14 April 2026 Career Spark STEAM Expo
Career Fair, Public Outreach
CareerSpark is a hands-on, interactive work and career readiness experience designed to spark students’ interest in the exciting careers in the STEAM fields. The Science, Engineering, Technology, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM) event is tailored for 8th-grade students. Registration is required. For additional information regarding attending or exhibiting at the event, please contact: DoIT.Steam@Illinois.gov.
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
09:15 AM to 01:45 PM CDT
Orr Building at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield
- 66 4 H Rd
- Springfield, Illinois 62702
For more information, please check the below flyer.
Career Spark STEAM Expo 2026 Flyer
Career Spark STEAM Expo 2026 - Attendee Application Form
Career Spark STEAM Expo 2026 - Exhibitor Application Form
2026 Career Spark STEAM Expo Exhibitors
- 183d Wing, Illinois Air National Guard
- Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
- Agroecology + Innovation Matters
- Amazon Web Services
- American Institute of Architects, IL Chapter & Prairie Chapter
- Bayer
- Bloomington Career Academy
- Capital Area Career Center
- Central Illinois Area Health Education Center
- Crawford, Murphy & Tilly Consulting Engineers
- Experimental Aircraft Association, Chapter 770
- Fortinet
- Google Cloud
- Illinois Assistive Technology Program, Makers Program
- Illinois Association of Aggregate Producers
- Illinois Central Management Services, Bureau of Personnel Recruitment and Retention
- Illinois Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Weights and Measures
- Illinois Department of Agriculture, Egg Inspection
- Illinois Department of Innovation & Technology
- Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Division of Fisheries
- Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Office of Community Outreach
- Illinois Department of Transportation, Division of Aeronautics
- Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
- Illinois Innovation Network/Make it in Illinois
- Illinois Quantum Information Science and Technology Center (IQUIST)
- Illinois State Board of Education
- Illinois State Police
- Illinois State University Redbird Educator Scholars Program
- Illinois Student Assistance Commission
- IUOE Local 965 Apprenticeship
- Krasan Consulting
- Learning Technology Center of Illinois
- Levi, Ray & Shoup (LRS)
- Lincoln Land Community College, Aviation
- Lincoln Land Community College, Diesel Technologies
- Lincoln Land Community College, Electrical Maintenance
- Lincoln Land Community College, Natural and Agriculture Sciences
- Lincoln Land Community College, Surgical Technology
- Memorial Health
- Morton Community Bank
- MSF&W Consulting
- NOAA/National Weather Service
- Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal
- Repsol Renewables North America
- Security Bank
- Springfield Clinic Radiology
- University of Illinois Chicago, College of Nursing - Springfield
- University of Illinois Springfield, College of Health, Science and Technology
- University of Illinois Springfield, Exercise Science
- University of Illinois Springfield, Field Stations
- University of Illinois Springfield, Health Sciences (Exercise Science, Athletic Training, Medical Lab Science)
- University of Illinois Springfield, Orion Lab and Innovate Springfield techX
- University of Illinois Springfield, School of Integrated Sciences, Sustainability, and Public Health