Los Alamos ScienceFest Announces Event Line-Up
Published on May 22, 2025
Get ready for an exciting week of science this summer in Los Alamos! Los Alamos MainStreet and Creative District is eager to bring the 18th annual ScienceFest to the community and region on June 20-28, 2025.
“This year’s theme, ‘Catalysts & Currents,’ is about recognizing both the ground-breaking moments in the scientific world as well as the slow-moving currents of change happening all around us on a daily basis,” Alison Watkins, Event Manager at Los Alamos MainStreet and Creative District, said.
ScienceFest kicks off on the evening of June 20 with the weekly Summer Concert Series at Ashley Pond Park and the return of the highly successful “Night Market.” Headlining the Friday Night Concert is Generation Idol: A Billy Idol Tribute Band. The returning Night Market is designed as a small-scale street market where vendors will be selling modestly priced goods as well as food and beverage items. Take a break from the concert and stroll over to the Night Market to peruse the booths and grab a delicious snack.
The ever-popular “Discovery Day” will be held from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. on June 21, 2025, at Ashley Pond Park and Fuller Lodge and Lawn. As visitors have become accustomed to in years past, Discovery Day will offer quality, hands-on STEM demonstrations by local and regional museums, businesses and organizations, and is particularly geared to families. Don’t miss building and racing solar cars, viewing the Electric Vehicle Show, examining plants and insects under a microscope and more! Food vendors will be on-site for a midday bite to eat.
On Tuesday, June 24, the weekly “Tuesdays @The Square” concert series will feature STEAM activities, a beer garden and music from Quemazon Combo of the Santa Fe Youth Symphony Association, a local favorite who will jazz up the lawn at Central Park Square from 6-8 p.m.
On Saturday, June 28, the festival concludes with the third annual “Discovery After Dark: STEAM for Adults” taking place from 4-9 p.m. Play like a kid again by experimenting and learning something new in an inviting atmosphere. Activities will take place at various locations, including many local businesses and community hubs in downtown Los Alamos. Teams and individuals will have the opportunity to win prizes by participating at each location. Be sure not to miss the code-breaking activities at the Bradbury Science Museum, interactive challenges provided by American Chemical Society, Mathamuseum, Samizdat and STEAMLab, the incredible Wonders on Wheels Mobile Museum, or Rootbeer Floats, math games and soap-making at projectY cowork. Close out the evening with the Pajarito Astronomers Club by attending the “Dark Sky Party” at Overlook Park in White Rock from 8-11 p.m., weather permitting.
There are multiple partner events throughout the week of June 20-28, including a Science of Tea tea-tasting event (6/22), PEEC’s Family Evening with LANL Robot Dogs (6/25), and the Los Alamos County Airport Open House (6/28). There is something for everyone at this year’s ScienceFest, so be sure to put it on your calendar now! Visit the website below for a full schedule.
For more information about the Los Alamos ScienceFest and to see the latest event schedule, visit www.LosAlamosScienceFest.com. For more information on all there is to see and do in Los Alamos, go to www.VisitLosAlamos.org.
The Los Alamos MainStreet and Creative District thanks all the sponsors and volunteers who are making these events possible, including Los Alamos County, Enterprise Bank and Trust, Holmans, University of New Mexico-Los Alamos, N3B, TechSource, Triad National Security, and NDIA Southwest Chapter. We would also like to thank the partner organizations who are supporting much of the listed programming, as well as many other events taking place during the festival. This includes, but is not limited to, the Los Alamos Arts Council, Los Alamos County Community Services Division, Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC), Los Alamos Teen Center and the Family YMCA, the Bradbury Museum, Live in Los Alamos, the Los Alamos Senior Center, Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Feynman Center for Innovation, Samizdat Bookstore and Teahouse, Los Alamos STEAM Lab, SALA, Sancre Productions, Boese Bros, Bathtub Row Brewing Co-op, Mesa Top Games and Toys, and projectY cowork.
About Los Alamos MainStreet and Creative District:
As an award-winning district in the state of New Mexico, Los Alamos MainStreet & Creative District (LAMSCD) focuses on the town’s connections to a multi-layered history and cutting-edge science by facilitating community events and supporting the local business community that contributes to the vitality of its two designated districts: one in downtown Los Alamos and one in the commercial area of White Rock.
Los Alamos MainStreet and Creative District is a program of Los Alamos Commerce & Development Corporation (LACDC), a private, not-for-profit economic and community development organization. LACDC serves as the umbrella organization for Los Alamos Main Street & Creative District, Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce, Discover Los Alamos, Los Alamos Small Business Center, projectY cowork Los Alamos, and Los Alamos Research Park and the Lab-Embedded Entrepreneur Program (NM LEEP).