Imaginology 2019 steams through OC Fair & Event Center

  There were robots and aerial artists. There were piglets and augmented reality. There were model railroads and folklorico dancers. It all added up to lots of hands-on learning and fun at Imaginology 2019. Science, technology, engineering, arts and math came to life at OC Fair & Event Center on April 12-14 as more than 43,000 […]

S is for Science

IG Presents will be back in The Hangar this year for lots of hands-on activities and giant puzzles & games. PLUS: The Wild Science! Mix-Up Science Show features audience participation in physics and chemistry. Don’t miss this fun, interactive indoor area at Imaginology! Imaginology is a three-day free family event centered around S.T.E.A.M. education, offering hands-on […]

T is for Technology

BIG NEWS! Esport-management will be at Imaginology in a brand-new building, the eSports Playground! Activities include: coding workshops with Microsoft, the Coder School and Code Ninjas; LEGO Minecraft Biome City Build with Play-Well TEKnowledgies; Hour of Code with Minecraft; make your own video game with Microsoft MakeCode; and meet Twitch.tv eSports pros. Learn about exciting career opportunities […]

E is for Engineering

Vital Link – OC is a big part of Imaginology! They’re returning this year with Bytes and Bots workshops, engineering competitions, a speaker series, drone flight demos and so much more. Make sure to stop in at the two Vital Link buildings, each full of STEAM-related creations from local students. Imaginology is a three-day free family […]

A is for the Arts (and Agriculture!)

OC Dia del Nino is coming back for its second year at Imaginology! Celebrate the arts with tons of hands-on workshops, including papermaking, mural painting, stop-motion animation, several different types of dance, circus and puppetry and so much more. The children’s festival, presented by Arts Orange County, will take place Saturday and Sunday during Imaginology (find them […]

M is for Mathematics

“There is geometry in the humming of the strings, there is music in the spacing of the spheres.” – Pythagoras Elements of music – like rhythm and tempo – can be directly related to math. At Imaginology, we’ll have plenty of music, including choirs, high school and college bands, and even ballet folklorico! You can […]

46,000 students and parents celebrate S.T.E.A.M. at Imaginology 2018

The robots are being dismantled and packed away, the glue and glitter is being cleaned up, and the animals are resting after three days of visitors. With record-breaking attendance, OC Fair & Event Center’s largest community give-back event, Imaginology, has come to a close. In total, Imaginology hosted more than 46,000 guests over the weekend […]

Learning is fun at OC Fair & Event Center’s Imaginology

With lots of hands-on activities and makeshops, Imaginology brings free, family-friendly fun with a focus on ST.E.A.M. (science, technology, engineering, arts and math) to OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa April 13-15, 2018. This exciting, three-day exploration of S.T.E.A.M. is open Friday 9 a.m.-3 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Admission is […]

Imaginology rocked STEAM activities

Almost 36,000 people attended Imaginology, the free three-day celebration of imagination and learning, at OC Fair & Event Center last weekend.The festival focused on STEAM activities: science, technology, engineering, arts and math. The family-friendly event featured hundreds of hands-on workshops, shows and exhibits for youth from preschool through high school. As an added bonus