May 17, 2025 • 9am–3pm • 510 Thomas Run Road, Bel Air, MD

Plan your day!

The Magic of Science Fair and Family Festival is happening Saturday, May 17, 2025, at 510 Thomas Run Road, Bel Air, Md. This event will happen RAIN or SHINE! Admission is FREE! The Festival plans include hands-on activities, shows and games, food, shopping, and much more! Read on…

Magic of Science Fair

If you are exhibiting in the Magic of Science Fair, please see the SCIENCE FAIR tab below for more information. The public is welcome to attend and view the students’ projects, ask questions, and provide support for our students in STEM, beginning at 9 am for people with differing abilities, and 10 am for the general public.

Magic of Science Family Festival

The Magic of Science Family Festival begins at 9 am for people with differing abilities, and 10 am for the general public. The Festival includes free admission, hand-on STEM activities, shows, games, food, shopping, and more! There will be something for everyone and the Festival is a family-friendly event.

Check the weather and dress appropriately; the 2025 Magic of Science Fair and Family Festival will happen rain or shine!

Towson University Northeast (TUNE) Maryland is located at 510 Thomas Run Road in Bel Air, and is across the street from Harford Community College. Please take a look at the map link below to get a better idea of where that is in relation to where you are:

Event Operations is located on Level One, Room 112. Level One is one level down from the main entrance and lobby and opens out onto the back lawn.

Event Operations will be your first stop for the following:

  • Questions
  • Assistance locating a lost child
  • First aid station
  • Access to a Quiet Room
  • Lost and found

Check the weather and dress appropriately! Bring water, sunscreen, raincoat, etc.  The 2025 Magic of Science Fair and Family Festival will happen rain or shine!

Click to open schedule with links to registration where applicable.

Check back for the 2025 Event Map

Click to download PDF, or SCROLL to see maps below

Signs and posters throughout the Festival will help navigate, but please do not hesitate to ask for help; and remember, Event Operations is in Room 112 of Level One.

 

The Discovery Center at Water’s Edge could not hold this amazing community event without the help of our sponsors. Our sponsors have donated financially, but have also been generous with their time, expertise, and resources. Take a moment to meet our 2025 sponsors, and if you see them out in the community, thank them for taking pride in our children and in STEM in throughout the region.

Outside: Front Lawn

Inside: Level Two—Main Entrance

Inside: Level Three—3rd Floor Atrium

Inside: Level One (walk-out to back lawn)

Portico (beginning of back lawn)

Back Lawn

Grass

  • Carnival Games

Tier 1 & Tent A

Tier 2 & Tent B

Tier 3 & Tent C

Food Trucks, Beer Garden, and Eating Areas are on the Front Lawn

Register to win prizes while you are at the Festival!

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Support the Discovery Center at Water’s Edge by bidding on our ONLINE AUCTION!

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Magic of Science Fair participants should plan to arrive 7–8 am, depending on complexity of setup. Turn in at Entrance 7, 510 Thomas Run Road, (see Overview Map) and enter the building at the main entrance of the Towson University Northeast (TUNE) Maryland Building. A sign-in table will be located directly to your right. From there, you will be directed to the location for your project set-up. Judging begins at 9 am. The Awards Ceremony starts at 2:30 pm, in the Auditorium, Room 102.

Volunteers that are scheduled to assist at the 2025 Magic of Science Fair and Family Festival should arrive at the TUNE Center, 510 Thomas Run Road, Bel Air, Md., (Entrance 7, see Overview Map) at their assigned time and check in at the Volunteer/Exhibitor Registration tent located on the side lawn near the parking lot unloading zone as depicted in the map shown below.

If you would like to volunteer your time, please take this link to fill out our volunteer registration form. We need you! There will be volunteer jobs available from directing cars in the parking lot, helping people cross the road, answering questions and directing people within the event, staffing the lost and found, and so much more.

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