Science Festival draws 13,000 attendees

The St. Petersburg Science Festival and MarineQuest, annual events to inspire creativity, engage curiosity, and deepen knowledge of science and the arts, drew an estimated 13,000 attendees the 2024 edition Feb. 9 and 10.

The two events happen side-by-side on the waterfront of the University of South Florida (USF) St. Petersburg campus and outside the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s Fish and Wildlife Research Institute. Alison Barlow, Executive Director of the St. Petersburg Innovation District and co-chair of the St. Petersburg Science Festival, said this year was one of the most attended in the science festival’s 14 years and MarineQuest’s 29 years of operation.

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