4th Annual Virginia Tech Science Festival

Rain doesn't stop families from enjoying Virginia Tech's Science Festival. 

Virginia Tech hosted the 4th Annual Science Festival on November 4, 2017 from 10 in the morning to 4 in the afternoon.  The science festival is a popular, free-of-charge event for the whole family. Even though, this year the festival was a muggy and rainy one, that did not stop the community from coming out and learning. The Virginia Tech Science Festival's website states that this was a rain or shine event even though there are some attractions/booths outdoors, but most of the events are inside. The outdoor attractions did have a possibility of being cancelled or delayed. The science festival has been an ongoing event since 2014, when Virginia Tech collaborated with the Science Museum of Western Virginia. Last year was a hit where more than 6,000 people, from all around Virginia, showed up to learn all about science. Science was a broad topic at the science festival, where robotics, rocketry, weather, 3-D printing, space, engineering, animals, and much more came together to excite the minds of kids. The event took place in the Moss Arts Center, down the street of Alumni Mall, Torgersen Hall, and Newman Library and was open to everyone, but the event was geared for younger kids. Attendees have stated that in the past, the Moss Arts Center is typically the busiest because they have the most attractions. Best advice for attending the festival would be to start at Newman Library, then venture into Torgersen Hall, walk down Alumni Mall, and end the festival at the Moss Arts Center.