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| Sept 14, 2024 Sat 10:30am - 3pm | Dulles Day Plane Pull® 2024
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| October 2024 | Tsuchinshan–ATLAS comet
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| October 20, 2024 Sun 10am – 4pm | NOVA Labs Maker Faire
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| Nov 23-24, 2024 Sat 10am - 6pm Sun 10am - 4 pm | 32th Annual Gem, Mineral & Fossil Show & Sale
George Mason University - Dewberry Hall (in the Johnson Center) Rte 123 & Braddock Rd, Fairfax, VA
Approximately 20 Dealers selling Minerals, Fossils, Crystals, Gems, Jewelry, Meteorites & more!
Sponsored by
Northern Virginia Mineral Club (NVMC)
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| Jan 17-18, 2025 (Fri & Sat) Fri 9-5 Sat 9-5 | Cabin Fever Expo
- 28th Event
Model Engineering Show & Auctions Lebanon Valley Expo Center, Lebanon, PA - map Steam engines, Boats (on an indoor pond), and Trains
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| March 8 - 9, 2025 March 15 - 16, 2025 | Highland County Maple Festival
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| April 20, 2025 (Sunday) | Easter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| May 11, 2025 (Sunday) | Mother's Day | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| May 26, 2025 (Monday) | Memorial Day - the last Monday in May | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sept 1, 2025 (Monday) | Labor Day - the first Monday in Sept | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| April 23, 2022 (Sat) | National Math Festival
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| March 11, 2023 (Sat 8pm-10pm) | Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Udvar-Hazy Center Star Party
View the wonders of the universe through telescopes Free parking after 4pm These events are held on a regular basis - Northern-Virginia-Astronomy-Club-NOVAC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| April 28, 2023 (Fri 6-8) | STEM night
Colvin Run Elementary School in Vienna (north end by Wolf Trap).
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(Sat & Sun) ??? 6th USA Science & Engineering Festival
| Walter E. Washington Convention Center This was a giant success in 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018 .. which is why they are bringing it back. 18 and under, free - 19 and older, $20 at the door - see web page for discounts May 06, 2023 | (Sat 10-2) Manassas Regional Airport Open House
| Free open house showcasing the airport's facilities, various aircraft, aviation vendors, and classic cars. May 13, 2023 | (Sat 10-5) Manassas Viking Festival
| Aug 26 & 27, 2023 | Sat 10am - 4pm Sun 10am - 4 pm Americans in Wartime Experience - 2023 Tank Farm Open House
(Schedule)
| Lots of tanks, demos, flame thrower (10:30 am only) Warning: Open field in August - wear a hat 09-13-24 update - they will not have an event in 2024, they plan for one in 2025 Oct 6 & 7, 2023
| (Fri/Sat 7:00-8:30) Physics is Phun
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at the University of Maryland
| Physics in Motion Physics is Phun is an outstanding long-running physics demonstration series geared toward a high school audience with a focus on education and entertainment.
Note: the date was changed because of weather
Oct 15, 2023 | Sun noon - 5 pm MAW Mushroom Fair at Brookside Gardens
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Mushroom-related walks, talks, and videos
Oct 20, 2023 | (Fri) 9:30am to 2pm X-STEM NOVA
| A FREE in-person CONFERENCE-STYLE event for middle and high school students designed to empower and inspire kids about careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. The National Conference Center, Leesburg, VA Oct 21, 2023 | Sat 9-4 NASA's Langley Research Center openhouse
| The event is open to the public. Admission is free. Oct 28, 2023 | Sat 6pm to 8pm Trunk or Treat Halloween
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Go trick-or-treating from our decorated vans, trucks, and cars in a safe, fun, and completely outdoor environment.
NOVA Labs
Dec 8 & 9, 2023 | (Fri/Sat 7:00-8:30) Physics is Phun
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at the University of Maryland
| The Physics of Light Physics is Phun is an outstanding long-running physics demonstration series geared toward a high school audience with a focus on education and entertainment. 2024
| Jan 12-13, 2024 | (Fri & Sat) Fri 9-5 Sat 9-5 Cabin Fever Expo
- 27th Event
| Model Engineering Show & Auctions Lebanon Valley Expo Center, Lebanon, PA - map Steam engines, Boats (on an indoor pond), and Trains
Feb 16 & 17, 2024 | (Fri/Sat 7:00-8:30) Physics is Phun
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at the University of Maryland
| Physics Under Pressure! Physics is Phun is an outstanding long-running physics demonstration series geared toward a high school audience with a focus on education and entertainment. Feb 21-25, 2024 | (Wed thru Sun) G4G15
- Gathering 4 Gardner Biennial Conference
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Atlanta, Georgia, USA
March 16-17, 2024 | Sat 10-6 Sun 11-5 Annual Gem / Mineral / Fossil Show
| Demonstrations, Workshops, Fluorescent tent, Over 40 exhibits Sponsored by The Gem, Lapidary and Mineral Society of Montgomery County, Maryland (GLMS-MC) At Montgomery County Maryland Fairgrounds, 16 Chestnut Street, Gaithersburg, MD Adults $6, 11 and under free Gravity is Optional will participate. March 24, 2024 | (Sun 11am-4pm) Lynchburg Makerfaire
| Gravity is Optional will participate. March 31, 2024 | (Sunday) Easter
| April 7, 2024 | (Sun 10-3) Bluebell Festival at Merrimac Farm
| April 8, 2024 | (Mon) Total solar eclipse
| April 13, 2024 | (Sat 10-3) 2024 Asheville Maker Faire
| April 19-21, 2024 | (Friday - Sunday) Show Congress Of Jugglers 2024
(facebook)
| Come and defy gravity. Ride a unicycle. Let people throw stuff at you. Free lessons. You should come and check it out. The Saturday afternoon show is really worth more than the price of admission. Videos - index 2007 2010 2011 2013 - mostly fire 2017 Ritchie Coliseum at the University of Maryland. April 21, 2024 | (Sun - Noon to 5 pm) 33rd Rockville Science Day - Get kids interested in science and technology
| Chemistry fun - loud noises, fire, vacuums See a Solar Car, an electric car, sunspots (weather permitting) Rockets, Robots, Minerals, hands-on exhibits, and lots more Free - Noon to 5 pm Montgomery College, Rockville Campus, Rockville, MD Gravity is Optional will participate. (Wed thru Sun) G4G15
- Gathering 4 Gardner Biennial Conference
| On 03-10-23, the date was changed from here to Feb April 27, 2024 | (Sat 10-4) Maryland Day:
A Campus-Wide Open House at the University of Maryland
| This is a great opportunity to learn about UMD and to see what is available. There will be all types of science and engineering related demos and displays. May 4, 2024 | (Sat 5-11 PM) Astronomy Day 2024
| C. M. Crockett Park May 4, 2024 | (Sat - 10 am to 5 pm) 2024 Kinetic Sculpture Race
| Peddle powered "art" - over roads and water, thru mud and soft sand, this event is completely nuts! Race starts at 10am at the American Visionary Art Museum in Baltimore and continues for 15 miles thru the city. However, the fun starts much earlier.
NOVA LabsMobile - 2019
- featured five pilots, brightly colored pontoon barrels and pinwheels, and giant wings laser-cut from quarter-inch insulating foam.
May 12, 2024 | (Sunday) Mother's Day
| May 17-19, 2024 | (Fri, Sat, Sun) AutomataCon
| AutomataCon 2016 Convention (video) This repeats every 2 years Morris Museum, Morristown, NJ, USA (Sat 8:30-5) May 19, 2024 (Sun 8:30-5) Team America Rocketry Challenge (TARC) National Finals Fly-off
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Has an Exhibit/University Display Area
Date changed on 05-16-24 due to expected bad rain on Saturday May 18, 2024 | (Sat 10-4) Techstravaganza 2024
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Free, open to the public hands-on STEM activity fair
May 24-25, 2024 | (Fri, Sat) Private event
| May 27, 2024 | (Monday) Memorial Day - the last Monday in May
| June 1, 2024 | (Sat 8-2) Manassas Tailgate / hamfest
| $5 per person over 14 June 1, 2024 | (Sat 10-3) 30th Annual Manassas Railway Festival
| June 16, 2024 | (Sunday) Father's Day - the third Sunday in June
| June 22, 2024 | (Sat 10-2) 4th Annual Manassas Bee Festival
| costume parade, food trucks, mead garden, live music, vendors, crafts, native plants, speakers, farm animals, bounce house, games, crafts, and more. June 22, 2024 | (Sat 6pm-11pm) Astronomy Festival on the National Mall
| Join more than 30 astronomy/science organizations on the National Mall to share astronomy concepts during the day and share views of the D.C. sky at night. In front of the Hirshhorn Museum June 26-July 1, 2024
| Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the National Mall
| Indigenous Voices of the Americas (Only one week this year) July 8-14, 2024 | (Mon-Sun) IJA festival
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~$350 for the full week-long festival
Aug 31 & Sept 1, 2024 | Sat & Sun 9am - 6pm Scottish Games
| Great Meadow, The Plains, VA $20/day last year Sept 2, 2024 | (Monday) Labor Day - the first Monday in Sept
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