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The Bay Area Science Festival Returns to UCSF Mission Bay on October 17!

Experience The Wonder of Science at BASF 2026

October 17, 2026, 11am-4pm

UCSF Mission Bay Campus, Koret Quad

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125+ jaw-dropping demonstrations, hands-on experiments, astounding games, stage performances, behind the scenes lab tours, film screenings and science talks. FREE for all attendees.

Be wowed by: Robot zoo, air rockets, live leopard sharks and STEM magics shows! Then check out a interactive light installation. Solve a forensic science mystery. Discover the physics behind archery and shoot a suction cup arrow. That’s just a taste of what you’ll experience. And there are food trucks too! Thousands of attendees are expected. All on one memorable day.

The setting: Outdoors amid Koret Quad’s lawns and pine groves and indoors at adjacent educational, medical and biotech research facilities. Rain or Shine

Visit https://bayareasciencefestival.org/ for more information.

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