10th Annual Indian River Lagoon Science Festival
Schedule
Sat Oct 25 2025 at 10:00 am to 03:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
600 N. Indian River Drive, Fort Pierce, FL | Fort Pierce, FL
Join us for a day of FREE family-friendly fun as we dive into the wonders of science, technology, engineering, art and math! This will be a day of hands-on exploration for curious minds set on the beautiful Indian River Lagoon. See amazing stage shows, refuel with delicious bites from local food trucks, and don't miss the chance for your kids to win big with exciting raffles throughout the day!
Participating organizations and hands-on activities include:
ABA Centers of Florida - Interactive Sensory Activity
ANGARI Foundation - Diving Into Marine Research & Conservation
Boys & Girls Clubs of St. Lucie County
Club SciKidz Treasure Coast - Catapult into Science
Conservation Alliance of St Lucie County - Understanding Green Energy
Dyer Subaru - More Than a Car Company!
Early Learning Coalition of St. Lucie County - Insect Match Up
Ecological Associates - A day in the life of a sea turtle biologist
Environmental Learning Center
FAU Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute FAU Harbor Branch: Ocean Science for a Better World®
FAU Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute FAU Harbor Branch: Marine Mammal Rescue and Population Assessment
FAU Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute FAU Harbor Branch Inflatable Humpback Whale
Florida Atlantic University - Marine ecosystems and inhabitants
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry Permit Section - Regulated Arthropods in Florida
Florida Forest Service - Wildland Fire Exhibit
Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory (UF)
Florida Oceanographic Society - Sharks & Rays Q&A
Florida Power and Light/NextEra Energy - EmPower Yourself!
Fort Pierce Police Department - Crime Scene / Forensics
Fort Pierce Westwood Academy - Sea Turtle Mortality activity
Fort Pierce Westwood Academy Robotics Club - Robots to the Rescue
Friends of the Everglades - Everglades Wildlife
Gemstone Academy - Code and Create: The Entrepreneur Challenge
Groundwork Sanctuary Inc. - “Plant Power” – Build a Seed Bomb
Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute - Dolphin photo identification
Indian River Lagoon National Estuary Program - Photo Booth / Live Lagoon Friendly
Indian River State College
IRL Aquatic Preserves--FL Dept of Environmental Protection - Driftin' Around the IRL
Kappa Delta Pi Educational Chapter at Indian River State College - Cloud Dough Station
Kimley-Horn - Engineers vs. Water
Leap Lab Florida - Fossil Fest with Leap Lab Florida
Little Medical School® of the Treasure Coast - Mini-Medical School
Manatee Lagoon - Manatee Fact Wheel
Morningside Elementary - Saving Energy & the Everglades
Ocean Research & Conservation Association (ORCA
Oxbow Eco-Center - "World of Away" Eco-Art Experience
Remember For Change - "Which Brain Do You Want?"
Savannas Preserve State Park - Sand Footprints, animal/habitat match up
Smithsonian Marine Station - Find the Baby Coral!
Smithsonian Marine Station - Dig and Decode: Environmental DNA in the IRL
St Lucie County BOCC Water Quality Division - Only rain goes down the drain
St Lucie County Public Library - Sunflowers and Serpents
St Lucie County Sheriff's Office - Under Water Search and Recovery Team
St Lucie County Solid Waste - Recycle Rangers “Mini MRF” (Materials Recovery Facility) Challenge
St. Lucie County Environmental Resources Department - Env. Lands Division - "Fire in the Forest"
St. Lucie County Mosquito Control - Fight the Bite
St. Lucie TPO - Treasure Coast Scenic Highway - Scenic Shells
Stella Maris Environmental Research - Become a Sea Turtle Scientist!
The Manatee Center - Manatee Spin Mania - Anatomy in Action
The Reef Institute - Care for a Coral
Trailblazers Microschool - Slime Time!
Treasure Coast Beekeepers Association - Observation Bee Hive
UF/IFAS Biocontrol of Weeds Lab - Hungry, hungry insects!
UF/IFAS St. Lucie County Master Gardener Volunteers
USCG AUXILIARY - time it takes for pollution to decay in Indian
Young Engineers Treasure Coast - Mechanical Engineering, Coding and Robotics
Food Trucks:
Florida Juice Company
Wafflini
Wheels in Motion: Human-powered Snowcones!
MacMeals: Jamaican-American cuisine
LuckyChu LLC: Hibachi
Where is it happening?
600 N. Indian River Drive, Fort Pierce, FL, United States
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