The Ohio State University’s West Campus Science & Sustainability Festival
Thank you for making WestFest 2023 an amazing event!
WestFest 2024 will be held on October 19th, from 11:00am -3:00pm.
More information to come, and we hope to see you there. Interested to see what WestFest 2024 may have to offer? Check out the WestFest 2023 video walkthrough and event information below to learn more. Read an article written about WestFest 2023 by The Lantern.
WestFest 2023
Event Map and Exhibiting Partners
- Museum of Biological Diversity
- Department of Entomology
- Ohio Sea Grant & Stone Lab
- The Wilma H. Schiermeier Olentangy River Wetland Research Park
- Dr. Rachelle Adams’ Ant Research Lab
- Extension Sustainability Team
- Columbus Audubon
- Chadwick Arboretum & Learning Gardens
- Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
- N/A
- Ohio State Collegiate 4-H
- College of Nursing, Office of Community Outreach and Engagement
- OSUWMC Green Team
- Buckeye Language Network Language Pod @ COSI
- College of Pharmacy, Generation Rx
- The Astronomical Society of OSU
- Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center, Polar Rock Repository
- TOUR, Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center, Polar Rock Repository
- Orton Geological Museum, School of Earth Sciences
- Infectious Diseases Institute Trainee Association (IDI-TA)
- Sullivan Lab, Department of Microbiology
- Paulson Research Group, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Department of Speech and Hearing Science
- TOUR, Department of Speech and Hearing Science
- W8LT The Amateur Radio & RF Club at The Ohio State University
- ATARA Club STEM Trailer
- Center for Automotive Research
- Vehicles from Center for Automotive Research
- Buckeye Ah-ha Math Moments, Department of Mathematics
- ENGIE
- Welding Engineering Program
- Translational Data Analytics Institute
- Franklin County Extension, Urban ROOTS Program
- The Be WISE Initiative
- Youth for STEM Equity
- GreenSpot Program, Sustainable Columbus
- N/A
- Arabidopsis Biological Resource Center
- TOUR, Arabidopsis Biological Resource Center
- Dr. Rebecca Harmon, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
- Center for Electron Microscopy and Analysis (CEMAS)
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- OSU iGEM
- Biomedical Engineering Society
- Department of Molecular Genetics
- Paddy Wagon Food Truck
- BUGmobile
General Information
Save the Date!
WestFest 2023 will take pace on September 30th, from 11:00am – 3:00pm. We hope to see you there!
Want to be a Partner?
Thank you for your interest in being a WestFest partner. The partner registration period for WestFest 2023 has ended. Please visit the WestFest Partners Page to see the current list of WestFest 2023 exhibiting partners and past partners.
Event Location
WestFest will be held on the West Campus quad and surrounding buildings and green spaces. West Campus quad is the green space in front of Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center, Bevis Hall, Rightmire Hall, and Pressey Hall.
Parking
Parking in Carmack Lot 2 or 3 (A and B, respectively, on map below) will allow for easy access to the footpath (C on map below) leading directly to the West Campus Quad and the WestFest information Booth.
Have an OSU Campus Parc parking pass?
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- The easiest parking location for WestFest will be Carmack Lot 2 or 3, which can be found at 1059 Carmack Rd, Columbus, 43210.
Don’t have an OSU Campus Parc parking pass?
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- Thanks to the generous donation from the College of Arts and Sciences, a select number of parking spots will be free to visitors without OSU parking pass. Make your way to Carmack Lot 2 (1059 Carmack Rd, A on map below) and alert a parking attendant who will direct you to the free parking spots.
Engagement and Activities
There will be plenty of opportunities for engagement at WestFest!
WestFest Partners and Tours
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- Guests will have the opportunity to explore STEM-related activities at booths and behind-the-scenes tours of Ohio State research facilities. Please visit the WestFest Partners Page to see the current list of WestFest 2023 exhibiting partners and past partners.
Activity Passport
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- Guests will have a chance to receive a WestFest 2023 prize by filling out the activity passport. Passports will be handed out at the information booth, and guests will receive stamps for completing activities at booths or tables. Once the passport has been completed, you can turn your passport back in at the information booth and receive a prize. Prize examples include take-home activity kits and WestFest swag.
Food Truck
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- Paddy Wagon will be available from 11:00-2:00 p.m. (maybe longer). The food truck will be parked on the East side of Rightmire Hall.
- PADDY WAGON PRINTABLE MENU 2023 (PDF)
Brutus Buckeye
Sponsors
WestFest 2023 is supported by the generous contributions from the following sponsors:
In-Kind Support
In-kind support offered by Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center, Department of Astronomy, Ohio Extension 4-H Youth Development and the Sustainability Institute.