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Seattle Science Festival - June 6-16, 2013

The 2013 Seattle Science Festival, an 11-day celebration of the science and technology happening in our community, runs June 6-16, 2013. It features luminaries from the science world in opening and closing night events, a free Science EXPO Day featuring hands-on activities and special stage programs on Saturday, June 8 at Seattle Center, and a variety of Signature Programs at venues around the region throughout the Festival. Visit our 2012 Seattle Science Festival archive page for a look at events from last year's Seattle Science Festival.

2013 Opening & Closing Night Events

Tickets are now on sale for the Opening and Closing Night events of the 2013 Seattle Science Festival. Presenting some of the greatest scientific and creative minds of our time, these programs weave together science, art and philosophy for two inspiring, thought-provoking and engaging evenings. Learn More

Get Our Program Guide

Download our 2013 program with Science EXPO Day map of Seattle Center but for the most current event information, check the Events Calendar, our Science EXPO Day page or download our mobile app.

Science Festival Videos

We've posted a number of videos from last year's Seattle Science Festival. Relive the fun and get ready for this year's events. Watch Videos

Ambassadors Needed

Seattle Science Festival is on the hunt for local science champions. Become a Seattle Science Festival Ambassador. Learn More

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2013 Festival Sponsors

Organized By:

Program Sponsors:

Seattle Center

The Boeing Company
Aerojet
Amgen
Digipen Institute of Technology
Facebook - Seattle
First Tech Federal Credit Union
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Google
Intellectual Ventures
Microsoft
Ordinary People Foundation

Official Airline:

Alaska Airlines

Media Partners:

2012 Award Winner
Applause Award Winner
Best Fair/Festival

Community Partners

Academy of Interactive Entertainment | Advanced Medical Isotope Corporation | Aerojet | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | Blacks in Science | The Boeing Company | The Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture | College Success Foundation | Economic Development Commission | EdLab Group | EMP Museum | FIRST: For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology | Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center | Future-ish | Gemma Daggatt | Girl Scouts of Western Washington | Highline Schools | Infectious Disease Research Institute | Institute for Systems Biology | IslandWood | KCTS 9 | King County Council | Lost Lake Technology, LLC | Magnusson Klemencic Associates | MaryAnn Kuchera | Microsoft Corporation | Microsoft Research | Museum of Flight | National Resource Center for Materials Education | Nina Arens | NOAA | Northwest Association for Biomedical Research | OAR Northwest | Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction | Open Science Federation | Pacific Northwest Diabetes Research Institute | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory | Pacific Science Center | PATH | Planetary Resources, Inc. | The Production Network | Puget Sound Educational Service Districts | RCM Advisors | REALscience LLC | Science and Math Institute, Bellevue College | Seattle Aquarium | Seattle Center | Seattle Children's Museum | Seattle Children's Research Institute | Seattle City Council | Seattle Community Colleges | Seattle International Film Festival | Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce | Seattle Mini Maker Faire | Seattle Opera | Seattle Pacific University | Seattle Pacific University Department of Physics | The Seattle Public Library | Seattle Public Schools | Seattle University | Technology Access Foundation | Technology Alliance | University of Puget Sound | University of Washington | University of Washington Applied Physics Laboratory | University of Washington College of Arts & Sciences | University of Washington College of the Environment | University of Washington Department of Computer Science and Engineering | University of Washington Marketing | University of Washington Office of Minority Affairs & Diversity | University of Washington School of Pharmacy | University of Washington School of Public Health | University of Washington, Bothell | University of Washington, Bothell Department of Physics | Washington Biotechnology & Biomedical Association | Washington Global Health Alliance | Washington Industrial Technology Education Association | Washington Interactive Network | Washington NASA Space Grant Consortium | Washington Research Foundation | Washington Science Teachers Association | Washington State Academy of Sciences | Washington State MESA | Washington State Science & Engineering Fair | Washington STEM | Washington Technology Industry Association | Wen Technology Group | Wignall Consulting | Woodland Park Zoo | Zeno