Events
Show your support in person at Operation Smile events.

World of Medicine: STEAMCON
July 19, 2025 | 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Operation Smile Headquarters
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Explore science, technology,
engineering and math at the Interactive Learning Center. Learn how the world of medicine and the power of service helps children affected by cleft conditions. Activities include sewing workshops, suturing, 3D printing, STEM escape rooms and more!

International Student Leadership Conference
July 21 – 27, 2025
College Park, Maryland
Throughout the weeklong conference, high schoolers and undergrads learn from inspiring speakers and take part in interactive workshops that equip them with skills necessary to make a direct impact in the lives of Operation Smile’s patients in their country and beyond.

ILC Young Scholars: Summer Camp
August 4 – 8, 2025
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Campers will dive into compassionate creativity through hands-on art projects inspired by service and empathy. Through guided service-learning experiences, each camper will discover the power of art as a tool for kindness, healing and connection.

9th Annual Houston Smile Gala
September 27, 2025
Royal Sonesta Houston
The 9th annual Houston Smile Gala will celebrate the hundreds of thousands of life-changing surgeries provided by Operation Smile since 1982.