Maker Faire

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.

The Maker Movement in Latin America: An Interview with Tiburcio de la Carcova

The Maker Movement in Latin America: An Interview with Tiburcio de la Carcova

While the maker movement reaches all over the world, Latin America has yet to host a Maker Faire. But that’s going to change this month. Santiago, Chile will hold Latin America’s a mini Maker Faire Dec. 15-16. And by the looks of things it going to be anything, but small.

The man behind the event is Tiburcio de la Carcova, an entrepreneur and video game designer. He’s got a great story to tell that shows that the making and hacking is part of Latin American culture.

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Making the Future After-School & Summer Program Grant Deadline Approaching

Making the Future After-School & Summer Program Grant Deadline Approaching

Thanks to World Maker Faire sponsor and O’Reilly partner Cognizant Technology Solutions for producing and posting this cool WMFNY 2012 retrospective video. If you were at the New York Hall of Science in September, you probably noticed Cognizant’s presence at the Young Makers Pavillion. Together with Intel, the MacArthur Foundation, and O’Reilly Media, Cognizant is a partner in the nonprofit Maker Education Initiative, which provides grants historically ranging from $15,000-$30,000 to community organizations running “hands-on, Maker-movement inspired programs in an after-school or summer camp setting, or within the school day when conditions allow.”

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Maker Faire New York: The Five-Minute Version

Maker Faire New York: The Five-Minute Version

There’s was so much to see at Maker Faire New York this past September that unless you were extremely dedicated (and well caffeinated) it would have been hard to check it all out. That’s what makes this video recap from the folks at Scratch cool. It does a great job of capturing the diversity and energy of the event in just 5:55 well-edited minutes. If you can’t wait for next year’s fair, this will help hold you over.

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