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The Works Museum’s annual family event celebrating engineering and technology!

Saturday, February 21, 2026 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

Presale tickets $15 per person, $17 day of event, Members FREE!

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Thank you to our wonderful event partners, volunteers, and Tech Fest visitors for making this years event a success!

We look forward to seeing you in February!

DID YOU KNOW?

You can get into Tech Fest for FREE with a membership to The Works Museum.

For a family of four or more, a Family Membership to The Works Museum pays for itself in just two visits!

Tech Fest 2025 Recap

Partnership opportunties

Thank you to our 2026 Tech Fest partners:

BURNS MCDONNELL logo in blue with stylized three-line emblem
Collins Aerospace logo with company name and tagline 'An RTX Business'
Black background with a white horizontal band in the middle, featuring the name 'Fredrikson' in large black and red letters.
Logo of Polar Semiconductor featuring a red grid circle and the company name.
Text reading '+G+' in large blue font.
Black oval logo with the word "BANNER" written in white, bold, uppercase letters.
Logo of Engineering Education Foundation of America with a gear symbol above the text, and a tagline indicating it's a charitable organization of ACEC Minnesota.
DAKKEN logo in black and gray with a stylized arrow symbol on a black background.
Text graphic with white lettering on a teal background that reads 'girls who code'
The logo of a company called Soventum, featuring a stylized green dollar sign followed by the word 'Soventum' in black text.
Logo of HMR Solutions featuring stylized interconnected lines forming the letters H, M, and R, with the company name written below in blue and orange.
Colorful letters spelling 'Math' above the words 'Happens'
Emerson logo with a stylized blue and silver diamond-shaped symbol above the company name.
Logo for the Minnesota Sustainable Plastics Innovation Regional Engine (M-SPiRE), with the NSF logo featuring a blue globe and a gold gear surrounding the globe.
Logo featuring a stylized blue and black swirl and the text 'CPC' with a smaller text 'A Dover Company' underneath.
Logo of the Minnesota Society of Professional Engineers with blue text on a white background.

FAQ’s about Tech Fest:

  • No. Please remain in attendance with your children. All children must be accompanied by an adult caregiver.

  • Expect to spend one to two hours exploring Tech Fest activities, and allow additional time for exploring the Experience Gallery.

  • You are welcome to leave and return any time during the event, just be sure to keep your Museum wristband.

  • Pre-registration is encouraged and saves money! Visitors may purchase event tickets at the door for $17. Members are free, but pre-registration is still encouraged.

  • We only accept event-specific certificates and free passes. Some event sponsors may qualify for a ticket discount. For more information, contact info@theworks.org.

  • Free parking is available in our lot.

  • Tech Fest is ideal for kids ages 4 and up. However, we see a lot of younger siblings. Just be aware that you will find small parts and other activities inappropriate for kids under 4.

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