On Saturday, April 6, City of STEM and the Los Angeles Maker Faire are coming together to create a one-of-a-kind festival that kicks off a month-long celebration of science, technology and innovation.
Members of the media were treated to a special event preview on Tuesday, April 2, where Cal State Long Beach Shark Lab and the Girls in STEM club set up their interactive booths at the Los Angeles State Historic Park.
Cal State Long Beach Shark Lab’s Felicity Ericsson holds the jaw of a shark during a media preview of the City of STEM and Los Angeles Maker Faire’s STEM science festival on Tuesday, April 2, 2024. The preview was held by the City of STEM and the Los Angeles Public Library at the Los Angeles State Historic Park where the festival will be held on Saturday. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
J.R. Juarez shows his 66 Chevy Impala Super Sport low rider during a media preview of the City of STEM and Los Angeles Maker Faire’s STEM science festival on Tuesday, April 2, 2024. The preview was held by the City of STEM and the Los Angeles Public Library at the Los Angeles State Historic Park where the festival will be held on Saturday. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Belen Vargas, 9-years old and Izabella Bobadilla, 9-years old, demonstrate planting seed at the Girls in STEM Club booth during a media preview of the City of STEM and Los Angeles Maker Faire’s STEM science festival on Tuesday, April 2, 2024. The preview was held by the City of STEM and the Los Angeles Public Library at the Los Angeles State Historic Park where the festival will be held on Saturday. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Cal State Long Beach Shark Lab’s Shark Shack booth during a media preview of the City of STEM and Los Angeles Maker Faire’s STEM science festival on Tuesday, April 2, 2024. The preview was held by the City of STEM and the Los Angeles Public Library at the Los Angeles State Historic Park where the festival will be held on Saturday. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Juan “Boss Man” Ordaz stands near his 1993 Mazda Cab Plus B2200 during a media preview of the City of STEM and Los Angeles Maker Faire’s STEM science festival on Tuesday, April 2, 2024. The preview was held by the City of STEM and the Los Angeles Public Library at the Los Angeles State Historic Park where the festival will be held on Saturday. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
The Maker Faire is billed as the “greatest show and tell on earth” and is an opportunity for anyone from part-time tinkerers to professional inventors to showcase their latest projects from robots to clothing to games to electronics.
The City of STEM is a massive interactive science fair that helps get young Angelenos excited and inspired about the world of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
The collaboration of the two events is put on in partnership with the Los Angeles Public Library and is expected to create an action-packed day of experimenting, learning and creating. The Saturday, April 6 event is held from 9 am to 6 pm at Los Angeles State Historic Park, 1245 N. Spring Street, Los Angeles.
