Event Hosting Toolkit | NC Science Festival

Resources for the 2025 NCSciFest

Each NCSciFest event host receives a kit of promotional materials in early March. In addition, on this page you’ll find links to downloadable promotional materials that you can customize for your official North Carolina Science Festival event. For additional marketing needs, please email NCSciFest@unc.edu.

EVENT HOST GUIDE

2025 Event Host Guide

FESTIVAL LOGOS AND ART

To download a logo image, either right-click (PC) or control-click (Mac) on the image to get a contextual menu with options for saving. To resize the image you’ve downloaded, press the shift key while you drag a corner of the image — this will keep the dimensions proportionate.

North Carolina Science Festival Logo

North Carolina Science Festival Logo (grayscale version)

Kelvin, the NC Science Festival spokesbot

Kelvin is one of the Festival’s more recognizable icons and should be treated as a logo, without any modifications. If you want to edit Kelvin in any way beyond resizing them, please contact the Festival’s media office at moreheadplanetarium@unc.edu to request permission in advance.

EVENT NEWS RELEASE

Build your own news release for your event! Use this Word document as a model and replace the keywords in the brackets with the correct information for your event. Send it to your local news organizations three to five days before your event. Check media calendar deadlines for possibly longer lead times. Follow up to make sure the release was received and to answer questions.

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KELVIN, THE FESTIVAL SPOKESBOT

Kelvin, the official mascot of the North Carolina Science Festival, is ready to help you promote your event!

Kelvin's Coloring Page - Rocketship
Flat Kelvin
Career Kelvins
- Astronaut Kelvin: PDF, PNG
- Engineer Kelvin: PDF, PNG
- Field Science Kelvin: PDF, PNG
- Lab Kelvin: PDF, PNG
- Marine Kelvin: PDF, PNG

FESTIVAL “BOILERPLATE” LANGUAGE

You can add this “boilerplate” text to the end of any news release about North Carolina Science Festival events, or use it any time you need a quick, easy-to-understand description of the Festival.