5th annual
Eugene Youth Math Festival
10am-1pm on Saturday, February 24, 2024
McArthur Court, University of Oregon
1601 University St, Eugene, Oregon
We invite elementary and middle-school students who are passionate about strategy games, like solving problems, or enjoy hands-on math activities and crafts, to come to the fifth Eugene Youth Math Festival. With generous support from the UO Department of Mathematics and from the National Science Foundation admission is free and no registration is needed. Come and explore!
Math Festival volunteers cannot take responsibility for unaccompanied children.
Photo releases for participants are required for entry. Anyone attending may have a photo used to promote upcoming Math Festivals.
Bring a water bottle and snacks! There is no food for sale at the festival. The EMU (student union) is a 5 minute walk and has food for purchase.
Event info
What the Eugene Youth Math Festival?
The Annual Eugene Youth Math Festival! We’re an event that takes place every year with the support of the University of Oregon and the National Science Foundation. Our goal is to engage young students who like math and share a passion for games, problem solving, and hands-on math activities. There will be over 40 tables for play!
Who is invited?
Kids ages 5-14 are welcome to attend! No registration is needed!
What if I get hungry or thirsty?
Bring a water bottle and snacks. There is NO FOOD at the festival. The UO EMU is a 5 minute walk and has a wide variety of food options available for purchase.
Where is it?
The festival will take place at the University of Oregon. We’ll be solving math problems at historic McArthur Court.
What about photos?
Guardians will be asked to sign a photo release for participants at the door. Photos taken at the event may be used for future promotion of the event.
What is the cost?
It’s free!!!
Can I drop my kid off?
Kids must be supervised! We aren’t responsible for your children.
Is there a map of the stations?
Donate to support math exploration for years to come!
We Need Volunteers!
How can volunteers help?
Volunteers manage a station with a specific math related activity. These activities vary from problems and ciphers to building 3D shapes, origami, strategy and board games, experiments, and so on. Most of the volunteers who help with stations are there from ~9:30 until ~1:30, but shorter shifts are available.
Volunteers won’t need to organize stations; they receive instructions on what should be done. The volunteers will need to become familiar with their stations ahead of time (for example, learn the games or practice the hands-on activities). Usually, it doesn’t take much time to get ready.
Interested in helping out by being a volunteer?
Get in touch with us!
The Eugene Youth Math Festival is sponsored by the University of Oregon Department of Mathematics and the National Science Foundation.
Looking to get in contact with an event organizer? Send a message to the Eugene Youth Math Festival.