Science City at the 2026 Festival
Applications to participate in 2026 Science City at the Tucson Festival of Books have closed. The Committee will convene over the long Thanksgiving weekend to review applications for the Neighborhoods and Open Houses and Tours. Thank you for your interest!
Medical research hasn't always seen you. Help change that.
Uncover the cosmic mysteries of astrobiology.
Learn about active faults and earthquakes of Arizona.
Adapt to environmental change with science and community.
Get the buzz on toxins with the Arizona Poison Center.
Parks, public health, and you.
Make a Courage Clip, string some beads.
Discover the value and benefit of trees and plants.
Code Ninjas: Where kids learn to code while having fun.
Discover the importance and diversity of arid lands legumes.
Discover how Kindness Science fuels connection and change.
Your partner for a safe, strong, and healthy community.
Explore the solar system and beyond.
Learn about the animals in our oceans and how to save them.
Follow clues and discover microbes that alter our world.
Explore the interactive spectrograph.
Learn about the latest alternative in Arizona burials.
Learn about NOIRLab's astronomical research and tour our camera obscura.
Test your sustainability knowledge with fun mini-games.
Admire the cultural & natural history of the Sonoran Desert.
Asteroid-Meteorite Connection: Where meteorites come from.
One 10-minute memory game can help further brain research.
Make things rust and create chemical reactions with PAWS.
Help solve cold cases with Investigative Genetic Genealogy.
Build a paper rocket and reach for the stars.
Learn compression-only CPR to save someone in cardiac arrest
Reveal and play with the invisible waves all around you.
Protect the Santa Rita mountains from open-pit mining.
Discover how we get copper by refining your own.
Batteries are all around us.
Discover life returning to the Santa Cruz River.
See live honeybees and speak with beekeepers.
Explore movement and fitness. Build healthy habits for life.
Desert climate and environment: Your health matters.
Make slime. Learn about environmental health and DNA.
Explore the unseen: the microbial world within & around us.
Activities to explore the potential for life beyond Earth.
Meet and get to know your local reptiles.
Explore the science of sound with the Tucson Symphony.
Learn ways to reduce our impact on the earth.
Discover U of A’s museums and immersive attractions.
Learn, explore, and play to keep your body healthy.
Dogs and you: The research.
Celebrate biodiversity and the many ways it is studied.
Explore soil and water science with UA Environmental Science
Math is everywhere. Join us for fun hands-on activities.
How would you answer life's most fundamental questions?
Discover the physics of electricity and magnetism.
Learn about pregnancy issues and about how bodies use sugar.
Don’t get hooked — think before you click.
Learn anatomy with Family & Community Medicine.
Fun tips and tricks for staying healthy, safe, and active.
See how biomedical research improves human and animal lives.
Discover the SI (metric system) and make the transition.
The Sun's place in space.
Look Ma, no computer! Secure IP Communication by hand.
Learn how stars and planets form with Whipple Observatory.
