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.
Toronto makers, there are just a few days left to get your project in. A Maker Faire is a place for Makers to come together to compare notes, see what others are doing, and to spark ideas for new projects and expanded collaboration. It facilitates the exchange of information throughout a community whose members in […]
I just got this memo from the Maker Faire folks about becoming part of the Maker Faire Street Team, spreading the good word on the Bay Area event, and earning some Faire tix in the process. Sweet. They are looking for people within an approximately 200-mile radius of San Mateo, CA (location of the Faire). […]
Sean Montgomery’s heartbeat sculpture, BBC News On March 11, 12, Maker Faire UK pitched its big, geeky tent once again in Newcastle. This BBC News “Tech Know” segment (link below) and article offer a fun little wrap-up of the event. It sounds like it was a roaring success, with some 10,000 attendees. Congrats to the […]
Ben Innes is a Knoxville, TN-based artist/photographer who does (among other things) installations of deconstructed electronics. Our friends at element14 have teamed up with Ben to create an art piece to be shown at Maker Faire Bay Area (May 21, 22). And they’re looking to crowdsource the subject matter of the piece. On the Ben […]
Hi Crafters! Here’s a note from Wendy Tremayne, founder of Swap-O-Rama-Rama about the upcoming Swap-O-Rama-Rama at Maker Faire Bay Area May 21-22. – Natalie Dear CRAFT Readers, It is wonderful to be writing to you in anticipation of the 2011 Swap-O-Rama-Rama (SORR) at Maker Faire. This is your invitation to join Swap-O-Rama-Rama as staff. Your […]
Our fearless Faire Director, Sherry Huss, texted today to remind me that the “Call for Makers” for the Bay Area Faire closes tomorrow (March 21). If you haven’t submitted yet, brew yourself a pot of strong coffee, beget your big ideas, and fill out this form. Here’s some of what we’re especially looking for. Does […]
Tomorrow is the last day we are accepting our Call for Makers applications for the 6th Annual Maker Faire Bay Area, May 21 and 22, 2011 at the San Mateo Event Center. Organized by the staff of MAKE magazine, Make: Online and CRAFT, Maker Faire is brings together science, art, craft, and engineering plus music […]
