From the Lab to Label: Bubble Up Your Brand! Make a Natural Custom Liquid Hand Soap. Participants will create their own natural hand soap while exploring the connection between chemistry, creativity, and entrepreneurship. Youth and families will blend simple ingredients, choose scents and design elements, and develop a custom label that brings their product idea to life. Through this experience, participants are introduced to formulation, branding, and product development in a fun, accessible way that encourages experimentation and self-expression.

From the Lab to Label: A Nose for Business! Make a Natural Scented Spray. Participants will take a “nose dive” into the science and creativity of fragrance, learning the basics of scent development while experimenting with different ingredients. Through hands-on exploration, they will create and personalize their own water-based natural scented spray to take home

Get ready to mix up something spook-tacular in the lab! Participants will become Formulation Chemists and brew their own unique body scrub, learning how real entrepreneurs use chemistry and creativity to bring personal care items to life. This frightfully fun activity stirs together chemistry, creativity, and business skills in one wickedly cool experience. Perfect for brewing up confidence, curiosity, and community spirit!

A little Hocus Pocus, a little chemistry, and a whole lot of bubbles! Participants step into the lab to create their own custom hand soap, choosing their scent and color before mixing their finished creation. Then they take it from the lab to the label by personalizing their bottle with a themed product label that adds the finishing touch to their spellbinding creation. Along the way, guests explore the science of formulation and discover how chemistry, creativity, branding, and product design come together to turn simple ingredients into something uniquely their own.

Detroit Harvest Fest is back at Ralph Wilson Park!

Join us for a full weekend of fall fun along the Detroit Riverfront when Detroit Harvest Fest returns to Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Centennial Park October 3.

Bring your family and friends and enjoy live entertainment, delicious food, local vendors, seasonal activities and plenty of opportunities to make memories together. Kids and families can enjoy trick-or-treating, fall-themed activities, and opportunities to play and explore throughout the park. 

Advance tickets are $5 each, with the option to purchase a Family Four Pack of tickets for $15. Tickets at the door will be $8. Free admission for guests 3 and under, 65 and over, and active duty military with ID.

Purchase Tickets Here: https://www.showpass.com/2026-detroit-harvest-fest/"

In this interactive entrepreneurship challenge, youth become market detectives as they investigate clues to identify mystery customers and uncover their needs. Using market research, empathy, and creative problem-solving, teams solve each case and develop a product or service idea designed to help their customer.

From the Lab to Label: Brew Your Own Brand! Step into the role of a scientist and entrepreneur as you transform coffee and other simple ingredients into a natural body scrub. Participants will explore the science behind exfoliation and product formulation, measure and mix their own coffee body scrub, then create a product name and label that reflects their brand. This hands-on experience combines chemistry, self-care, creativity, and entrepreneurship, while introducing the journey from developing a formula in the lab to presenting a finished product to customers.

From the Lab to Label: A Nose for Business! Make a Natural Scented Spray. Participants will take a “nose dive” into the science and creativity of fragrance, learning the basics of scent development while experimenting with different ingredients. Through hands-on exploration, they will create and personalize their own water-based natural scented spray to take home.

Paint Like a Chemist, Think Like an Entrepreneur! Participants will investigate natural dye extraction, concentration, and paint formulation before creating artwork with their handmade colors. They will then think like entrepreneurs by identifying customer needs and developing a compelling product story.

Educators Night is a free annual event that brings together hundreds of PreK–12 educators, administrators, and school professionals from across Metro Detroit for an evening of learning, connection, and resource-sharing. Hosted across several of the district’s museums and cultural institutions, the event helps educators discover field trip opportunities, classroom resources, youth programs, curriculum supports, professional learning opportunities, and Community partnerships that can benefit their students and schools. Participation is free for selected nonprofit partners. Hosting institutions will provide tables and chairs; participating organizations should bring their own materials, handouts, displays, and staff needed to engage with educators throughout the evening.

Innovation Station: Prototyping with Purpose! Make a Fidget Tool. Participants will become designers, inventors, and problem solvers through a hands-on make-and-take experience. Using reusable materials and simple crafting components, youth and families will prototype their own fidget tool while exploring the principles of STEEAM, design thinking, and user-centered innovation. The activity encourages participants to consider how different textures, shapes, and movements can meet real sensory and focus needs, making the experience both creative and meaningful.

Future Founders: The Ultimate Youth Pitch Challenge for a Prize! Step up and share an idea that could make a difference. Participants can pitch a business concept, community solution, creative project, personal brand, or invention in a fun and supportive challenge. Youth will practice introducing their idea, explaining who it helps, and sharing what makes it unique. All they need is imagination, confidence, and a willingness to speak up. Participants will build communication and entrepreneurial skills while competing for a prize.

Brand Builders: Design Your Brand & Logo! Participants will explore how colors, shapes, symbols, and words can communicate their personality, values, interests, or business vision. Whether they are developing a personal brand or imagining a new venture, they will create a brand name, design an original logo, and consider how their brand can connect with others. This engaging experience introduces the foundations of branding, visual communication, creativity, and entrepreneurship.

From the Lab to Label: Golden Glow! Make a Natural Sugar Scrub. Discover how everyday ingredients can come together to create a golden, skin-smoothing treat. Participants will blend sugar, nourishing oils, and other natural ingredients while exploring how texture, scent, and ingredient choices shape the final product. They will then package and personalize their scrub with a creative name and label. This interactive experience invites participants to experiment, express their creativity, and imagine how a simple self-care product can become a unique brand.

From the Lab to Label: Golden Glow! Make a Natural Body Scrub. Discover how everyday ingredients can come together to create a golden, skin-smoothing treat. Participants will blend an exfoliant and oils while exploring how texture, scent, and ingredient choices shape the final product. They will then personalize their scrub with a creative name and label. This interactive experience invites participants to experiment, express their creativity, and imagine how a simple self-care product can become a unique brand.

From the Lab to Label: Brew Your Own Brand! Step into the role of a scientist and entrepreneur as you transform coffee and other simple ingredients into a natural body scrub. Participants will explore the science behind exfoliation and product formulation, measure and mix their own coffee body scrub, then create a product name and label that reflects their brand. This hands-on experience combines chemistry, self-care, creativity, and entrepreneurship, while introducing the journey from developing a formula in the lab to presenting a finished product to customers.

Honey, I Made a Lip Balm! Celebrate the power of pollinators by creating your own natural honey lip balm. Participants will explore how beeswax and honey travel from the hive into everyday products while learning how ingredient properties, measurement, and formulation work together to create a smooth, moisturizing balm. Each participant will mix their ingredients, pour their lip balm, and create a product name and label to take home. This hands-on activity blends pollinator science, natural product making, creativity, and entrepreneurship into one sweet Bee Fest experience.

The Great Market Hunt: Follow the Fall Clues to Win Big! Community Market Scavenger Hunt. Explore the Northwest Detroit Farmers Market through a fun community scavenger hunt. Participants will follow clues, visit market vendors, discover local foods and products, and learn more about the entrepreneurs and organizations serving the community. Complete the hunt for a chance to win prizes while enjoying an interactive adventure for children, families, and community members of all ages.

From the Lab to Label: Bubble Up Your Brand! Make a Natural Custom Liquid Hand Soap. Participants will create their own natural hand soap while exploring the connection between chemistry, creativity, and entrepreneurship. Youth and families will blend simple ingredients, choose scents and design elements, and develop a custom label that brings their product idea to life. Through this experience, participants are introduced to formulation, branding, and product development in a fun, accessible way that encourages experimentation and self-expression.

From the Lab to Label: A Nose for Business! Make a Natural Scented Spray. Participants will take a “nose dive” into the science and creativity of fragrance, learning the basics of scent development while experimenting with different ingredients. Through hands-on exploration, they will create and personalize their own water-based natural scented spray to take home.