2019 Festival Schedule | National Math Festival
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2019 Festival Schedule

Thank you for joining us at the 2019 National Math Festival on Saturday, May 4th, 2019! A huge thank you to everyone who attended the National Math Festival events in Washington, DC and all the satellite events at science museums in 40 states around the U.S. We loved meeting you, learning about your math journeys and discoveries, playing games together, and celebrating the limitless power and joy of math as a community.

The Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI) and our collaborators at the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) and the National Museum of Mathematics (MoMath) thank you for your support and contributions to making the day a wonderful success. Share your photos with us on social media using #2019NMF.

The 2019 Festival schedule is archived below. For updates about future National Math Festival events, subscribe to the Festival email newsletter.

All times in Eastern Standard Time (EST).

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Logos for Ithaca College and Marymount University
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2019 Festival: Geometric Balloon Bending
Everybody loves balloons—and Geometric Balloon Bending! Come enjoy learning more about Platonic solids,... Learn More→
Ithaca College
Ithaca College
Mathematical Association of America (MAA)
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2019 Festival: Mathematical Association of...
Join the mathematicians of the Mathematical... Learn More→
Mathematical Association of America (MAA)
Mathematical Association of America (MAA)
Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI)
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2019 Festival: Mathematical Sciences Research...
Try your hand at Super-Cube Shuffle and Factor Forts, learn about Crazy 8’s Math Clubs, take home Math at... Learn More→
Ithaca College
Ithaca College
Illustration of stick figures dancing around a maypole
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2019 Festival: Maypole Math Activity
Maypole dancing meets mathematical patterning—come join the dance! Mathematician and dancer Nancy Scherich... Learn More→
Nancy Scherich
Nancy Scherich
Logos for the National Association of Mathematicians and the Benjamin Banneker Association
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2019 Festival: National Association of...
Come learn more about the African-American contribution to mathematics with hands-on activities organized... Learn More→
National Association of Mathematicians (NAM)
National Association of Mathematicians (NAM)
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)
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2019 Festival: National Council of Teachers of...
What do bears in a boat have to do with mathematics? Come see the... Learn More→
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
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2019 Festival: National Science Foundation (...
Come visit the National Science Foundation! Adults:... Learn More→
National Science Foundation (NSF)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
NOVA
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2019 Festival: NOVA
Experience the latest in science games, interactives, and immersive virtual reality produced by... Learn More→
NOVA Education
NOVA Education
Art of Problem Solving Academy
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2019 Festival: The Art of Problem Solving
Explore the mathematical mystery of the Moebius Strip! Come make your own strip and take a list of... Learn More→
Art of Problem Solving Academy
Art of Problem Solving
ThinkFun
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2019 Festival: ThinkFun Games
ThinkFun will be bringing between 4-6 interactive games opened and... Learn More→
ThinkFun
ThinkFun
WGBH
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2019 Festival: WGBH
Share the joy of early math learning with your preschoolers while playing new math apps and activities!... Learn More→
GBH
GBH

Illustration of interconnected data
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2019 Festival: Data Did That! (10:15am showing...
From robots to Facebook, medicine, and shopping, data is a driving force in the world around us. How does... Learn More→
Dr. Amelia Taylor
Dr. Amelia Taylor
Illustration of a space ship
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2019 Festival: How Many Degrees are in a...
Who chose the number 360 for the count of degrees in a circle? Why that number? And why do mathematicians... Learn More→
Dr. James Tanton
Dr. James Tanton
Magicians on stage holding supersize playing cards
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2019 Festival: Impromptu Magic & Math (10:...
Learn Stunts to Dazzle your Friends and Family! Magician Mark Mitton will teach you magic tricks... Learn More→
Mark Mitton
Mark Mitton
Two people holding hands with illustrated hearts all over
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2019 Festival: Math and Your Love Life (10:...
Suppose boys and girls in a school wish to date. Can we match-make so no couple breaks up? How does the... Learn More→
Dr. Annie Raymond
Dr. Annie Raymond
Book cover for "Have You Seen My Dragon?"
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2019 Festival: Mathical Reading with Steve...
Children's Author Join picture book creator Steve Light as he reads Have You... Learn More→
Steve Light with logo for Have you Seen My Dragon?
Steve Light
Illustration of a laptop with various floating icons of different things
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2019 Festival: Safety Goggles Not Required:...
Computational modeling drives everything from making animation more art-directable, to experimenting with... Learn More→
Dr. Suzanne L. Weekes
Dr. Suzanne L. Weekes
Football player about to catch a ball, with X's and O's diagram in background
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2019 Festival: The Physics of Football
Physics underlies so many different aspects of our physical world. Through actual football video, come see... Learn More→
John Urschel
John Urschel

Dr. Krieger holding up some cards with "Numberphile"
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2019 Festival: The Mathematical Games of...
Come see excerpts from two of Dr Holly Krieger’s favorite... Learn More→
Dr. Holly Krieger
Dr. Holly Krieger

Illustration of two people discussing playing cards over the phone
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2019 Festival: Cryptography: Secrets and Lies...
Can you play poker on the telephone with people you don’t trust? Amazingly, you can! Come find out how—the... Learn More→
Dr. Avi Wigderson
Dr. Avi Wigderson