Science is HERE All Summer at The Tech Interactive
San Jose, CA, June 04, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Summer is HERE at The Tech Interactive, San Jose’s science middle, with hands-on experiences for curious minds of all ages. From The Tech’s first-ever summer time camp and a 40,000-domino chain response to full-dome laser reveals, after-hours occasions for adults, IMAX® movies, and expanded entry choices, this season invitations households, teenagers, adults, and guests to discover, tinker, and rediscover their interior innovator.
Situated within the coronary heart of downtown San Jose, The Tech is a simple summer time vacation spot for an air-conditioned day trip, particularly as the town welcomes a season of main occasions and SJ26 celebrations.
“This summer time actually reveals the vary of what The Tech could be,” stated Katrina Stevens, President and CEO of The Tech Interactive. “We’ve first-time campers, teenagers coming for full-dome laser reveals, adults rediscovering the museum after hours, and households returning repeatedly for hands-on experiences. That blend is precisely what we imply after we say science is right here for everybody.”
A New Summer time Camp for Younger Innovators
This summer time marks the debut of CAMP at The Tech, The Tech Interactive’s first in-house summer time camp. Designed for curious youngsters getting into grades 2-6, CAMP at The Tech runs from June 15 to Aug. 7, with six week-long periods from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and non-obligatory prolonged care.
Every week-long session explores a distinct theme, together with BioTinkering, Final Upcycle, Kinetic Commotion, and Planet Protectors. Campers will tinker with biology to create bio pigments, sustainable fibers, and constructing supplies, rework recyclable supplies into new innovations, construct Rube Goldberg-style gadgets with traps, falls, triggers, and sound, and discover conservation, environmental engineering, and design.
“CAMP at The Tech is all about giving youngsters permission to tinker, take a look at, construct, fail, attempt once more, and shock themselves,” stated Liz O’Hare Menezes, Summer time Camp Program Supervisor at The Tech Interactive. “Each week is designed to assist campers ask large questions, develop confidence in engineering design, and observe real-world drawback fixing, whereas nonetheless making area for the traditional summer time camp magic of friendship, discovery, and enjoyable.”
Area is proscribed, and advance registration is required.
A 40,000-Domino Journey Takes Over The Tech
One of many summer time’s largest visible highlights is Tech Topple: The Nice Journey, a weeklong domino engineering occasion that brings collectively knowledgeable chain-reaction and machine builders from throughout the nation.
From July 12-18, guests can watch the construct take form inside The Tech because the workforce of builders rework 40,000 dominoes into one epic journey. The week culminates in a last topple on Saturday, July 18, at 1 p.m., when one ball units the complete journey in movement.
The occasion offers guests a front-row take a look at the engineering design course of in motion, from planning and persistence to trigger, impact, timing, failure, and spectacular success. For many who wish to get even nearer to the motion, Domino Masters Workshops will provide hands-on alternatives to study pro-level ideas, tackle artistic chain-reaction challenges, and construct alongside the consultants. The 2025 Tech Topple can be viewed here.
The DOME Collection Brings New Line-up of Laser Exhibits Downtown
This summer time, The Tech’s DOME Series brings a rotating lineup of laser reveals with iconic music, Hollywood movies in IMAX, and summer time night-out vitality to downtown San Jose.
The lineup consists of The Mandalorian & Grogu and The Odyssey in IMAX, Lasers! Pink Floyd, Lasers! Daft Punk, Lasers! Okay-Pop Demon Hunters, Lasers! Unhealthy Bunny, and Lasers! Galactic Odyssey.
The DOME Collection has one thing for each type of fan, from date-night planners and buddy teams to households with teenagers, music lovers, film followers, and guests in search of a cooler strategy to spend a summer time night. As a substitute of a subject, stage, or garden chair, visitors step contained in the Dome Theater for large sound, daring visuals, and an escape from scorching summer time nights.
Tech at Nite Brings After-Hours Science to Adults 21+
On July 30, Tech at Nite is again. This can be a 21+ adults-only night that provides visitors the prospect to discover the museum after hours.
With meals, drinks, a DJ, a hands-on craft expertise with Native Coloration, and entry to reveals all through the museum, Tech at Nite invitations adults to expertise The Tech in a brand new means. It’s designed for grown-up curiosity, whether or not visitors are longtime science followers, first-time guests, or individuals who haven’t been to The Tech since they have been youngsters.
Tickets coming quickly.
Final Likelihood to Expertise Area Exploration Gallery
This summer time is the final probability to expertise Space Exploration, closing in August as The Tech makes means for thrilling new reveals, together with the shaky return of an previous favourite.
In Area Exploration, guests can strap right into a Jet Pack Chair, command a rover throughout a Martian habitat, repair a satellite tv for pc, and contact an precise piece of Mars.
Guests may discover featured reveals together with Body Worlds Decoded, the place actual, preserved human specimens reveal the muscle groups, nerves, and methods that make the physique work; Innovation in Bloom, an exhibit celebrating artistic concepts impressed by nature; and Dream Garden, an immersive expertise that invitations guests into a colourful, playful world of creativeness and discovery.
Palms-on Discovery all Summer time Lengthy
Past the main summer time highlights, guests will discover rotating pop-up labs, workshops, IMAX movies, reveals, and actions all through the season.
Summer time experiences embrace rooftop Photo voltaic S’mores workshops, Molecular Meals Summer time BBQ, Crusing Science, Cardboard Open Construct, wind-powered automobile actions, Infinity Day programming, Veggie Tie-Dye, and extra.
From early learners to teenagers, adults, and vacationers, The Tech is designed to develop with curious minds of all ages. And with wonderful air con, additionally it is a sensible place to beat the warmth whereas retaining curious minds busy.
Making Summer time Entry Simpler
The Tech can also be working to make summer time visits simpler and extra accessible for households throughout the area.
Youth can use VTA’s Summer Youth Pass to trip VTA bus and light-weight rail to The Tech all summer time lengthy, from June 1 to Aug. 31. The 2026 move is $70 and accessible for youth ages 18 and below. Summer time Youth Move holders can obtain a $10 low cost at The Tech for as much as three individuals.
The Tech additionally participates in Museums for All, a nationwide entry program that provides diminished admission for guests who obtain meals help. Friends with an EBT card can obtain $5 basic admission per individual for as much as six individuals. Museums for All admission is out there in individual solely. IMAX movies are an extra value.
Guests driving downtown may obtain $5 parking validation after they park on the Conference Middle Storage or 2nd & San Carlos Storage and current their same-day ticket at Customer Providers. Excludes Metropolis-designated Particular Occasion days.
Summer time Hours
Starting June 10, 2026, The Tech Interactive will transfer to a five-day working week and can be closed to the general public on Mondays and Tuesdays. Public summer time hours, June 10 to Aug. 9, 2026, are Wednesday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to five p.m., and Sunday, 11 a.m. to five p.m.
Summer time Membership Perks
With so many experiences unfolding throughout the season, The Tech Interactive is encouraging guests to suppose past a one-time journey. Membership pays for itself in simply two visits and provides limitless admission all 12 months, member-only occasion entry and early ticketing, reductions on IMAX, reward store purchases, and camps, and reciprocal entry at greater than 300 science facilities.
The Tech Interactive is a nonprofit group, and each go to, membership, and reward helps its mission to encourage the innovator in everybody. Neighborhood assist helps maintain hands-on STEM studying accessible for college students, households, and educators throughout the area.
Tickets, membership, summer time occasion data, and planning particulars can be found at thetech.org.
Summer time at a Look
CAMP at The Tech
June 15 to Aug. 7
Six week-long periods for teenagers getting into grades 2-6
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Tech Topple: The Nice Journey
July 12 to 18
A 40,000-domino engineering spectacle, with the ultimate topple on July 18 at 1 p.m.
The DOME Collection
June to August
Full-dome laser reveals and Hollywood movies, together with Lasers! Pink Floyd, Lasers! Daft Punk, Lasers! Okay-Pop Demon Hunters, Lasers! Unhealthy Bunny, Lasers! Galactic Odyssey, and The Mandalorian & Grogu and The Odyssey in IMAX.
Learn more
Tech at Nite
July 30
A 21+ adults-only evening with meals, drinks, a DJ, hands-on actions, Native Coloration, and museum entry after hours
Final Likelihood Exhibit
Closing in August: Space Exploration
Summer time entry choices
VTA Summer time Youth Move low cost, Museums for All admission, and $5 parking validation accessible
About The Tech Interactive
The Tech Interactive is a family-friendly science and know-how middle within the coronary heart of downtown San Jose. Our hands-on actions, experimental labs and design problem experiences empower individuals to innovate with creativity, curiosity and compassion. The Tech is a world chief within the creation of immersive STEM schooling sources to develop the following technology of problem-solvers domestically, nationally and globally. We consider that everybody is born an innovator who can change the world for the higher.
Press Inquiries
Katie Barrow
publicrelations [at] thetech.org
https://www.thetech.org
201 S. Market St.
San Jose, CA 95113
A video accompanying this announcement is out there right here: https://youtube.com/watch?v=VkHd83-cf80
