Physics at Virginia
The University of Virginia Department of Physics presents:
A FAMILY ORIENTED EVENT
The 28th Annual NATIONAL PHYSICS DAY SHOW
Wednesday, April 24, 2024 from 6:00 - 7:00 PM (doors open 5:30 PM)
Room 101, Nau Hall, 1540 Jefferson Park Ave, Charlottesville, VA 22904
The 28th Annual Physics Day Demonstration Show will be held at 6:00 pm on Wednesday evening, April 24, 2024, in room 101 of Nau Hall, 1540 Jefferson Park Ave, at the University of Virginia to celebrate National Physics Day. Doors open at 5:30 pm with some hands on demonstrations to play with. Admission is free.
This highly anticipated event is a superb physics demonstration show for the general public, especially K-12 students and families. Parking is available in the Central Grounds Garage on Emmett Street or, after 5:00 pm, near the football stadium.
The theme of the show this year is Physics Trivia Show. Physics professors, our lecture demonstrator and UVA physics students will present us with some physics puzzles which you can try to solve by predicting what will happen with some entertaining demonstrations.
This event will follow UVA's current COVID policies and guidance, which can be viewed here: https://uvapolicy.virginia.edu/policy/SEC-045.
For more information about this free public event call, Beth Guyton at 924-3781 or email at eko5r@virginia.edu.
An hour of hair raising demonstrations designed to both educate and amaze!
Nau Hall is about 10 minutes walking from Central Grounds Parking Garage and Stadium Parking.
Parking near/at the Stadium:(Free parking after 5PM)
- From Emmet Street, turn right onto Stadium Rd.
- Continue on Stadium Rd., then turn right onto Whitehead Rd.
- Stadium Parking will be on your left.
(Hourly Parking)
From Emmet Street take a left into Central Ground Parking Garage.
Hourly parking may be paid via the ParkMobile app.