The Festival Returns This Fall
Monday September 25 - Sunday October 1, 2023
Cambridge Science Festival, the first of its kind in the United States, is a city-wide celebration showcasing the leading edge in science, technology, engineering, art, and math (STEAM). Comprising hundreds of events, workshops, lectures, demonstrations, multidisciplinary collaborations, family-friendly exhibitions and interactive experiences, CSF is a STEAM-themed extravaganza highlighting Cambridge’s diverse innovative community.
Call for Entry
get involved in csf 2023
Would you like to be involved in Cambridge Science Festival? This year’s Call for Entry is now live, accepting expressions of interest from every corner of the STEAM community. At this stage, there are four ways to join the festival family – participate in our fabulous SCIENCE CARNIVAL, host an event in Cambridge during the Festival period, take part in our brand new LUNCH & LEARN series, or be a SENIOR HERO!
CARNIVAL
The Cambridge Science Festival Carnival returns
Sunday 1 October 2023
We’re back once again in the Kendall/MIT Open Space for another afternoon of madcap family-friendly fun! With thousands of visitors in attendance, this action-packed day of events and entertainment is a perfect opportunity to engage with the Cambridge community and spread the word about your work, your interests, or your organization.
If you’re involved in science, technology, engineering, arts and math, or any area adjacent to these, we’d love you to participate at the CSF Carnival.
CSF EVENTS
Cambridge Science Festival promotes events between
Monday September 25 – Sunday October 1
We’re looking for activities, lectures, workshops, exhibitions, trivia nights, tours, pop-ups, productions and any other science-themed or science-adjacent happenings taking place in Cambridge.
If you have an idea for an event and would like to be part of CSF 2023, you’re in the right place! If your idea is all set and ready to go, that’s fantastic; if you have a great idea but need a venue, sign up anyway and we’ll help you find one.
LUNCH & LEARN
A brand new lunchtime lecture series taking place across the City of Cambridge from
Monday September 25 – Friday September 29
We’re looking for participants to deliver presentations on topics of their choosing, at their place of work between 12-1pm any day between Monday September 25 and Friday September 29.
Hosting an event as part of this series is a great way to engage with the wider Cambridge community and share your work, your process and your expertise.
Find out more and sign up below.
SENIOR HEROES
The Cambridge community is rich with talented and accomplished seniors who spent their professional lives in science, technology, engineering and the arts. SENIOR HEROES shines a light on programs offered by seniors, for seniors, every morning of the Festival week.
Monday September 25 – Friday September 29
If you’re interested in delivering a lecture, putting together a panel discussion, leading a workshop or any other type of event, and you have access to a space to host this activity, then sign up now and join our group of SENIOR HEROES.
SCIENCE X FASHION
CSF is delighted to partner once again with Boston Fashion Week for a celebration of Smart Fashion on
Saturday September 30
Jay Calderin, founder of BFW, returns to curate another ground-breaking exploration of fashion innovation in the Cambridge community and beyond. We’re looking for designers, inventors, researchers and innovators to submit ideas for programs at the intersection of technology, engineering and fashion.
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There are three program threads that will run at locations across Cambridge throughout Saturday September 30, from 10am – 6pm:
/// Lectures & Panel Discussions
/// Workshops/Hands-on/Makers Activities
/// Pop-up Exhibits
In the evening, CSF and BFW will host a runway showcasing a range of collections exploring crossover themes and aesthetics. While involvement in this event is by invitation only, CSF will be hosting a meet-and-greet session to share more information and let interested designers know how to submit their collections.
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CSF welcomes individuals, groups, labs, designers, engineers and more to be a part of the day. To submit your program or event, please use the sign-up form below. If you are interested in attending the meet-and-greet to find out more about the runway show, please use the form below to register your interest.
All Fashion programs will take place on Saturday, September 30 and must be offered free and open to the public.
Want to get involved in other ways?
If you’d like to support CSF 2023 in other ways, watch this space and make sure you’re signed up to our Mailing List below – that way you’ll the first to know about other upcoming opportunities.
As well as expanding our fantastic team of volunteers, we’ll be making callouts for specific event runners and hosts, subject specialists, activity judges and more.
We’re also hosting a series of Festival Meet-Ups throughout the year, so you can get to know the team before the Festival begins, make friends and contacts in the Cambridge community, and find collaborators to help bring your Festival ideas to life!
