The first World Science Festival will take place May 28-June 1, 2008 at 15 venues throughout New York City, shining a spotlight on science and exploring the many ways in which scientific discovery and innovation are shaping modern life. For example, on Saturday, May 31, the area in and around Washington Square Park will come alive with the SCIENCE STREET FAIR, a non-stop program of interactive exhibits, experiments, games, and shows that will entertain and inspire, including:

• Hands-on horticulture with the New York Botanical Garden.
• A demonstration of how to make extraordinary experiments from everyday things by Saul Griffith and the Howtoons guys.
• An appearance by Miss Frizzle and the Scholastic Magic School Bus.
• A look at the lives of dinosaurs in the American Museum of Natural History’s Paleontology of Dinosaurs Movable Museum.
• Fun and bubble-blowing from the New York Hall of Science.
• A shocking experience at Liberty Science Center’s electricity exhibit.