May 2, 2025
Reception & Presentations 2pm to 5pm
Cal Poly Humboldt Library

A Showcase of Research and Creative Projects

Welcome to the 12th Annual ideaFest!

The 12th Annual ideaFest will be held on Friday, May 2, 2025, at the Cal Poly Humboldt Library with performances starting at 2pm. Reception and poster presentations are scheduled for 3pm - 5pm. Visit the Schedule of Events for more details. 

Join us on Friday, May 2, 2025 as more than 200 students, faculty, and staff from Cal Poly Humboldt showcase research, performances, digital projects, and more! ideaFest is a campus-wide event sponsored by the Office of Research & Sponsored Programs, Marketing & Communications, and the Library in collaboration with the Colleges. We are excited for the opportunity to support the development and dissemination of research and creative activities at Cal Poly Humboldt.

We hope you consider publishing your poster in Humboldt Digital Commons and a research paper in ideaFest Journal, Humboldt's own peer-reviewed academic journal. The deadline to submit an article to the journal is two weeks after the end of the fall and spring semesters. For more information contact The Press at Cal Poly Humboldt at press@humboldt.edu.

ideaFest Journal

IdeaFest Journal is an annual, peer-reviewed journal that showcases the work of faculty, staff, and students at Cal Poly Humboldt.

Click here to submit your paper or learn more

ideaFest Poster Publications

ideaFest posters are published in the Cal Poly Humboldt Digital Commons with the presenters' permission. You can explore all past posters in the Cal Poly Humboldt Authors Hall publications list by searching "ideafest" and clicking on the link to view the poster.