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You can take part in University of California Irvine’s Festival of Discovery on Saturday, Oct. 3 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. that will offer exciting and educational interactive programs as part of the university’s 50th anniversary celebration.

The free festival will showcase the solution-based work of UCI researchers who are solving global issues in energy, healthcare and medicine. And it will include entertainment, a morning 5K and Fun Run, gourmet food trucks and more.

With a “Discovery Pass” festivalgoers can visit interdisciplinary themed pavilions, including Health + Wellness, Ingenuity + Innovation, Local + Global Impact and Arts + Culture. 

The Health + Wellness pavilion will feature the School of Medicine and a presentation on how Google Glass is transforming medical care. The Gavin Herbert Eye Institute will be hosting a pediatric mobile eye clinic offering complimentary eye screenings. UCI Athletics will also offer youth sports clinics led by star student athletes and coaches.

In the Local + Global Impact pavilion the School of Humanities and the Spanish-language-learning residence La Casa Nuestra will teach Spanish through interactive card games. UCI Extension’s Kids Painting Table will explore artistic careers through the eyes of Peter the Anteater with a paint activity mini-kit.

The discovery pavilion of Ingenuity + Innovation will welcome Carl-SJR, the award-winning robot developed in the School of Social Sciences that helps children with autism and other developmental disorders. Samueli School of Engineering & Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences will present the daunting challenge of the human-powered aircraft and its advantageous features. A high-performance track vehicle for Formula SAE (Society for Automotive Engineering) competition that was designed, constructed and tested by UCI’s students will be on display.

The Arts + Culture pavilion will present an interactive Shakespearean experience courtesy of the Claire Trevor School of the Arts.

Festival of Discovery is a free event. For more information visit festivalofdiscovery.uci.edu.

Anteater 5k and Family Fun Run/Walk

​You won't want to miss out on the Anteater 5k and Family Fun Run/Walk at 7 a.m. on the morning of Festival of Discovery.

You'll get to “run through the decades” with deejays playing music and themed décor of the '60s through today.  The course will finish at the festival event site in Aldrich Park at the heart of the campus.

The festival will also offer a digital lounge and student and community performances. Flashback Heart Attack will perform their live tribute to the '80s.

Food trucks including Piaggio on Wheels, The Burnt Truck, Falasophy, Bakerytruck, Dogzilla and Crepes Bonaparte will serve on-site.

Festival of Discovery is a free event. Registration for the Anteater 5k and Family Fun Run/Walk is currently available online and for more information visit festivalofdiscovery.uci.edu.