NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ) Open House

Saturday, March 30, 2019  •  9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Free and open to the public

1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910
Located near Silver Spring Metro Station

Explore your world and learn how NOAA takes the pulse of the planet every day and uses that information to predict the weather, manage ocean and coastal resources, and conduct many other important activities.

Join us on Saturday, March 30, 2019 at NOAA’s Silver Spring campus for a series of activities, including engaging talks by NOAA experts, interactive exhibits, and hands-on activities for ages 5 and up. Special tours for ages 7 and up. The NOAA Open House is free and open to the public. Government-issued photo ID is required for adults.

What to See and Do
Pick up your “Passport to Science” and start your NOAA Open House journey at 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910 – look for “the Hand” statue. Events take place 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Visit the NOAA Science Center for hands-on activities: Build a boat; learn about safety at sea; get “blown away” in a hurricane-simulator booth; become a backyard meteorologist; meet Sanctuary Sam and Owlie Owl; and much more!

In the NOAA Auditorium, enjoy special talks and video presentations by NOAA experts. Sign language interpreter available.

See Earth in a way you have never seen it before! Science On a Sphere^® (SOS) is animated globe with a fascinating visual display of all types of data that helps illustrate Earth science. Sign up required. Ages 7 and up.  

Visit NOAA’s National Weather Service Operations Center and learn first-hand what NOAA’s National Weather Service does during high-impact events and what they are doing to build a Weather-Ready Nation. Sign up required. Ages 7 and up.

Enjoy NOAA’s permanent exhibit, Gateway to NOAA and talk with NOAA meteorologists and scientists. Visit us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/gatewaytonoaa

For more information on NOAA’s Open House or Heritage Week events, directions, parking and inclement weather please visit http://www.noaa.gov/openhouse.