We’re coming together to celebrate the awe and wonder of outer space on October 30th in Grant Park from 10am-1pm! We’ll have family-friendly space activities, a costume contest, and more. Join us for the party, and if you can, donate to help Science ATL build a community that values science and ensure equitable access to science learning and career opportunities for all. Your support helps to bring people together through the wonder of science.
You can join us on October 30 (registration not necessary), or just make a donation today, or both!
Space is spectacular, but it’s not the only place where you can experience the awesomeness of science. Your contributions help us to inspire wonder and curiosity right here on Earth – in metro Atlanta! Pick a celestial giving level and scroll down for more on how your gift will help. Any amount makes a difference!
Mars
$49
One dollar for every million miles from the Earth to Mars (48,678,219 mi). Donors at this level can pick up an ALEX sticker at the Space Party event.
Jupiter
$99
Eleven dollars for each of the nine NASA missions to Jupiter. Donors at this level can pick up an ALEX sticker and a Science Y’all tote bag at the Space Party event.
Sun
$150
One dollar for every million kilometers from the Earth to the Sun (149,600,000 km). Donors at this level can pick up an ALEX sticker and a Science Y’all tote bag at the Space Party event.
* Donor gifts are only available for pickup at the October 30 Space Party event. We will not be able to ship the items.
Want to travel the galaxies with your family? Come early to our party or stay late and do a 5k walk through Grant Park letting our app be your guide. Travel any direction you like and let our narrator tell you about the different galaxies you'll pass on your virtual journey to a black hole.
Kickstart your Halloween with a space themed costume contest! Come dressed in costume and compete! We'll snap your picture and our space team will choose the winner. Everyone dressed in costume will get a token for $1 off a solar system bracelet or space popsicle and the winner will get a kids Lunar Telescope from NASA!
Space Party Mission Overview
Mission Control to Space Explorer – Do you read us? Your mission is to get pumped about outer space and join us for a Space Party in the Park! Donations not necessary to participate, but we’d appreciate it, if you are able.
On October 30th from 10am-1pm, with our partners, we’ll be hosting a dozen Space Stations for you to explore at our family friendly event in Grant Park. You’ll get to:
Shoot off into the sky with our stomp rockets
Ask a Space Scientist your burning questions
Create a solar system around your wrist with our DIY bracelet kit
Take a picture with R2-D2 or Science ATL’s mascot, ALEX the astronaut
And so much more!
* Registration for this event is no longer necessary!
* Enter the park through the Berne St. Gate to access the event set up near the Swimming Pool. Street parking is plentiful and available, as is a paid lot at the Grant Park Gateway Parking Facility (759 Boulevard S.E., Atlanta GA 30315).
* We have requested all volunteers and Science ATL staff be vaccinated prior to this event. In addition, our team will be masked and we ask that all attendees be masked as well. Thank you for complying.
You Can Bring MORE People Together Through the Wonder of Science
With a donation to Science ATL, you will:
engage more than 50,000 curious kids and adults with unique science learning experiences at public events like the annual Atlanta Science Festival and Race Through Space,
empower youth to lead community STEM education initiatives through our Georgia Chief Science Officers program,
strengthen partnerships between schools and STEM companies/universities in the STEM Professional School Partnership program,
prepare scientists to communicate with the public,
curate a community calendar of public science events,
build an equitable community of science lovers in Atlanta!
Explore our 2021 Annual Report to learn more about the community impact we can have together.
“Without this program, I would not be the leader I am today and never would have had the opportunities and connections to people all around Georgia that I do now.”
– Samantha, middle school Chief Science Officer
“I have two little girls and I know that Black girls are disproportionately represented in STEM fields, and so I wanted to make sure that I expose my kids to all the things that are happening here at the Festival, so they can find joy in it and learn, ask questions. It’ll be a gateway to opportunities that they may want to have access to.”
– 2019 Expo attendee
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Ashley is a fundraiser who loves connecting people with ideas and causes that matter. She brings more than 10 years of experience building fundraising programs, most recently with the Terry Fox Foundation in Canada supporting cancer research. A particularly meaningful part of that work was translating complex discoveries into compelling stories of impact: connecting the researchers advancing science with those who want to make it possible.
A lifelong science enthusiast, Ashley’s studies have taken her from microbiology labs to archaeological fieldwork. She is passionate about communication, curiosity, and making complex ideas accessible, and counts Dr. Steven Novella of The Skeptics’ Guide to the Universe podcast among her science heroes.
Ashley lives in Decatur with her family, where local wildlife has inspired a backyard “Lizard Cam” and a song about their resident cicada, Lovey.
What wows you about science?
How science lets us see what our own senses can’t. Modern imaging can uncover how an ancient artifact was made or used without ever damaging it, while DNA and isotopic analysis can reveal family connections and vast trade networks from thousands of years ago. I’m wowed by the idea that science keeps giving us new ways to see (and understand) our world – past and present!
Swetha Sharma
Swetha Sharma is a former journalist turned communications executive. She spent nearly 15 years at CNN and now brings her newsroom curiosity and wordsmithing to organizations spanning aviation, hospitality, and manufacturing. Hands down, though, the most fun and impactful storytelling comes from supporting Science ATL’s mission. While Swetha doesn’t work in the sciences, nearly everyone in her life who matters has a career in STEM. She’s proud to play a small part in helping Science ATL do its vital work across Atlanta’s schools and communities.
