Looking for a fun and educational way to end Spring Break? Don’t miss the 4
th Annual iMAGINE Upstate Festival coming to the West End of downtown Greenville on Saturday, April 7
th. Our outdoor festival is free, family-friendly, and will inspire your kids (and you) to learn about STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics).
This years festival features 75 interactive exhibits and stage shows
along South Main Street, stretching from the intersection of Augusta Street to Fluor Field from 11AM to 5PM. Free parking is available at County Square on University Ridge. Trolleys will shuttle visitors throughout the festival. Or, ride the bus with your kids for free (they will think it’s so cool!) thanks to Greenlink’s Free Fare Day sponsored by Ten at the Top.
2018 Schedule and Highlights
Coolers, pets, skateboards, skates, and bikes will not be allowed in the festival area. This is a smoke-free and alcohol-free festival too.
Festival Events
ScanSource STEAMFARI
In partnership with the Greenville Zoo at Fluor Field
Visit the Fluor Field concourse to experience ScanSource STEAMFARI – a Zoo-inspired exhibit that will feature interactive displays and hands-on activities, blending ScanSource’s technology with the Greenville Zoo’s education. Take control of a pan-tilt-zoom security camera to spy “Zoo animals” across the ballpark, see how a snake hunts using thermal vision, and learn how Zoo experts track animals using RFID technology. These are just a few of the activities you’ll find at ScanSource STEAMFARI!
Fluor CREATE Experience, Fluor Field
With Happy Quads FPV
Fly into the future with drone enthusiasts from across the Upstate. Watch in wonder as these mini drones zip through the air, do sky-high tricks, and whiz through obstacles around the baseball field. You can even get a birds-eye view on the big screen with LIVE video streaming!
Bosch INNOVATE Shows, Fluor Field
With Roper Mountain Science Center and FIRST Robotics Teams
Don’t miss
STEM WARS- Science Strikes Back by Roper Mountain Science Center where you will experience weather simulation and be blown away by intense chemical and physical reactions!
Watch some amazing FIRST Robotics and Tech competition fun with student teams from across the Upstate. FIRST Robotic Teams 283, 343, FLASH 1319 and Entech 281 will show off their moves on the field stage. SC Robotics Education Foundation’s FIRST Tech Challenge Teams from across the state will complete in fast-paced matches on the Paladin Plateau at Fluor Field. Shows throughout the day at Paladin Plateau.
Duke Energy and Piedmont Natural Gas LEARN Experience
With AJ Whittenberg Elementary
Hang on tight and feel the wind blow through your hair as you soar across a real zip-line! Learn about force and motion while zipping through the air. Then have fun constructing your own mini-zip line to explore how force and motion works. Zip-line and activities will be open throughout the day!
The Bosch Experience powered by Michigan Technological University’s Mind Trekkers brings the WOW! of science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics to the hands and minds of K-12 students. Have you been inside a bubble? Can you skewer a balloon without popping it? Play a piano with bananas for keys? Let Mind Trekkers be your guide as you explore the excitement of STEAM!
The Science of Sound at Michelin North America MAKE Stage
With Upstate Student Performances
Do you know the science behind making great music? Celebrate the Science of Sound with local student performances from DRUM Percussion Studio, YAM (Young Appalachian Musicians), Fine Arts Jazz Band, and Phillis Wheatley Association- Repertory Theatre program! Create your own instrument using recycled materials at the DRUM Percussion Studio tent.
BMW Group ENGAGE & PLAY space
With The Children’s Museum of the Upstate
Come and play at the Imagination playground. Squishy big blue blocks invite children to play collaboratively while building towering structures. Children can also experiment with vertical wind tunnels from the Smithsonian Spark!Lab and engage in other hands-on science activities like stomp rockets and robotic fun!”
Food trucks will be on site including: The Chuck Truck, Robinos Food Truck, One Love Fusion Foods, and Kona Ice. See the festival’s interactive map and visitor’s guide to plan your day at imagineupstate.org. And don’t forget to visit the Info Tents to pick up your free goodie bag and brochure with site map.
NEW THIS YEAR- Official iMAGINE Upstate t-shirts will be produced by Dapper Ink on-site and for sale! Youth and adult sizes are available. Only $15!
We hope you will make plans to attend for a memorable way to end Spring Break!
