Join us for a milestone celebration! This year marks the 10th anniversary of STEAM on the Quad, and we’re going bigger than ever. Over the last decade, we’ve welcomed more than 2,100 curious minds, including a record-breaking 500 guests last year!
To celebrate 10 years of discovery, in addition to community and campus groups and 4-H, we are bringing in some very special guests, including:
- The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium (1:30-2:30 p.m., The Webb)
- Imagination Station (3-3:45 p.m., Martha W. Farmer Theatre for the Performing Arts, Reed Hall)
- Armstrong Air & Space Museum
- Science Central
- Arne Slettebak Planetarium (hour and half hour, 1-3:30 p.m., Cook Hall Gym)
Community groups and businesses
- Allen County Museum
- Allen Soil and Water Conservation District
- Charles River Labs
- The Lightbulb Lab
- Johnny Appleseed Park District
- Lima Astronomy Club
- Lima Family YMCA
- SESA (Science Enhancement for Science Advancement)
- YWCA Child Care Resource and Referral
Ohio State clubs, groups and offices
- 4-H (4-H STEM Zone, Galvin courtyard)
- Allen County Master Gardeners
- Arne Slettebak Planetarium
- College of Social Work
- Graduate students from Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology
- Museum of Biological Diversity
- Ohio State Lima School of Earth Sciences
- Psychology Club
- Science Methods education classes
Event details
- When: Sunday, September 27, 2026
- Time: 1-4 p.m.
- Where: The Quad at Ohio State Lima
- Who: Kids in grades K-8 and their families
About the Event
STEAM on the Quad is a hands-on experience designed to spark interest in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts/Humanities, and Math. This event is a collaboration between Ohio State Lima and the 4-H programs of Allen, Auglaize, Hancock, Hardin, Logan, Lucas and Putnam counties. Free and open to all.