FALL IN LOVE WITH SCIENCE THIS SEASON
South Florida Science Center and Aquarium’s annual Fall Family Fun Fest takes place October 10
(West Palm Beach, Fla.) Steamy summer temps are slowly on the decline, and in South Florida that is cause for an outdoor celebration! Science seekers are invited to fall in love with science on October 10 at the South Florida Science Center and Aquarium’s Fall Family Fun Fest. The fifth annual event will feature many hands-on science activities, including an interactive Mobile Learning Adventure (MLA) traveling exhibit for children birth to 5-years-old, courtesy of the PNC Foundation and Grow Up Great, PNC’s bilingual, early childhood education initiative.
“The South Florida Science Center and Aquarium is a constant hub of activity,” said Science Center CEO, Lew Crampton. “We have educational events for all ages and interests and often these events, like Fall Family Fun Fest, are included with paid Science Center admission. We are especially grateful to the PNC Foundation and Grow Up Great for their continued support of our shared goal – to engage small scientists. The always popular Mobile Learning Adventure will be returning this year, which is a nice complement to our new permanent ‘Discovery Center,’ also powered by PNC Grow Up Great. I encourage guests of all ages to come out and fall in love with science this season!”
Activities during Fall Family Fun Fest include science-themed crafts, face painting, a bounce house, liquid nitrogen demonstrations, a petting zoo, a bean bag toss and much more. Special sweet treats will be provided in the form of snow cones, popcorn and cotton candy. Additionally, the West Palm Beach Library will be on hand for storytelling, and Professor Clark — the Science Shark — is scheduled to make a guest appearance, as well as a variety of other vendors offering samples and raffle prizes. For families wishing to commemorate the fun-filled day, guests should stop by the Discovery Center’s new photo booth. The special souvenir is included with admission and comes in an entertaining frame.
Named the 2014 Chamber of Commerce of the Palm Beaches’ Nonprofit of the Year, the South Florida Science Center and Aquarium features more than 50 hands-on educational exhibits, an 8,000 gallon fresh and salt water aquarium- featuring both local and exotic marine life, a digital planetarium, conservation research station, Florida exhibit hall, Pre-K focused “Discovery Center” and an interactive Everglades exhibit. The Science Center’s fall blockbuster exhibition, Dinosaurs Around the World, will feature more than a dozen life-size and life-like animatronic dinosaurs when it opens to the public on November 1. All exhibits will be on display during Dinosaurs Around the World’s special showing, which runs through April 16, 2016.
The South Florida Science Center and Aquarium is located at 4801 Dreher Trail North, West Palm Beach and is open Monday – Friday from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., and on Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Fall Family Fun Fest is included with paid Science Center admission. Science Center admission is: $15 for adults, $11 for children age 3-12, $13 for seniors and free for members. For more information, please visit www.sfsciencecenter.org or call 561-832-1988.
To find out about the Science Center’s exhibits and events, like Fall Family Fun Fest, ‘like’ the South Florida Science Center and Aquarium on Facebook and follow them on Twitter @SFScienceCenter.