Atlanta Science Festival's Exploration Expo

Atlanta Science Festival’s
Exploration Expo
Saturday, March 22, 2025, 10am-4pm at Piedmont Park

Atlanta’s biggest interactive science event is FREE and open to adults, families, and children of all ages and interests. Control a prosthetic hand with your mind! Perform DNA extraction! Code robots through mazes! Dig for bones! Touch a human brain! Look inside a jet engine! Meet frogs, lizards, snakes… and scientists!

With 100 hands-on, interactive science booths from local organizations, universities, and companies, we’ll be showing off Atlanta science at this year’s Exploration Expo. Check back in early March for additional information including an exhibitor list, map, and activities.

In a small change this year, we are asking you to pre-register if you are able! It helps us understand our attendee numbers better!

The first 50 pre-registered individuals to check in at the Welcome Tent will receive a free Festival t-shirt. The next 200 will receive a sticker of our pink astronaut mascot, ALEX. Item distribution will begin at 10am on March 22 at the Welcome/Info/Merch Tent. Individuals must show their pre-registration confirmation email. Limit one swag item per family/registration.

Expo Map to be released in March

WHAT TO SEE AND DO

List of exhibitors, food/drink, activities will be announced in March.

HOW TO GET THERE

The Expo will take place in Piedmont Park near the intersection of 10th Street and Charles Allen Drive – see map. Past year’s events drew over 20,000 people, so it’s going to be crowded and parking will be limited.

We STRONGLY urge you to use MARTA, taxi, carpool/rideshare, Beltline, etc.
MARTA – use Midtown stop, and walk east along 10th Street into the Park.
Parking Garage – Piedmont Park shares a parking deck with the Atlanta Botanical Garden and the rate is typically based on the amount of time you spend in the park. The garage is off of Monroe Drive on Worchester Drive, or visitors can enter off Piedmont Avenue at the Atlanta Botanical Garden entrance. The park is accessed from the lowest floor. Address to Parking Garage: 1320 Monroe Drive, Atlanta, GA 30306
NO PARKING is permitted at Midtown High School
See map of other nearby parking options, which are also indicated on the Google Map below.

NO PETS

All pets, including dogs, cats, snakes, birds, pigs, etc., are prohibited in our festival area – leash or no leash – unless assisting persons with disabilities. This is for the pet’s protection as well as for the protection of festival patrons. See City of Atlanta’s guidelines.

You may enjoy the other parts of Piedmont Park with pets, per the Piedmont Park’s guidelines.

SPREAD THE WORD!

Share the flyer, and follow, like, tweet away with #AtlSciFest.

IN CASE OF RAIN

This event is rain or shine, so bring your umbrellas and galoshes, and prepare to experience the joy of science while atmospheric water vapor condenses into liquid water droplets and falls under gravity.

In the case of severe weather (>30mph winds, lightning, tornado, etc.), stay tuned to our website and social media channels for event status updates.

ACCESSIBILITY

Piedmont Park is ADA compliant. The parking deck shared between Piedmont Park and the Atlanta Botanical Garden, has ADA spaces for parking. Wheelchairs are not provided and must be brought in by the park visitor. The Expo event is less than 0.2 miles from the parking deck along paved pathways.

Most Expo exhibits are located along a paved pathway and are wheelchair accessible. Some exhibits are located in The Meadow on the grass, which can be accessed via the paved walkway that runs the perimeter of The Meadow.

ADA-compliant portable restrooms are available in each of the three restroom locations within the Expo footprint.