Maker Faire
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 ORBIT 2 Kinetic Sculpture by Carl Pisaturo shown at 2008 Maker Faire |
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| Location(s) | San Mateo, CA Austin, TX Dearborn, MI Queens, NY |
| Years active | 2006-2011 |
| Website | MakerFaire.com |
Maker Faire is an event created by Make magazine to "celebrate arts, crafts, engineering, science projects and the Do-It-Yourself (DIY) mindset".
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[edit] Flagship Faires
Flagship Maker Faires are held in San Mateo, CA ("Bay Area"), Detroit, and New York. The New York Maker Faire is also known as "World Maker Faire".[1]
[edit] Future Events
- May 19-20, 2012 UNCONFIRMED, San Francisco Bay Area, San Mateo County Expo Center, San Mateo, California
[edit] Past events
The first Maker Faire was held April 22 – 23, 2006, at the San Mateo Fairgrounds. It included six exposition and workshop pavilions, a 5-acre (20,000 m2) outdoor midway, over 100 exhibiting makers, hands-on workshops, demonstrations and DIY competitions.
The second Maker Faire was held in Austin, Texas, October 20 - 21, 2007.[2]
Maker Faire 2008 was held on 3 and 4 May at the San Mateo Fairgrounds. Highlights of the Faire included a human-sized Mouse Trap board game, kinetic squid sculpture, bicycle-powered music stage, a solar-powered chariot pulled by an Arnold Schwarzenegger robot,[3] and over 500 booths from different makers. There were approximately 65,000 people in attendance.[4][5] Featured guests included Adam Savage, Stephanie Pearl-McPhee, Lee David Zlotoff[6], Tony Baxter and Eepybird.
An additional 2008 Maker Faire was held on October 18-19, 2008, in Austin, Texas.[7]
The 2009 Bay Area Maker Faire was held on May 30-31 at the San Mateo Fairgrounds. Guests included Adam Savage.
Maker Faire Bay Area 2010 was held May 22 and 23, at the San Mateo County Event Center. Featured makers included Adam Savage, Eepybird, OK Go, ArcAttack, and The Crucible.
Maker Faire Detroit 2010 was held on July 31 and August 1.
Maker Faire New York 2010 was held on September 25-26.
[edit] 2011 Flagship Faires
- May 21-22, San Francisco Bay Area, San Mateo County Expo Center, San Mateo, California
- July 30-31, near Detroit, at the Henry Ford Museum, Dearborn, Michigan
- September 17-18, New York, at the New York Hall of Science, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens, New York
[edit] Mini Maker Faires and Other Events
Make Magazine assists independent event organizers in producing small-scale Maker Faire events in local communities.
We call independently-organized events "Mini Maker Faires." Community-driven Mini Maker Faires have sprouted up around the United States, with events in Ann Arbor, Sebastopol, Aspen, Kansas City, Durham, Oakland, and Boston. Canada now has three Mini Maker Faires: Ottawa, Toronto and Vancouver.[8]
2011 Mini Maker Faires have been held in Pittsburgh PA, Phoenix AZ, Oakland CA, Fort Wayne IN, Fishers IN, Providence RI, Atlanta GA, Brighton (UK), Kansas City, Raleigh NC, Poulsbo WA, Ann Arbor MI, Toronto (CA), Linthicum MD, Urbana IL.
[edit] Future Events
- April 28, 2012, Lubbock Mini Maker Faire, United Spirit Arena, Lubbock, Texas[9]
- June 16, 2012, Maker Faire North Carolina, North Carolina State Fairgrounds Kerr Scott Building, Raleigh, North Carolina[10]
[edit] Past events
The first Maker Faire in the United Kingdom took place on March 14-15, 2009, in Newcastle upon Tyne, as a joint venture with the Newcastle ScienceFest. The 2009 Maker Faire Rhode Island was scheduled for September 6-19.[11] The first Maker Faire North Carolina 2010 was held on April 25 in Durham, North Carolina. It moved to Raleigh, North Carolina for 2011.[12]
[edit] 2011 Mini Maker Faires
- March 12-13, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, Centre for Life and Discovery Museum
- June 18, North Carolina, Gov. Kerr Scott building, NC State Fairgrounds, Raleigh, North Carolina
- June 25-26, Vancouver, Great Northern Way Campus, Vancouver, British Columbia
- June 25-26, Kansas City, Union Station, Kansas City, Missouri
- September 3, Brighton, UK, Brighton Dome Foyer & Bar
- October 15, Maker Faire Phoenix Phoenix, Arizona
[edit] Related Events
Maker Faire Africa is a similar event, not run by Make magazine.[13] It took place
[edit] References
- ^ , http://makerfaire.com/, retrieved 2011-12-16
- ^ "Maker Faire 2007 Austin". http://makerfaire.com/austin/2007/.
- ^ Autobots, Freaks and Geeks: Welcome to Maker Faire, Wired magazine, May 3, 2008, accessed May 4, 2008
- ^ "Home invention". The Economist. 1 May 2008. http://www.economist.com/science/displaystory.cfm?story_id=11288385. Retrieved 5 May 2008.
- ^ Terdiman, Daniel (2008-05-04). "Maker Faire more popular than ever". CNet News. http://www.news.com/8301-13772_3-9935358-52.html. Retrieved 2008-05-05.
- ^ "Holy Crap: MacGyver Blockbuster Film Coming!". Gizmodo.com. 2008-05-03. http://gizmodo.com/386877/holy-crap-macgyver-blockbuster-film-coming. Retrieved 2008-05-05.
- ^ "Maker Faire Austin 2008". http://makerfaire.com/austin/2008/.
- ^ , http://makerfaire.com/mini/make-a-maker-faire.html, retrieved 2011-12-16
- ^ Lubbock Mini Maker Faire, http://lubbockmakerfaire.com, retrieved 2012-1-21
- ^ Maker Faire North Carolina, http://www.makerfairenc.com, retrieved 2011-12-16
- ^ "Rhode Island Maker Faire and D.I.Y. Festival". http://makerfaireri.com/.
- ^ Maker Faire North Carolina, http://www.makerfairenc.com, retrieved 2011-12-16
- ^ http://makerfaireafrica.com
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Maker Faire |
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Wikinews has related news: Maker Faire 2009 wraps up in San Mateo, California |
- Official website
- Brighton Mini Maker Faire
- Phoenix Maker Faire
- Maker Faire Newcastle
- The LifeSize Mousetrap
- Maker Faire Rhode Island
- Maker Faire North Carolina
- Pictures from Maker Faire
- Lubbock Mini Maker Faire
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