The Surprise SciTech Festival returns with more than 65 different interactive Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math  activities and vendor booths 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21, at the Surprise Recreation Campus, 15960 N. Bullard Ave.

This free event is for all ages to explore, discover and innovate with live science presentations, solar telescopes and aerospace activities, health and wellness activities. The first Lego League scrimmage and student robotics teams will be present.

There will be food trucks and giveaways including gift cards and baskets, Spring Training tickets, a refurbished laptop, STEAM kits and more. The Surprise Police and Fire-Medical departments will also be present along with local schools, businesses, universities.

Sensory-friendly spaces provided by RISE Services will be available.
Free parking for the event will be in the Surprise Stadium parking lot, south of Mark Coronado Park, and can be accessed from Paradise Lane to Buck O’Neil Way.

Marked ADA parking will be on the east side of the parking lot. Overflow parking is also available across the street on the north side of W. Paradise Lane (on the east side of Bullard Avenue).

These roads will be closed Thursday evening, Nov. 19, through Saturday, Nov. 22:

Northbound and southbound Bullard Avenue between Tierra Buena and Paradise lanes.

A portion of Buck O’Neil Way and Fastball Drive will be closed near Bullard Avenue.

The south parking lot of Surprise Regional Library will be closed all day Friday, Nov. 21, and Saturday, Nov. 22.

Presented by Ottawa University Arizona with the city of Surprise and the SciTech Institute and Dysart Schools with support from sponsors, the SciTech Festival is a signature event of the Arizona SciTech Festival.

Visit surpriseaz.gov/SciTech or email scitech@ottawa.edu.