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June 2, 2024 | 10 AM - 4 PM at KID Museum Bethesda Metro Center

Join us for the Invent the Future Expo!

Celebrate the innovators in our community at this free family event showcasing cutting-edge solutions to the world’s biggest problems – invented by students and industry leaders alike.

Celebrate the process of invention with:

  • Showcase of student projects from KID Museum’s Invention Programs
  • Award Ceremony for the Invent the Future program
  • Hands-on design challenges
  • Exhibitions from leading corporations
  • Inventor lightning talks

This community-wide event brings together students, families, corporations, elected officials, and university partners to celebrate innovators.

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Featuring

STUDENT
INVENTORS

What would you make to improve life on this planet? Well, that’s exactly what we asked middle school students and they didn’t disappoint. Through the engineering design process they invented fire fighting drones, ocean water filtration systems, and so much more.

INNOVATIVE
EXHIBITORS

How are modern organizations inventing the future? Find out from our exhibitors, hear from experts across a variety of fields, and experience activities designed to inspire!

KID MUSEUM
ACTIVITIES

We’re bringing KID Museum to the party! Get hands-on with family activities from our flagship space at Bethesda Metro Center.

We need young people to follow their curiosity, to ask questions, and to pursue solutions that have the power to benefit us all.

Kojo Nnamdi
Journalist and Host of WAMU’s The Politics Hour,
and Honoree at KID Museum’s 2021 Fête for the Future

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Your support makes an impact where it matters. Join us on June 2, 2024 as KID Museum hosts a community-wide Expo highlighting the power of creativity and invention – showcasing some of the most thoughtful inventions by students and companies from across the region.

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What is the Invent the Future?

Invent the Future is one of the DC Metro region’s largest maker challenges integrating science, technology, engineering, and design.

Through the process of designing their own inventions, students learn to innovate, solve problems, gain confidence, engender compassion, and work with others — all skills for future success.

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