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.
Explore below to see the best of Maker Faire, and head to makerfaire.com for more information.
New York-based engineer and interactive artist Ayah Bdeir is founder and CEO of littleBits, an open source library of electronic modules that snap together with magnets, no soldering, wiring, or programming necessary. Ayah first exhibited littleBits at Maker Faire Bay Area in 2009 and since, littleBits has won over 14 toy awards, been featured on […]
The 4th annual Maker Faire UK, the largest gathering of makers in Europe, is coming right up on April 27 and 28 at the Centre for Life in Newcastle. Among the diverse and interesting makers in the lineup are robots of all persuasions. Pictured above is Paka and his fire horse (photo by Michael Eyes). […]
Minnesota-based maker, inventor, and public speaker William Gurstelle has authored seven books, with provocative titles like Absinthe and Flamethrowers, The Practical Pyromaniac, and Backyard Ballistics. He’s currently the Ballistics and Pyrotechnics Editor at Popular Mechanics and has been a contributing editor to MAKE for years. Bill has taught us how to make many projects on […]
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The deadline for the first ever Raspberry Pi Design Contest is next week, on Thursday April 11th at 11:59pm PDT. Enter now before it’s too late. Over $3,500 in prizes will be won, including a Printrbot Jr. 3D printer for the grand prize project!
MAKE publisher Dale Dougherty looks at the current state of the 3D printing industry and asks: “How soon do you think we’ll get to one million printers and what will drive those sales?”
Interested in learning more about the Maker Movement and helping make Maker Faire awesome? Join the Maker Corps for the upcoming Bay Area Maker Faire and get training and behind-the-scenes experience at the Greatest Show (and Tell) on Earth!
