Join us October 15-25th, 2026 statewide!

Welcome to the

Wisconsin Science Festival

A 10-day, statewide celebration of science, art, and technology!

About WiSciFest

It's finally time!

Join us for the 16th Wisconsin Science Festival

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The 2026 Wisconsin Science Festival is officially underway!

Check out our full event calendar to explore over 300 events over 10 days in 57 counties throughout Wisconsin! See below for how to participate in the 2026 Wisconsin Science Festival, October 15-25th. Be sure to tag us in your photos, @WiSciFest, and share your festival experience!

How to WiSciFest

When you are looking for festival events to attend in your area, there are a few ways to browse the hundreds of events on offer! New sites are being added throughout the summer so keep coming back to find more events near you.

To find a festival event you can:

Use our interactive festival event map to look for venues near you
Take a look through our rotating Featured Events
Check out our handy buttons below that filter events for you by day or by topic
Browse our full festival offerings on our events calendar page

Reminder – toggle the ‘Condense Event Series’ button on our calendar page to only see the first event in a series to better see all unique event offerings!

Not able to attend a scheduled event? You can still be a part of the 2026 festival by joining our statewide BioBlitz! Record your observations anytime from sunrise on Thursday, October 15th to sunset on Sunday, October 25th in our 2026 project in iNaturalist to contribute to this community dataset. Learn more about the festival BioBlitz here!

2026 Interactive Festival Event Map

Browse our Featured Events

These events rotate often so keep coming back to see more of what’s on offer!

Nature Explorers – Join the WiSciFest BioBlitz!

Science on the Square – Oct 15th

Calumet County STEAM Fest – Oct 15th

Promega Open House – Oct 16th

Science by the River – Oct 17th

Stumble into Science Pub Crawl – Oct 18th

Sci-prov: The Show – Oct 21st

WhySci Variety Show – Oct 22nd

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Filter Events by Topic

Check out our special festival promotions – just for our amazing attendees!

Browse Festival Promotions!

What is WiSciFest?

10 Days of Events

What began as a 3-day festival has expanded to 10 days of events in celebration of our 16th festival, with additional pre- and post-festival opportunities!

56 Counties

Over the last 15 years, the festival has grown from events in one county to having host sites in 56 of Wisconsin’s 72 counties.

All Ages

With events ranging from guided nature hikes, story times, hands-on expos, and lectures at pubs, the festival is truly for all ages and interests with something for everyone!

Art + Science

The Wisconsin Science Festival was founded on the notion that art and science go hand-in-hand. Many of our events highlight this intersection between science and the arts.