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.

Meet Syuzi Pakhchyan of SparkLab

Meet Syuzi Pakhchyan of SparkLab

Syuzi Pakhchyan, pictured here from eTech, is a media designer and tinkerer working and residing in LA. Her studio, SparkLab, lives in the intersection between culture, craft, and technology. Weaving electric circuitry with craft, SparkLab carves out a space for the cultural production of technologically crafted artifacts. You’ll be able to meet Syuzi at the […]

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Maker Faire Movies

David has the details on our MAKE Faire movies! – “The Maker Faire is coming up on April 22-23 at the San Mateo Fairgrounds. If you have a project you’d like to show off but can’t make it to the event, the MAKE: Movies film festival is a great way to be part of the […]

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MAKERS FAIRE – only a few weeks away!

MAKERS FAIRE – only a few weeks away!

Maker Faire is a family-friendly weekend of tech exploration, Maker mischief, and fun at the San Mateo County Fairgrounds in the San Francisco Bay Area this April 22nd/23rd. Think of it as a newfangled science fair. Our goal is to recognize and promote the wide range of cool and clever projects that Makers develop and […]

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Learn How to Knit “George” at the Maker Faire

Learn How to Knit “George” at the Maker Faire

Join Jess Hutch for her “Knit a Toy” workshop at the Maker Faire and learn how you can make your own version of George shown here. Jess will be teaching her workshop on Saturday, April 22 from 12:30 – 1:30pm and will also be around at our Craft Corner later on that afternoon to meet […]

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CalCars.org to modify Toyota Prius to “plug-in” hybrid at Maker Faire

CalCars.org to modify Toyota Prius to “plug-in” hybrid at Maker Faire

Our pals as CalCars.org are going to hack up Prius at the Maker Faire! – “Over two days, CalCars engineers, along with a cadre of volunteers, will build and install a battery pack and make hardware and software adjustments to the stock Toyota Prius. The finished “PRIUS+” will drive back to Seattle, Washington after the […]

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HOW TO – Make a 21 foot GPS wall clock

HOW TO – Make a 21 foot GPS wall clock

Spark Fun Electronics writes – “Why? Well, why not? We had the new LED Light Bars burning a hole in our pocket, so we decided to build a clock. Not just any clock – but a very large 24″ tall, 12 foot wide, clock with GPS current time and accuracy down to 100ns. The clock […]

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9V – $50 wireless color camera and HUGE clock

Sparkfun has a couple new goodies to check out – “A wireless color camera with audio for under $50! This small, mountable 1.2GHz camera needs only an 8V supply or a 9V battery for operation. We decided to carry them simply because of their size and ease of use.” – Link & they also have […]

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