Maker Faire is the Greatest Show (and Tell) on Earth — a family-friendly festival of invention, creativity, and resourcefulness, and a celebration of the maker movement.
Part science fair, part county fair, and part something entirely new, Maker Faire is an all-ages gathering of tech enthusiasts, crafters, educators, tinkerers, hobbyists, engineers, science clubs, authors, artists, students, and commercial exhibitors. All of these people come to Maker Faire to show what they have made and to share what they have learned.
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Last Saturday, we had the first Open MAKE day at the Exploratorium as part of the Young Makers program. The day’s program focused on hands-on activities for building circuits. The program also featured BlinkyBugs and Bristlebots and welcomed their makers, Ken Murphy of Blinkybug.com, and Windell Oskay and Lenore Edman of Evil Mad Scientists Laboratories. […]
While the planning has started for this year’s official Maker Faires, Minneapolis’s own Twin Cities Maker is plotting its own mini Faire at their Hack Factory hackerspace. Already, eight makers or groups have signed on to exhibit, including a builder of cigar-box electric guitars and amps, a group specializing in replica props, and the Tripoli […]
It’s here! We’re 17 weeks away from Maker Faire Bay Area 2010! Our Call for Makers is now open; we want to see your projects at the Faire! If you’ve come to Maker Faire before as an attendee, consider getting more involved this year! Show off your projects to tens of thousands of hungry makers! […]
Maker Jon Sarriugarte of Oakland, California raises his daughter Zolle in the air at the 2008 Maker Faire in the Bay Area. At a higher education conference (dgree.org) last week, I met Marie who told me the following story about her young daughter, Annika. “I have a son who is a whiz at math. I’ve […]
We’re excited to announce that Maker Faire is coming back to Newcastle this year! Following the outstanding success of the first UK Maker Faire which was attended by over 7000 visitors, we are thrilled to announce Maker Faire 2010! Once again, Maker Faire will be heading to North East England as part of the Newcastle […]
My name is Lish and I love Detroit, Michigan. I’m proud of it, but it wasn’t so long ago that a statement like that got me a lot of questions along the lines of, “Ugh, why?” I’m a lifelong Michigander. I grew up here, I went to college here, and I’ve chosen to make my […]
We just found out that Maker Faire Bay Area has been nominated for a “Sustainable San Mateo Award.” From the press release: Sustainable San Mateo County is happy to announce the nominees for the 11th Annual Sustainability Awards. This year’s list is comprised of a diverse array of businesses, government agencies, non-profit organizations and individuals […]
