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.
In MAKE Volume 16, we ran a Maker profile of Marque Cornblatt and his autonomous telepresence robot, Sparky 2. In Marque’s own words, from the profile: In the early 90s, I began building a wireless, rolling, remote control robot with a two-way video chat setup positioned at eye level, which enabled real-time, face-to-face communication. I […]
Just a reminder that the last day to buy advance (discounted) tickets for Maker Faire is May 20th. Tickets can be purchased online and at locations around the Bay Area. Tickets purchased after the advance deadline will be at regular price, same as at the gate.
This year, discounted Maker Faire tickets are available at 74 locations in 28 Bay Area cities until 5/31/2009. Save $5 per ticket, avoid lines on-site, and support you local community by getting your Maker Faire tickets at one of these partner locations, up to and during the event Cartoon Art Museum: San Francisco, CA Copperfields […]
Did you know you can get into the Maker Faire for free if you’re willing to volunteer four hours of your time? And, it doesn’t have to be during the Faire itself. You can imagine how much work is involved in setting up and talking down an event of this size. We need folks in […]
Coming to Maker Faire on May 30th and 31st at the San Mateo Fairgrounds? Why not bike there? Free and secure Valet Bicycle Parking will be provided by the Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition, and riders can buy tickets at the valet for just $15 (cash only), which is $10 off the door price! Good for […]
Update: “We have some good news (finally). Brian (my co-conspirator) has had some success on writing USB drive auto-detection software. He’s working on the copy-phase stuff next, and also integrating his work into the small computer we’ll stuff inside the box. I’ve succeeded at rewiring my failed circuit board to light up the buttons, and […]
The folks at iFixit are still looking for repair tech volunteers to help out at their “Fix the World!” repair area at Maker Faire. Specifically, they need volunteers who enjoy tinkering with: cars electronics Macs bicycles appliances If you are a subject-matter expert and would enjoy spending a weekend helping others solve their tech problems, […]
