The Lola Zen Project Festival is an interactive community event where people come together to learn, share stories, try new things, and meet people with similar interests.
Instead of simply visiting booths, we want people to participate.
Ask questions. Try an activity. Learn a skill. Share what you know. Meet someone new.
Built Around Curiosity
Curiosity gives people an easy way to connect.
Our festival brings together different interests and experiences — from STEM, gaming and pop culture to art, food, culture, practical skills and community stories.
You don't have to be an expert to participate.
If you know something interesting, have a skill to demonstrate, a cultural experience to share, or a topic that gets people asking questions, you can help create an experience.
Become a Storyteller
Our storytellers help lead the festival.
A storyteller might:
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Demonstrate a skill or hobby
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Share a cultural tradition
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Lead an interactive activity
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Talk about an interesting topic
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Teach something they've learned
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Create an experience that gets people talking
Storytelling can happen through conversation, demonstrations, games, activities, art, food, objects, or hands-on learning.
Become a Volunteer
Volunteers help us make these experiences possible.
Help with activities, welcome guests, assist storytellers, set up festival spaces, connect people with programs, or help us develop future events and meetups.
Some volunteers may eventually become storytellers or help lead their own community activities.
Help Us Build What's Next
The festival is also a place for us to find people who want to help build future Lola Zen Project programs.
Have a skill you could share?
A topic you want to explore?
A culture or story you want people to learn about?
An idea for a meetup?
We want to hear it.
Come curious. Get involved.
Volunteer • Become a Storyteller • Share an Idea
Lola Zen Project
Building community through curiosity, culture and shared experience.
Become a Lola Zen Project Festival Sponsor
Your Sponsorship Can Help Provide
Hands-On Learning. Materials and equipment for STEM, hobby, craft, and interactive learning activities.
Curiosity Arcade. Games, engineering demonstrations, experiments, and activities that encourage people to ask, “How does that work?”
Community Storytelling. Space for local makers, food entrepreneurs, hobbyists, cultural storytellers, and community members to share what they know.
Creative Activities. Accessible opportunities for children, adults, and families to make, experiment, play, and learn together.
Festival Operations. Tents, tables, signage, supplies, accessibility needs, and other essentials that make a community event possible.
Interested in Sponsoring?
Help us turn curiosity into community.
We offer opportunities for financial sponsorships, in-kind contributions, activity sponsorships, and community partnerships.
Become part of what we're building.
Request our Festival Sponsorship Packet
lolazenproject@gmail.com
Lola Zen Project Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
The Lola Zen Project Festival is a community learning carnival where people of all ages come together to explore hobbies, culture, STEM, creativity, storytelling, movement, food, and shared skills.
Corporate and community sponsors help us keep the festival accessible and participation-focused while providing the materials, activities, equipment, and infrastructure needed to bring these experiences to the public.