Science Festival Foundation D/B/A World Science Festival

To cultivate a general public informed by science, inspired by its wonder, convinced of its value, and prepared to engage with its implications for the future.The World Science Festival brings together great minds in science and the arts to produce live and digital content that presents the wonders of science and the drama of scientific discovery to a broad general audience. The festivals flagship live event, launched in 2008, is an annual weeklong celebration and exploration of science. Through gripping debates, original theatrical works, interactive explorations, musical performances, intimate salons, and major outdoor experiences, the festival takes science out of the laboratory and into the streets, parks, and museums, libraries, and performing arts venues of New York City. World Science U is the Foundations online education arm where students and lifelong learners can dive more deeply through artfully produced digital education content presented by world-renowned scientists.