When There Is a Science Festival in Every Community

Science festivals are proliferating across the United States. To date, however, most new festival initiatives have been relatively large-scale efforts in the bigger metropolitan areas. The Science Festival Alliance is now developing initiatives to foster the growth of festivals in communities outside the larger metropolitan centers, where smaller-scale initiatives can make a real and positive difference. If we are to give all Americans the opportunity to participate in science festival activities within reach of their homes, then what we need is a diverse ecosystem of festivals, large and small, that matches the diversity of the country tiself.