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.

Making Austin Weird: Banana-Rator

Making Austin Weird: Banana-Rator

From now until the awesomeness that is Maker Faire Austin, I’ll be highlighting projects that you can find at Travis County Fairgrounds on 10/18-19. Tickets here; see you there! John Lien describes his banana device as: The banana-rator is a “refrigerator” for bananas. Instead of removing heat, it removes the ethylene gas given off by […]

Making Austin Weird: Viking Road Boat

From now until the awesomeness that is Maker Faire Austin, I’ll be highlighting projects that you can find at Travis County Fairgrounds on 10/18-19. Tickets here; see you there! If Nordic travelers from the 9th century suddenly found themselves in Austin, Texas, Matt Norris’ creation is what they might build: You can read more about […]

Make On Bay Area Backroads

Make On Bay Area Backroads

Make has the distinct privilege of being included during the final Bay Area Backroads segment on October 4th and 5th, 6pm PST. For makers in the Bay area, tune in to KRON channel 4 (NBC) and catch Michael Rosenthal’s last show. Everybody else, check out Bay Area Backroads’ website to see other episodes and, with […]

Getting Shot With The Gore Cannon

Getting Shot With The Gore Cannon

If you needed a new reason to attend Maker Faire Austin, here’s a good one: instant transformation into a zombie: Image by David Weaver Meredith Johns and Carolyn O’Hara from Hawgfly will be there with their gore cannon, which allows them to coat targets, volunteers, and pretty much anything else with convincing-looking blood. If you […]