Admission to the museum and all events during the festival is free!

For evening and workshop programs pre-registration is strongly encouraged. Please note that all seats will be released to the general public 10 minutes prior to the program’s start time. To guarantee a seat, please arrive early.

Monday, September 25

1:00-2:30pm Afternoon Program: The Hidden Music of Amino Acids

2:30-4:30pm Drop-in Activity: Make your own Automata

6:00-7:30pm Evening Program: Science on Stage: PURE


Tuesday, September 26

12:00-1:00pm Lunch & Learn: Listening to the Universe

2:00-4:45pm Afternoon Program: Decoding the Brain

2:30-4:30pm Drop-in Activity: Make your own Optical Illusion

6:00-7:30pm Evening Program: Sonification: Black Holes, Spiders, and Mycelium


Wednesday, September 27

12:00-2:00pm Afternoon Program: Engineering the Future of Food

3:00-4:30pm Drop-in Activity: Biomaking Seaweed String

3:30-4:30 Afternoon Program: #IfThenSheCan Opening Celebration


Thursday, September 28

12:00-1:00pm Lunch & Learn: Collection Spotlights

2:00-4:00pm Drop-in Activity: Floating Wetland Design Session

2:30-4:30pm Drop-in Activity: Make your own Automata

3:00-4:30pm Afternoon Program: Genome Editing + Health Equity

6:00-8:30pm Evening Program: Blind Spots in Health Equity


Friday, September 29

12:00-1:00pm Lunch & Learn: Who's the Villain?

2:30-4:30pm Drop-in Activity: Make your own Automata

6:00-7:30pm Evening Program: The Life of the Spoken Word


Saturday, September 30

10:00am-12:00pm Drop-in Activity: Make your own Automata

12:00-1:00pm Lunch & Learn: The Conductor’s Jacket

12:00-2:00pm Drop-in Activity: Light Painting Photo Booth

1:00-4:45pm Drop-in Activity: Where Will it Go?

3:00-4:45pm Drop-in Activity: Light Painting Photo Booth

3:00-4:00pm Afternoon Program: The Science of Smart Textiles

6:00-8:00pm Evening Program: Selections from the Woods Hole Film Festival: The Artist and the Astronaut


Sunday, October 1

12:00-4:00pm Drop-In Activity: Explore with the Laser Museum

1:00-3:00pm Afternoon Program: DataWagashi

2:30-5:30pm Drop-in Activity: Make your own Automata