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Get ready for a day of discovery and fun as the Reading Science Center invites you to our second annual Celebrate Science Day! This year’s theme is “May the Force Be with You!”—a celebration of the forces of science and imagination that spark curiosity and innovation. Not only will there be food vendors, music, and fun, but we are bringing together community organizations that will feature hands-on activities, live science demonstrations, roaming science characters, and more!
Sunday, May 4, 2025
1 p.m. – 5 p.m.
FREE ENTRY & FREE PARKING
Outdoors rain or shine at Drexel University College of Medicine at Tower Health
50 Innovation Way, Wyomissing, PA
Additional parking available at Teleflex (35 Innovation Way, Wyomissing)
Let’s Celebrate Science together!
FEATURED HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES & OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS
Flower Dissection and Foam Creatures with the Reading Science Center
Race a Car activity provided by Penske
Pin the Organ on the Apron led by Drexel University College of Medicine at Tower Health
Phantom Sonogram activity led by Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program
Aquaponics Mobile Lab
Reading Hospital’s Mobile Mammography Coach
Build Your Own Battery with the American Chemical Society
Bee Demonstration with Uncle B’s Bees
Test Your Firefighting Skills with Wyomissing Fire Department
Keystone Herpetology Institute with live reptiles like Red-Footed Turtles and King Snakes
Face Painting
Roaming science characters
Science music…. and more
Food Vendors
Carnival Cravers
Homemade Cravings
Maria’s Ices
Tacos Guac N Bowl
Two-Can Kettle Corn
THANK YOU TO OUR
Sponsors
INSPIRE LEVEL
INVENT LEVEL
EXPLORE LEVEL
Financial Supporters
Brenntag North America, Inc.
PENN Entertainment
In-Kind Donations
Lowe’s – Seed packets
Redner’s – Water bottles
Lala Glam Events – Balloon Mosaic
Wawa – Soft pretzels
Wyoways bike share
Discover convenient bike share options for traveling to Drexel University College of Medicine (DUCOM) for Celebrate Science Day! Wyomissing’s Bike Share program offers three stations in the area. Pick up a bike from the station between Wawa and the Quarry Soccer Fields in Wyomissing OR from the south side of Reading Avenue in West Reading and pedal to DUCOM. Enjoy a complimentary one-hour ride when traveling to Celebrate Science Day!
HERE’S HOW IT WORKS
Download the Movatics app on your phone from the App Store or Play Store, set up an account, and enter the code “sciencerocks” at checkout to rent a bike for free for one hour. After one hour, the billing rate is $1.50 per half hour.
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Check back as the event approaches for updates and additional information.
We’ll be adding new activities and details as we get closer to Celebrate Science Day!
Join us in making this year’s Celebrate Science Day bigger and better! With even more activities, expanded space, and a growing audience from across the region, your support helps keep this event free and accessible to all.
Contact Ralia Vardaxis, Executive Director, with any questions: ralia.vardaxis@rdgsci.org
info@rdgsci.org
484-878-2112
Reading Science Center
645 Penn Street
Lower Level
Reading, PA 19601
Monday 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Saturday 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
We validate parking in the Double Tree Convention Garage.