Pre-K STEM Explorers
2025-09-23 13:15 - 14:15, 2025-09-30 13:15 - 14:15, 2025-10-07 13:15 - 14:15 (America/New_York) | The Lancaster Science Factory, 454 New Holland Ave, Lancaster, PA, 17602, United States
Pre-K STEM Explorers allows kids ages 4 to 6 to engage in hands-on introductory programs on STEM topics and their application in the world around them. This program is free for SNAP/ACCESS Cardholders and otherwise costs just $5 per child, thanks to our generous sponsors.
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Microquest
2025-09-26 11:30 - 12:30, 2025-09-27 11:30 - 12:30, 2025-10-03 11:30 - 12:30, 2025-10-04 11:30 - 12:30, 2025-10-10 11:30 - 12:30, 2025-10-11 11:30 - 12:30
Your world close up!
Step right up to the Science Cafe to get an up-close look at the world around you! In this program, which is FREE with admission, visitors explore a variety of phenomena using microscopes.
Kid participants will don lab jackets, goggles, and more to see themselves as scientists working in a lab. What will you explore in your microscope next?
Microquest programs occur Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 1:30pm and Fridays and Saturdays at 11:30am.
This schedule is subject to change.

Bots + Boxes: A Cardboard Robot Lab for grades 1 – 4
2025-09-27 10:00 - 11:30, 2025-10-04 10:00 - 11:30, 2025-10-11 10:00 - 11:30
Bots + Boxes: A Cardboard Robot Lab for grades 1 – 4.
8-week series – $125 per student
Spend your Saturdays inventing! In this 8-session workshop series, young makers will engage in hands-on STEM challenges that spark creativity, teamwork, and problem-solving skills. They’ll design playful inventions using Strawbees, micro:bit coding, Makey Makey controllers, and safe cardboard building with the ChompSaw. Every session follows the engineering design cycle to transform ideas into real, 3D moving creations.
This class meets on the following Saturdays from 10:00 to 11:30 am:

September 27th
October 4th
October 11th
October 18th
October 25th
November 1st
November 8th
November 15th

CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR UPCOMING CLASSES

Free with Admission: Chemistry Magic with Eurofins Lancaster Labs
2025-09-27 11:00 - 14:00
Come one come all to the Chemistry Magic Show presented by real scientists from Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories!
This dazzling show incorporates a variety of experiments to ignite your mind from homemade rocket fuel to disappearing cups, to color-changing bottles and so much more! All ages are encouraged to participate in these hands-on experiments and watch the fascinating chemical reactions.
This activity is FREE with your paid admission or membership to the Lancaster Science Factory.

Courtyard Adventures
2025-09-30 10:30 - 11:30, 2025-09-30 12:30 - 13:30, 2025-10-01 10:30 - 11:30, 2025-10-01 12:30 - 13:30, 2025-10-03 10:30 - 11:30, 2025-10-03 12:30 - 13:30, 2025-10-07 10:30 - 11:30, 2025-10-07 12:30 - 13:30 and 6 more dates
Come out to the Courtyard!
In this program, visitors are invited to become naturalists as they observe phenomena in the Mueller Family Outdoor Courtyard.
This activity is presented FREE with admission! You’ll be equipped with an “adventure pack” complete with a resource clipboard, binoculars, magnifiers, and measuring devices to complete a wild, investigative scavenger hunt. All ages are welcome.
Courtyard Adventures occur Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays at 10:30am and 12:30pm.
Schedule subject to change (weather and staff permitting).

First Friday @ The Lancaster Science Factory!
2025-10-03 17:00 - 19:00
Every First Friday the Lancaster Science Factory offers free admission from 5 – 7pm. Explore over 70 interactive exhibits for kids in grades K – 8 and their families! This program is possible through the generous support of PPL.

CHILDREN MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT

Night Owls: An Evening with Raven Ridge Wildlife Center
2025-10-10 17:00 - 19:30
Join us at this special evening event as we welcome Khonsu the Barn Owl, one of Raven Ridge Wildlife Center’s Animal Ambassadors, to the Science Factory!
Learn what makes owls unique from other birds of prey and get up close and personal with a barn owl! There will be other fun owl and nighttime creature science activities throughout the exhibit hall, and all exhibits will be open for your enjoyment.
Add an Owl Pellet workshop to your visit for just $5 per participant!

Click here to buy tickets to Night Owls!

Open Monday, October 13th!
2025-10-13 10:00 - 17:00
Spend your day off from school at the Science Factory! We’re open from 10am – 5pm for hands-on STEM exploration and family fun!

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