The Old Dominion University Mathematics & Statistics Department hosted the Third Annual JRMF ODU Mathematics and Computer Science Festival on Saturday, February 29, 2020. The event was also supported by the ODU College of Science, the ODU Computer Science Department, the National Science Foundation, Colley Avenue Copies and Graphics, the ODU VMASC Digital Shipbuilding Team, Northrup Grumman, the ODU T/TAC center, the ODU Department of cybersecurity, Lee Land, Catherine Chamberlayne, and several members of the community. The event was coordinated by organizers Katie Smith, a research associate at ODU VMASC and Blair Swoope, lecturer in the Department of Mathematics & Statistics and co-organizer Jeanette Shaw, lecturer in the Department of Mathematics & Statistics. The event was also supported by a team of more than 130 incredible volunteers including ODU faculty, ODU students, employees of Newport News Shipbuilding, apprentices from the NNS Apprentice School, the R-E-A-D organization, and a multitude of local teachers and students. Nearly 40 local Middle School and High School teachers attended a professional development session the night before entitled TAME MATH (or Teaching Applied Mathematics Early and Managing Anxiety Through Hands-on-activities). They were excited to hear a talk by University Professor Dr. John Adam relating Mathematics & Nature, and then learn about some activities presented at the Math Festival which they could instantly implement in their classrooms. Every teacher walked away with one or more sets of hands-on-tools and activity instructions to use with their students. The festival attracted approximately 360 students in 3rd through 8th grades from nearly 130 schools across the Hampton Roads area, resulting in an event with over 600 people in attendance. The student participants were a diverse group with 28% coming from Title I schools compared to the state average of 10.9%. The theme of the festival was “Leap into Math” encouraging students to relate to problem solving activities. To promote excitement and enthusiasm for STEM, Katie Smith created a diverse cast of eleven different X characters – indicating that “X” really can represent anything. The event was a success as students enjoyed problem and puzzle solving activities including Dinner for Dogs, The Last Chip, Tiling Torment, Candy Conundrum, Switching Light Bulbs, Cyber Secrets, Sphero Robotics, Up Against the Wall, Tower of Rings, tangrams, and ConHex. Some of the sets of tools the students used to produce the activities were built in the ODU’s MakerSpace on the peninsula which is the Brooks Crossing Innovation Lab. Each participant received a t-shirt with the characters, string backpack, stress ball brains, snacks, and a character button. One lucky student walked away with a virtual reality headset. Norfolk Public Library was in attendance with activities and give-aways. Organizers received overwhelmingly positive feedback with 100% of participants and 100% of volunteers rating the festival positively.