Schedule of Events
The free, citywide festival will take place Saturday, July 12, 2025, at locations across Lead. View our schedule of events to plan your day.
| 9 AM - 3:30 PM | Hands-on science fun, demonstrations, & activities |
| @ Sanford Lab Homestake Visitor Center & Handley Recreation Center | |
| 9 AM - 3:30 PM | Little Shop of Physics |
| @ Hampton Inn | |
| 9 AM - 3:30 PM | Airplane & Rocket Building |
| @Manuel Brothers Park | |
| 10 AM - 12 PM | Cookie Decorating |
| @ Rustic Nook Bakery | |
| 12 PM - 2 PM | Hand-Tinting Photographs |
| @ The Gnarly Pine Maker Space |
| 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM | Hoistroom Tours |
| 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM | Čhaŋgléška Wakȟáŋ, SURF's ethnobotanical garden |
| Tours begin at Sanford Lab Homestake Visitor Center |
Homestake Opera House
| 9 AM | Mr. Freeze |
| Explore cryogenics with liquid nitrogen | |
| 10 AM | Underground Livestream |
| @ Sanford Lab Homestake Visitor Center | |
| 11 AM | Phil Baker |
| Interactive kid's music show | |
| 12 PM | Break |
| 1 PM | Ian Her Many Horses |
| The power of computer science for kids | |
| 2 PM | CETUP* Scientist Discussion |
| Discoveries from underground breakthroughs | |
| 3 PM | Dark Matter 101: The LUX-ZEPLIN crash course |
| Dive deep into the research of dark matter | |
| 4 PM | Mr. Freeze |
| Explore cryogenics with liquid nitrogen |
Tours
Tickets for the Yates Hoistroom tour are available at the Visitor Center. Tours are free, but there is limited availability. We recommend arriving early to guarantee your ticket, but no earlier than 8:30 a.m.
From the Visitor Center, trolleys take visitors to Hoistroom Tours and school busses shuttle guests to other locations throughout the day.
