Step into Discovery

Salk Institute’s Step into Discovery will take place on Saturday, April 12, beginning with the annual Walk for Salk 5K at the institute’s iconic courtyard, which will take participants on a scenic route along Torrey Pines and finish back on the Salk campus. Walk registration opens at 7:30am; the 5K walk begins at 9am. Entry fee for Walk for Salk is $35; children 12 and under are free. All proceeds go to Salk Institute to support education outreach efforts throughout San Diego.

In the afternoon, the free-to-the-public Explore Salk offers participants a rare behind-the-scenes tour of Salk Institute laboratories, scientific talks, and hands-on activities. The minimum age for entry to laboratories for Explore Salk is 16 years old. Tours, a kids’ discovery zone, and science booths open at 10am. (858.597.0657, www.salk.edu/stepintodiscovery)