An Einstein look-a-like contest for children age 13 and younger will be part of the Pi Day festivities. Festivities for Pi Day Princeton, the annual family event celebrating Albert Einstein’s birthday and Pi Day, will be held March 13-15 in downtown Princeton.
The three-day event celebrates the birth of Einstein on March 14, which is the numeric equivalent of pi, or 3.14.
Einstein lived in Princeton for more than 20 years, and the town continues to be home to many of the world’s most respected mathematicians.
Anchored at the Princeton Public Library, the free jam-packed weekend will include a pie-eating contest, a pie-judging contest, a Walk-A-Pi-A-Thon, pie throwing, a Rubik’s Cube interactive demonstration, chess demonstrations, lectures and book signings by academic celebrities and authors, a children’s violin exhibition, Pi Day Dinky Train Rides with Einstein, walking tours of Einstein’s favorite hangouts, an Einstein look-a-like contest for children age 13 and younger, a Pi recitation contest and the Pizza Pi Top Chef Competition.
At 8 p.m. March 14, the town will recreate the “1,000 Fireflies Experiment” during the Princeton Light Up the Night event. The first 159 Princeton residents to arrive at the Community Park North Recreational Track will receive free LED lights for their bikes and then ride 3.14 miles along the track.
On March 15, the Historical Society will hold two “birthday” parties, the library will host the Pi Social & Concert, and the Princeton Arts Council will present an original Einstein-themed production.
Advanced registration and early arrival is recommended to guarantee participation. Registration information and a detailed schedule of events can be found at www.pidayprinceton.com.