Scenes from January 2015’s Boulder Mini Maker Faire. STEAM Fest, a first for the community, will probably look similar. Photo from The Daily Camera.
Another new technology festival launches in Boulder this weekend. The is geared toward kids and those who teach kids. And it comes from the same folks who put on the last January.
The home-grown , started by four Boulderites, requires every exhibitor to include an activity, said Martha Lanaghen, an event co-founder.
There’s an obstacle course for computer coders, a bubbles exhibit, an drone competition. You can also buy and build your own robot, learn to program it and race it. A video game organization will have a living room set up to play games that have not yet been released.
“Grab a soldering iron and learn to solder. Program a Lego robot. That’s the whole idea. It’s all hands on. All science and arts,” Lanaghen said. “You are given an opportunity to play, it’s not just a walk on by event.”
The event also has an educators track. Classes are included in the admission fee. One of the featured speakers is , an animal science professor at Colorado State University in Fort Collins.
STEAM Fest:
Where: ,
9595 Nelson Rd. in Longmont, CO 80501
When: Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 5-6,
from 10 a.m.to 7 p.m.
Price: $5 to $13 for a day pass
Details:
