It’s that time of year coming up when Makers hop into trains, planes, automobiles, maybe even a flying saucer to be transported to a new place. While there, you may want to take a peek at what the local Makers are doing. (We hear that seriousย making is a good antidote to your feast-inducedย postprandial stupor.)
Whether you’re looking for Makers in a new place or right in your own backyard, there are a handfulย resources to help you find them. Whenย people ask us where to find Makers, we often share these fewย attempts to map all the makers and making activities out there.ย Use theseย resources to turnย every vacation into a Make-cation!
Maps made by Maker Media and friends
- 130+ Maker Faires, and counting
- Makerspacesย that have registered with us
- Maker Camp affiliate locationsย mostย active during the summer, butย may have programs year-round.
- Young Makersย clubs
A map made by Lauren Hodgeย for her thesis in 2013, to chart where making was happening in informal education settings and more.- Maps that emerged as part of the White House Maker Faire this summer
Nation of Makersย map from the National Day of Making, generated byย project photoย tweets toย #NationofMakers- A map by ESRI map of White House Maker Faire exhibitors, honored makers, participating universities and libraries, and Maker Mayors (shown below).ย
Other Maps
- The Maker Map
- Hackerspacesย and theirย events
- STEMtoSTEAM’sย global map
- TechShopย (8 current, 2 on their way)
- FabLabsย (416 and counting)
- Meetups forย 3DPrinting,ย Arduino,ย Makerspaces,ย Raspberry Pi.
- Dorkbotย “people doing strange things with electricity”
- Not a map, but a helpful post:ย Digital Fabricationย by Anna Kaziunas France
Oddball Outings
For quirky destinations, check out the fun book The Geek Atlasย and the siteย Atlasย Obscuraย (myย personal favorite.)
What public maps / databases do YOU use to find Maker-related people, events, and things by geography? Please add to my list by commenting below!
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