Oct. 1, 2026: Presenters and volunteers needed for Flip the Fair 2026!

Decorative flyer. All information is found in text below. Flyer is a bright orange color with large white lettering stating Flip the Fair 2026. There are science graphics placed about the flyer, such as an atom symbol, a lab beaker, a double helix, and the Earth with the layers of Earth's crust exposed.

October 1: Join us for Flip the Fair 2026! Flip the Fair is a flipped science fair where graduate students, post-docs, vet students, and med students present their research science-fair-style on tri-fold poster boards, and 5th graders judge them! Prizes awarded to the best presenters! This year’s event will be held at the Melrose Branch of the Roanoke Public Library on Oct. 1st from 8am-2pm. Sign up here no later than September 11th: Flip the Fair Presenter Sign Up 2026 – Fill out form

Want to participate but don’t have time to do a poster? Sign up to volunteer, no later than September 25th, at the event instead!: Flip the Fair Volunteer Sign Up 2026 – Fill out form

This event is sponsored by the Roanoke Public Libraries, Roanoke City Public Schools, Student Outreach Program at VTC, VT Graduate School, U.S. NSF COMPASS Center and Pandemic Prediction and Prevention Destination Area at Virginia Tech, FBRI @ VT, and the VT Center for Communicating Science.

Questions? Contact the organizing team:

Jessica Zak, jessicaz@vt.edu

Ernesto Cuesta Alvear, ecuesta@vt.edu

Mary Adebote, marysoetan8@vt.edu

Samantha Hall, hallsm20@vt.edu

Macy Parmelee, macykp@vt.edu