Local STEM groups excited to bring science, technology, engineering, + math to life with hands-on activities, discoveries, and community fun for all ages.
WHO: Brian S. McCarthy Memorial Foundation
WHAT: Family STEM Day, free and open to the public and your participation is free, too!
WHERE: Nashua High School South, 36 Riverside Street, Nashua, N.H. – Plenty of parking!
WHEN: Sat., May 16, 2026, from 10am – 2pm
WHY: To celebrate our STEM education mission and the STEM community!
ABOUT the event:
Last year at our inaugural Family STEM Day event, we had well over 1,000 visitors with more than 40 hands-on activities and interactive presentations with 23 organizations. We are going to do this again! We’d love you to be a part of this year’s fun!
Our 2nd Family STEM Day is coming up very soon! This event will celebrate and highlight our organization and its mission of promoting STEM initiatives happening in our community.
Open to families, students, and community members of all ages, Family STEM Day is an opportunity for organizations to highlight their mission and work, engage with families, and inspire future generations of scientists, engineers, and innovators. We will have lots of hands-on exhibits, interactive demonstrations and lots of big and small ways STEM is part of our lives.
We will be showcasing programs that have benefited from foundation support, including: the Adult Learning Center’s Xploration Program, the United Way’s Wee Read initiative in addition to many others. Gloria McCarthy, co-founder of BSMM, said, “We are thrilled beyond words by the number of organizations willing to contribute their time and energy in support of the Brian S McCarthy Foundation’s Family STEM Day. This event is not only a celebration of science, technology, engineering, and math—it is a deeply personal way for us to honor and share Brian’s many passions with the community that he served for so many years.”
Our exhibitors:
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· Brian
S. McCarthy Memorial Foundation |
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· ABA
Centers of America |
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· Aviation
Museum of New Hampshire |
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· City
of Nashua Sustainability Department |
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· CodeWiz |
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· Currier
Museum of Art |
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· Fairgrounds
Elementary School |
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· FIRST
New Hampshire Robotics |
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· Granite
State Amateur Radio |
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· Harvey
Construction |
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· Humane
Society for Greater Nashua |
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· MakeIt
Labs |
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· McCarthy
Middle School |
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· Mt.
Washington Observatory |
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· Nashua
Community College |
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· Nashua
Fire Department |
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· Nashua
High School South Planetarium and Astronomy Club |
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· Nashua
Police Department Sector Car |
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· New
Hampshire Astronomical Society |
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· N.H.
Science Teachers Association |
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· Seacoast
Science Center |
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· Spark
Academy |
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· SubZero
Nitrogen Ice Cream |
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· Wee
Read of the United Way of Greater Nashua |
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· Xploration |
FIRST NH Robotics Teams:
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· Bishop
Guertin High School FIRST Robotics Team 811 |
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· Chop
Shop 166 |
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· Tough
Techs 151 - Nashua Robotics Team |
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· Team
Tesseract Challenge Team #21689 |
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· Team
Kube #30537 |
Plus: We will have food trucks including Chicken on the Run and Hazy Ice Cream, LLC.
Our sponsors:
Harvey Construction, Rockland Trust Foundation, Paisner Dental Associates, Prunier & Prolman, P.A., and World Academy
ABOUT The Brian S. McCarthy Memorial Foundation:
The Brian S. McCarthy Memorial Foundation was established in March 2019 in memory of the late Nashua Alderman-at-Large, in recognition of his devotion to Nashua’s education, and his affinity for the sciences and mathematics. Our mission is to promote education in STEM and to provide opportunities to Nashua high school students seeking to further their education in a STEM-based program. Since our founding, we have funded over $104,341 in scholarships, grants, and donations, impacted 1,760 students, awarded 26 scholarships, supported 38 projects, served 21 Nashua, N.H. schools and organizations.
