HOST A FESTIVAL
Math Festivals help students build confidence, joy, and a sense of belonging around math. At a Math Festival, students and families explore a variety of hands-on, play-based math puzzles and games.
We help communities across the country host Math Festivals in three ways:- 1) Hire JRMF
- 2) Purchase a Kit
- 3) Use our free DIY guides
Three Ways to Host a Math Festival
Steps to Hosting a Math Festival
ADDITIONAL MATH FESTIVAL RESOURCES
Download our (free!) DIY Festival Planner
Testimonials
”I love JRMF for providing rich experiences to students. I appreciate the shift over the last few years to reach more students.
I hosted a festival last year and over 600 students attended. As I read over students’ reflections of the festival, they loved the challenges and different activities. It was such a success that my principal wants it to become a yearly tradition, and other leaders in our district want to bring math festivals to their schools as well. Thanks JRMF for creating such a wonderful experience for children. I can’t wait to host another festival.”
“It’s fun to hang out with kids and play games, and I enjoy discovering new games. I like meeting all the new people and also like having a challenge. It also inspires me to make a remake of those games and try different versions. And I love coming here because it’s fun.”
”We love that it is something that the whole family can enjoy. I have a 9-year-old who is taking Algebra 1 this year, and she loves all the puzzles and games, and there are even games that my 2nd grader loves. Plus my husband and I also enjoy getting in on the fun. It is truly an event for everyone!”
All I had to do was get people to come and our school donated a seriously negligible amount. I refuse to run one of these on my own ever again…not having to organize materials makes this worth it by itself, and it is so much more. I have a second one planned, and rather than stressing like the first, I’m authentically looking forward to it.
“When I asked my 8 year old if he wanted to go to a math festival, I got a rather tepid, “Um… maybe? How long is it?” When I told him 1 hour and 45 minutes, he was like, “What???!! That’s almost two hours of my life wasted on MATH!”
We asked some friends to come along, and we ended up staying until we got booted out at the end of the event.
Total success.”
Host one! The buzz in our classrooms (where we held the festival) was very positive. It was fun to see families play together and to participate alongside them.
“There were kids who love math from all over the metropolitan area, and a lot more kids who hate math but who had been coerced by their parents into coming. The most amazing thing was that they all loved it, and all had a blast, and you couldn’t tell who was who.”