Columbus City Council will vote Monday evening to recognize the first ever COSI Science Festival, which will run May 1-4.
COSI joins Battelle, NASA and local businesses in launching the festival, which will host more than 100 free events throughout Central Ohio. Starting Wednesday, the events will be held in community centers, schools and libraries as part of COSI's inaugural push.
Representatives from NASA research centers will provide activities to children that demonstrate their work.
The children's science museum will provide science programming to schools in the area as part of the festival. It culminates in the "BIG Science Celebration" along the Scioto Mile and aims to get more students interested in STEM—science, technology, engineering and math.
City Council expects the festival to be among the biggest science events in Ohio's history.
