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In this study, the effect of the scientific festival event organized under the course 'Fen Teaching Laboratory Applications II' on the STEM awareness of teachers candidates. The research was formed according to the principles of the karma method. A semi-experimental process was carried out in the framework of the research in the collection of quantum data. In order to deepen the opinions of the teacher candidates, a semi-configured conversation technique from the quality data collection techniques has been used. The quantitative and qualitative data obtained were analyzed separately and linked in the context of research questions. The study was attended by 58 scientist candidates who took the course of Science Teaching Laboratory Applications II. In the study, the analysis of the data obtained from the STEM awareness scale applied as a pre- and final-test, the t-test of dependent groups was used, while in the analysis of the data obtained from conversations, the coding technique was used, which is one of the tubular approaches. The study found that there was a significant difference in the comparison between the previous and final test scores that the teacher candidates received from the STEM awareness scale (p<.05). The study also found that teachers’ candidates learned how to overcome problems with their group colleagues while preparing for the science festival, increased their self-confidence, developed their hands-on skills, and began to show more creative and productive behaviors.