Support our Fundraiser
STEM After Dark is our fundraiser to keep our program running strong! It is an adults-only event (why should kids have all the fun?) on October 17, 2026, from 6:00-8:00 pm at the National Cave & Karst Research Institute. The theme is Glow Lab with lots of glow-in-the-dark fun!
The night includes: a cash bar, hors d’oeuvres, raffle baskets, and interactive glow activities. Be sure to wear black-light-reactive or glow-in-the-dark clothing!
Don’t miss this opportunity to have a great night out while supporting STEM education in our community!
Interested in being a sponsor of our fundraiser? Click here for more information!
Ticket sales start September 8! Cost is $50 per person and $85 per couple.
What’s Coming Up!
Join us for an evening of wonder under the night sky on September 19th from 7-9 pm at Living Desert Zoo and Gardens — Carlsbad, NM!
The evening will begin with a short program to help everyone get familiar with the layout of the telescopes and give our eyes a chance to adjust as the sky gets darker. Then, we’ll start exploring the night sky together!
This event is also registered with NASA as an official Observe the Moon Night event! This is an international event where people all over the world will be looking at the Moon a little closer!
We’ll have telescopes set up to view Venus, Saturn, the Moon, and more!
Bring your chairs, blankets, snacks, and telescopes, if you have one!
IMPORTANT: Please bring red lights only. No white-light flashlights, please, as they interfere with night vision. We will have mini red flashlights available.
The zoo will be closed during the event, but restrooms will remain open.
Come view the universe in wonder! We can’t wait to see you under the stars!
Elementary School STEM Demonstrations
Our goal is to inspire others to love the wonders of science, and one way we do that is by giving STEM demonstrations to third graders at local elementary schools. Here we are at Desert Willow Elementary! Student volunteers were chosen to help with the demonstrations, and we explored the concepts of chemical reactions, physical reactions, gravity, center of mass, air pressure, temperature, surface tension, and Newton’s Laws of Motion.
Let us know if your elementary school would be interested in STEM presentations for third graders! There’s no charge–they are provided through the support of our sponsors!
Community Lab Partners
Kids need hands-on STEM education more than ever. Our mission is to provide that opportunity to as many kids as possible. We depend on donations for Inspired by Science to be successful! All donors are what we call our Community Lab Partners. Click here to see the full Community Lab Partner List which includes many local individuals, businesses, and organizations who support our effort to promote science among elementary school aged young scientists! Want to help? Donate today to become one of our Community Lab Partners!
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About our events: Any reference to camps on our site refers to multi-session youth programs that may be at a community location or hosted virtually on our Web site. Inspired by Science does not host overnight events.