Fermilab, Batavia, Illinois
Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017
10 a.m.-4 p.m.
REGISTRATION IS CLOSED
- Tour our experiments
- See our accelerators
- Enjoy hands-on science activities
- Visit Wilson Hall, the prairie and technical facilities
- Interact with scientists in Europe, South America and South Dakota
- Say hi to a bison
Fermilab is located 45 miles west of Chicago
Fermilab’s biggest Open House in decades is almost here: Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017, from 10 a.m to 4 p.m.
We will host tours, demos and hands-on activities for the whole family — there’s a little something for everyone of all ages to do or see. Guests can visit our experiments, including our giant Muon g-2 magnet, learn all about Fermilab’s particle accelerators and experiments, visit the Lederman Science Education Center, see some of our facilities, and watch live video casts with our partners in France, Chile and South Dakota. Participants can also have lunch, hike the lab’s restored tall-grass prairie, and say “hi” to our herd of bison — maybe even take in Mr. Freeze’s popular cryogenic show!
Follow along with the Open House and share your own experience using #Fermilabs50th or by tagging @Fermilab. While at tour stops, try out our special Open House Snapchat filter!
Enter the Open House from the east via Batavia Road or from the west via Wilson Street. After parking, you will take a short orientation tour, after which you can decide what sites you’d like to see.
About Fermilab
What to see at the Open House
Before you come to the Open House
How to get to Fermilab
Note: Registration is closed. If you missed your chance to register, don’t worry! Fermilab is open to the public every day of the week for self-guided tours. Free drop-in public tours are offered every Wednesday at 10 a.m., and the Ask-A-Scientist tour and lecture program takes place the first Sunday of most months at 1 p.m. And don’t miss Fermilab’s annual Family Open House on February 11, 2018. To learn more and register for these and many other STEM education, science and cultural events at Fermilab, visit events.fnal.gov.
