’t be locked in a room, but you will be within the confines of the boardwalk while you solve each challenge. Read the clues, pay attention to your surroundings, and be [..]
AUDIENCE(S): Adults, Families, High School, Middle School, Elem. School
Don’t Get Fooled Again - Wolf Creek Library
Friday, 03/20/2026 - 4:30pm to 5:15pm
SOLD OUT !!
Don’t get fooled again! Learn about how artificial intelligence (AI) can be used to create “deep fakes,” images and videos designed to fool you into believing something that is not true, and hone your skills in determining fact from fiction!
Please note, this event repeats at different libraries across Fulton county. Check the full schedule for more sessions.
AUDIENCE(S): High School, Middle School
Chemistry Bonanza Demo Show
Friday, 03/20/2026 - 5:00pm to 6:30pm
Come see exciting chemistry reactions and demonstrations! We will explore the chemistry of polymers, combustion reactions, cloud formation, and even a few fireballs. How do you speed up a reaction? Or slow it down? Come find out! Liquid nitrogen ice cream will be served as well—tasty chemistry!
AUDIENCE(S): Adults, Families, High School, Middle School, Elem. School
The Sound of Molecules with the Musical Chemist
Friday, 03/20/2026 - 7:00pm to 8:00pm
Join us at Georgia Tech for an unforgettable evening with The Musical Chemist! Walker Smith turns atomic spectra into sound via data sonification, allowing us to hear a variety of elements and the ethereal chords they create together. His live show, The Sound of Molecules, features lasers, live music, and audience interaction, so bring your dancing shoes and “buckle your seatbelts, because things are about to get elemental!”
AUDIENCE(S): Adults, Families, High School, Middle School, Elem. School
Queen Bess, performed in French and English (with supertitles)
Friday, 03/20/2026 - 8:00pm to 9:30pm
"Queen Bess" tells the story of Bessie Coleman, who earned her pilot’s license (the first ever earned by a Black woman or a Native American, and the first international license earned by any American) in 1921 by teaching herself French and then traveling to France to study. She went on to become a famous stunt pilot back in America, setting records and breaking trends until her death in 1926. More than 100 years later, [..]
AUDIENCE(S): Adults, Families, High School, Middle School, Elem. School
Saturday, March 21, 2026
Exploration Expo
Saturday, 03/21/2026 - 10:00am to 4:00pm
Come on out to the unmissable conclusion of the 2026 Atlanta Science Festival! Hundreds of hands-on science activities at our city's biggest science party. And, it's free!
AUDIENCE(S): Families, Adults, High School, Middle School, Elem. School, Preschool
