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Last updated 23-Aug-2024 (be sure to refresh your browser)
For many of our most devoted young fans Cool Science Carnival Day for Kids IS the festival! Carnival Day at UCCS (even though it wasn't called that yet) actually began in 2009, and was such a huge hit that it was a no-brainer when we decided to expand it the following year to create the multi-day celebration of all things STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art & Math) that we all enjoy now. Cool Science Carnival Day for Kids at UCCS is truly STEAM on steroids! As always there will be several exciting demonstration shows, including our own USAFA Professor Emeritus and Cool Science co-founder Dr. Ron Furstenau performing his popular Chemistry Magic show with lots of color changing "potions" and explosions! 
Chemistry Magic Show with Dr. Ron
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If You're Going
What: Cool Science Carnival Day for Kids When: Saturday, Sep. 28, 2024 10am-4pm Where: Univ of Colorado- Colo Spgs 1420 Austin Bluffs Pkwy., Colorado Springs (map) Who: Primarily for kids K-8th (fun for all!) Why: Because STEAM Rocks! How: With your help, please donate below |
But there's a lot more than just shows on Carnival Day! We'll have dozens of hands-on STEAM activity stations featuring rockets, lots of robots, race cars, virtual and augmented reality stations, telescopes, and much, much more! Our lineup will begin to take shape later this summer, but in the meantime you can check out last year's Carnival Day activities for an idea of what to expect.
All of this is presented by Cool Science and dozens of participating companies, schools, museums, clubs, nonprofits and other organizations from throughout eastern Colorado. Best of all, it's FREE (including parking) and fun for all ages!
Don't forget that Carnival Day is just one of dozens of great Colorado Springs Cool Science Festival events for all ages. Check out the full 16+ day schedule for more information.
You can also join our mailing list to keep updated on the festival and Carnival Day.
We still need lots of help to pull this off. Ask about volunteer opportunities for groups and individuals.
Don't forget that Carnival Day is just one of dozens of great Colorado Springs Cool Science Festival events for all ages. Check out the full 16+ day schedule for more information.
You can also join our mailing list to keep updated on the festival and Carnival Day.
We still need lots of help to pull this off. Ask about volunteer opportunities for groups and individuals.
Planning Your Visit
- Pre-Registration: Carnival Day is FREE, but please pre-register online (link coming soon) to help us to know how many people are coming, kid's ages and how you found our about the event. It only takes a couple minutes.
- Pre-Arrival: If you like to prepare for big events in advance, you can download a copy of our Carnival Day Map/Flyer (coming soon) to plan your route through all the fun activities.
- Best Time to Come: We expect about 7,000 people to attend throughout the day, so it's always best to arrive earlier.
- Parking: All campus parking lots are FREE on Carnival Day, but fill up quickly, so check the campus parking map for more information.
- Arrival/Information: Our activities will be spread across much of the UCCS central main campus, inside and outside the University Center (UCTR), Centennial Hall (CENT), Gallogly Events Center (GEC) and Osborne Center (OCSE) (see campus map). We will have maps and volunteers to assist you at the main entrances to each of these buildings, but a good place to start is the University Center Lower Plaza Information Table (just to the right of "KFL" on this campus map).
- Food: We expect the University Center food court, Cafe 65, will be open until 2pm as well as the coffee shop, also in the University Center. The variety and quantity of food available may be limited, however, so you may want to bring your own snacks.
- Weather: We'll go rain or shine. If it is raining, snowing or extremely cold we will move most of the outside activities indoors, and of course the majority of our activity stations are already indoors.
- Social Media: Help us spread the word. Please share this page with your friends (Facebook "Like" and "Share" buttons above) and share your comments and photos with us on our Carnival Day Facebook event page (and be sure to like us on our Facebook page too). You can also tweet to us @CScoolscience, and we're on Instagram and TikTok. Use the hashtag #CSCSF.
* Please help us keep this event admission FREE *
Suggested donation $2/child ($5/family)
Donate at Information Tables (cash only) or online through ColoradoGives
Suggested donation $2/child ($5/family)
Donate at Information Tables (cash only) or online through ColoradoGives
Demonstration Shows, Labs, Tours and Performances:
* More coming soon *
Cool Science and the U.S. Air Force Academy: Chemistry Magic Show
Show Times: coming soon (~50 minutes)
Always a fan favorite, experience the wonders of chemistry with our own Dr. Ron Furstenau performing his signature magic show for all ages. "Potions" will change colors, explode and even freeze right before your eyes (all ages, Centennial 203).
Black's Magic Productions: The Science of Magic / The Magic of Science!!
Show Times: coming soon (~50 minutes)
Master Magician Bruce Black will present a fun, educational magic show that demonstrates scientific principles AND actually teaches a few magic tricks by looking at the scientific principles behind some famous magic illusions. (all ages, location TBD).
U.S. Air Force Academy Physics: Physics is Phun!
Show Times: coming soon (~45 minutes)
Watch- and experience- the amazing power of physics with a variety of static electricity and magnetic fields demonstrations. Between shows you can try out some of the equipment yourself! (all ages, location TBD).
Show Times: coming soon (~50 minutes)
Always a fan favorite, experience the wonders of chemistry with our own Dr. Ron Furstenau performing his signature magic show for all ages. "Potions" will change colors, explode and even freeze right before your eyes (all ages, Centennial 203).
Black's Magic Productions: The Science of Magic / The Magic of Science!!
Show Times: coming soon (~50 minutes)
Master Magician Bruce Black will present a fun, educational magic show that demonstrates scientific principles AND actually teaches a few magic tricks by looking at the scientific principles behind some famous magic illusions. (all ages, location TBD).
U.S. Air Force Academy Physics: Physics is Phun!
Show Times: coming soon (~45 minutes)
Watch- and experience- the amazing power of physics with a variety of static electricity and magnetic fields demonstrations. Between shows you can try out some of the equipment yourself! (all ages, location TBD).
Special Sensory-Friendly Cooling Station:
Need a break from the excitement? The Kraemer Family Library provides sensory-friendly spaces for families to use. This is not actually an activity station, we just want to make families aware that they are welcome to use the library space during the festival. (And after too!)
The second floor is our collaborative area- no shushing here. Grab a snack and a fidget toy at the circulation desk (by the El Pomar Plaza entrance.) Relax anywhere in the library- there are modular furniture options around this floor as well as two soundproof pods in our Learning Commons (by the University Center entrance.) On this floor we have children, teen, comics, and board game collections which attendees are welcome to browse and use while attending the festival.
The third floor is our quiet space. There are two reflection rooms which can accommodate 1 - 4 people with dim lighting, comfortable chairs, and gentle activities on the eastern side of the library, one flight up from the University Center entrance.
The second floor is our collaborative area- no shushing here. Grab a snack and a fidget toy at the circulation desk (by the El Pomar Plaza entrance.) Relax anywhere in the library- there are modular furniture options around this floor as well as two soundproof pods in our Learning Commons (by the University Center entrance.) On this floor we have children, teen, comics, and board game collections which attendees are welcome to browse and use while attending the festival.
The third floor is our quiet space. There are two reflection rooms which can accommodate 1 - 4 people with dim lighting, comfortable chairs, and gentle activities on the eastern side of the library, one flight up from the University Center entrance.
Hands-on Activity Stations:
* More coming soon *
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Academy for Advanced and Creative Learning: Build and launch your own straw rocket, then use additional materials to improve your rocket’s propulsion. American Numismatic Association - The Money Museum: Learn how money has taken many forms through the ages and play a fun, interactive game to guess the quantity of "money" in various containers. Blue Origin's Club for the Future: Write or draw a postcard to send into space on Blue Origin's New Shepherd rocket. When it lands your postcard will be stamped "Flown to Space" and mailed to you as a space souvenir. Cave of the Winds: Learn how some caves and rocks form with our Geology Lab, and some of the critters you might find in a cave. Challenger Colorado: We'll engage the next generation of explorers with Micro Explorations activities from the IMAP (Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe). Chef's Kitchen - We're Cookin' Now!: Watch our expert's culinary demonstrations then become a young chef and try some kitchen chemistry of your own. Cheyenne Mountain Zoo: [10am to 2pm only] Interact with live animals and touchable biofacts from the ZOOMobile. You might meet snakes, hedgehogs, lizards, or who knows what else. Colorado Parks and Wildlife: Experience why the wildlife and fish native to Colorado are so important at this hands-on activity station with live fish. Colorado Springs Astronomical Society: Safely observe the sun's surface and its atmosphere using our special filtered telescopes. We'll also hand out free solar viewers and UV bead bracelets. Colorado Springs Fire Department: [10am to noon only] Get up close and personal as CSFD firefighters demonstrate the equipment and capabilities of their fire engine. Colorado Springs Utilities: You're a cathodic protection engineer for the day to determine which metal is the best sacrificial anode to protect pipes from rusting. Cool Science: Learn about various types of bridges and how they work and handle heavy loads, then try to build your own. Cougars Gone Wired (D11 FIRST Robotics Team): Play robot soccer with Vex IQ robots while the team demonstrates their full-size 2024 FIRST Robotics Competition robot that shoots foam rings to play "catch" with guests. El Paso County Nature Centers: Use magnifying glasses and microscopes to examine some of the unique tiny creatures often overlooked in our ponds and streams. |
Exploration Summit: Find out what's coming to Colorado Springs at Exploration Summit! Explore the microscopic world with our digital microscope and create a DIY Music Box Girl Scouts of Colorado: Experiment with static electricity using balloons. Lockheed Martin: Put on a special headset to space based virtual reality scenes, then experience forces and acceleration by taking a ride on a rocket sled powered by you! Missile Defense Agency: Learn about controlled flight while designing, building and launching your own inflatable missile, hoop glider or gyrocopter. Palmer HS Science, Cool Science & Royal Crest Dairy: Learn about dairy products while making tasty ice cream in less than 2 minutes using liquid nitrogen at -320°F. Pikes Peak Regional Science and Engineering Fair: Middle and high school science fair participants will present their projects and explain the difference between a science demonstration and an experiment. Pikes Peak Soap Box Derby: See the internal workings of a Soap Box Derby car cut in half then take a gravity-propelled ride in a real derby car to get the feel of racing. Polly Hollyoke (Disney Children's Author): Learn to echolocate like a dolphin while blindfolded- wind your way through various sea creatures to get to your salmon dinner. Rocky Mountain Robotics: Meet the students from ASD-20's robotics team as they demonstrate this year's FIRST Robotics competition robot and show you how they built it. That Science Fairy: 3 simple pre-K math activities to encourage counting and fractions - Walk Clock, Halves to Sleep, and Muffin Tins. UCCS Data Driven Modeling Lab: Create a Sorting Hat and use it to train a machine learning model to recognize language and quotes from various Harry Potter characters. UCCS Natural History Museum: See more than 800 skeletons, skulls, and preserved specimens ranging from hippos to a saber-toothed tiger, and hands-on activities including owl pellet dissections, track and skull identification games and more! (Osborne OCSE B402). UC Health: Learn how you can triple a person's chance of survival with hands-only CPR for kids. |
Colorado Springs Cool Science Carnival Day Sponsors
Colorado Springs Cool Science Carnival Day Partners
Thanks to all of our Cool Science volunteers and the participating organizations that make Carnival Day possible!
Disclaimer: Please be aware that by attending this event, you consent to your likeness being used, without compensation, in photography for use in any and all media, whether known or subsequent. You release Cool Science, its successors, assigns and licensees from any liability whatsoever of any nature.
Disclaimer: Please be aware that by attending this event, you consent to your likeness being used, without compensation, in photography for use in any and all media, whether known or subsequent. You release Cool Science, its successors, assigns and licensees from any liability whatsoever of any nature.
