BrainFest With Allen Institute

Join us for the third annual BrainFest, a day of brainy fun for all ages at PacSci. Explore hands-on activities, meet Allen Institute scientists and collaborators, learn about cutting-edge neuroscience research, and even touch a real brain!

Whether you’re a budding young scientist, a lifelong learner, or simply fascinated by how the mind works, BrainFest 2026 promises a full day of discovery, inspiration, and wonder.

Planned activities:

• The Universe Inside Your Head: a Journey through the Brain
• A Guided Tour of the Brain: Human Brain Dissection
• Laser K-Pop Demon Hunters: Featuring Pre-show Talk on Lasers in Neuroscience
• Brain Trivia Challenge
• A Guided Tour of the Brain: Human Brain Dissection
• The Universe Inside Your Head: A Journey Through the Brain
• Future Brain Tech: The Great Debate
• Laser Show: Featuring Pre-show Talk on Lasers in Neuroscience

View the full schedule.

This event is a partnership of the Allen Institute and Pacific Science Center.