4:00pm First Sunday Science Parade
We want Dinosaur costumes, Unconventional vehicles, Steampunk, marching bands, and Scouts

Calling all dinosaurs!! Whether homemade or store bought- goofy or realistic.  Calling all SteamPunks! Wear your best SteamPunk gear on your coolest Victorian vehicle . Calling all Unconventional Vehicles. YES!! Unicycles, tanks, tricycles, recumbent bikes, light-up cars, Chia vehicles.. YES!! We want to see them!! Wear your costumes and march in the kickoff parade. 

Register to march in the parade:  https://www.eventeny.com/events/vendor/?id=43290

LineUp at 4pm. Parade starts at 4:30pm in front of the the Flowery Branch Farmer’s Market Pavilion. North Gwinnett High School AirForce JR ROTC leads the parade.  Flowery Branch Police Cadets guide the parade. The parade winds through historic Flowery Branch and ends at the Community Room.

Get ready for an exciting day packed with cool science talks, hands-on demos, and great chances to network with fellow science enthusiasts! This in-person event is the perfect spot to dive into the latest discoveries and exchange ideas with peers. Whether you’re a student, a pro, or just curious, come join the fun and fuel your passion for science in Northeast Georgia!

5:30pm Young Singers of North Georgia perform the Star Spangled Banner .

5:45pm T-Shirt Contest: Dinosaurs  

6:00pm Expert Evening Keynote Speaker: Dr. John Demassa
“Do Dinosaurs Taste Like Chicken?”

Dr. John Demassa is an Organic Chemist recruited by a Team of scientists. The Paleontologists recruited Dr. John Demassa to help determine HOW the dinosaurs discovered by Dr. Mary Schweitzer in the early 2000s were still “gooey.” Was it a hoax? Were tests run incorrectly? Were the animals mis-identified as dinosaurs? What were the applications for plastics and other synthetics?

7:30pm Evening Fossil Experiment