Maryland STEM Fest

2026 STEM Festival

The Enoch Pratt Free Library is proud to participate in the Maryland STEM Festival, a month-long celebration of programming that fosters the joy of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) and promotes STEM-based careers.

Explore STEM programs at Library locations across the city from October 17 – November 17, 2026.

STEM Festival programming is intended for ages 8–11; however, all ages are welcome!

STEMFest Celebration

Join us for the STEMFest celebration at the Central Library on November 14, 2026 from 11 am–1 pm. 

Discover the building blocks of artificial intelligence through hands-on play, creativity, and problem-solving at this interactive family event! Children and caregivers will explore how computers learn by recognizing patterns, following instructions, making predictions, and learning through trial and error.

Community Partners

Resource tables at STEMFest will be hosted  by the following:

• AI DigiTales
• The Baltimore Commission of Sustainability 
• Baltimore Underground Science Space (BUGSS)
• Maryland Public Television
• The National Aquarium
• The National Museum of Railroad History & Innovation

Maryland STEM Fest Events

• 
  Spooky Slime Time!

  It’s Slime Time, baby! Make an ooey gooey green monster slime, orange pumpkin slime, or any other slime you…

  Hampden

  October 23, 3 PM
• 
  Slime Cauldrons

  Join us for a witchy afternoon at the Pennsylvania Branch - we’ll be brewing up some glittery slime in tiny cauldrons!…

  Pennsylvania Ave

  October 24, 2 PM
• 
  Code Your Own Chatbot

  Celebrate Maryland STEM Fest with us and learn to code with a lesson that will teach you all the basic skills needed to create…

  Brooklyn

  November 4, 3:30 PM
• 
  STEM Fest: Build Kinetic Creatures

  Unleash your creativity and engineering skills during STEM Fest!  Using LEGO Technic bricks and papercraft materials…

  Cherry Hill

  November 4, 3:30 PM