December 26-28, 2008

Labfest! was at McCormick Place when Science Chicago collaborates with the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign for the Mayor's Holiday Sports Festival. Athletes and enthusiasts can strengthen their mental muscles with a weekend full of activities that explore sports through science. You'll learn how chemistry's influence on sporting equipment has improved performance, the physics of movement, and how the body adapts under stress and pressure. Produced by the Mayor's Office of Special Events. Other partners of the Annual Holiday Sports Festival included the Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Park District.