Maker Faire facts for kids
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ORBIT 2 Kinetic Sculpture by Carl Pisaturo shown at 2008 Maker Faire
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| Location(s) | San Mateo, California Dearborn, Michigan Queens, New York |
| Years active | Since 2006 |
Maker Faire is a fun event where people who love to create things gather. It's like a big show for "do-it-yourself" (DIY) fans. Make magazine started it in 2006. People at Maker Faire enjoy showing off projects in robotics, 3D printing, computers, arts and crafts, and even "hacker culture" (which means creatively solving problems with technology).
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History of Maker Faire
In 2005, a person named Dale Dougherty started Make: magazine. The first issue came out that year. The very first Maker Faire happened in 2006 in San Mateo, California.
Over the next 13 years, this first Maker Faire grew a lot. It expanded to more than 200 licensed Maker Faires. These events took place in over 40 different countries around the world.
Dale Dougherty organized the first Maker Faire in 2006. About 20,000 people came to this event in San Mateo, California.
In June 2019, the company that ran Maker Faire, Maker Media Inc., closed down. Dale Dougherty then started a new group called Make Community.
Maker Faires in the United States
Main Maker Faires
The main Maker Faire, called the Flagship Maker Faire (Bay Area), used to be held in San Mateo, California. Another big one is in New York City.
The last Bay Area Maker Faire happened in 2019. It was not held in 2020. This was because of the coronavirus and changes with Maker Media.
A new Bay Area Maker Faire started in October 2023. It took place at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard in Vallejo, California.
The New York Maker Faire is also known as the "World Maker Faire." The New York City Faire was canceled in 2019 due to money problems. The most recent New York City Faire was held in Coney Island in 2023.
White House Maker Faire
On June 18, 2014, President Obama hosted a special Maker Faire. It was the first and only one held at the White House.
Past US Events
Maker Faire 2008 Highlights
Maker Faire 2008 took place on May 3–4, 2008. It was held at the San Mateo County Event Center. Many cool things were shown at this Faire. These included a human-sized Mouse Trap game. There was also a moving squid sculpture and a huge steel butterfly with a 55-foot wingspan.
Other attractions included a music stage powered by bicycles. There was also a solar-powered chariot pulled by an Arnold Schwarzenegger robot. More than 500 other creative projects were on display. About 65,000 people attended the event. Famous guests like Adam Savage were also there.
Another Maker Faire in 2008 was held on October 18–19 in Austin, Texas.
Maker Faire 2020
Maker Faire XV, which was the 15th event, was held online in 2020.
Maker Faires Around the World
Maker Faires are also held in many other parts of the world. These include Europe, Asia, South America, and Africa.
Afrigadget is a website that shows off African creativity. It was started by Erik Hersman in 2006. The first Maker Faire Africa happened in Ghana in 2009.
The first Maker Faire in the United Kingdom took place on March 14–15, 2009. It was in Newcastle upon Tyne and was part of the Newcastle ScienceFest.
In the US, the 2009 Maker Faire Rhode Island was held from September 6–19. The first Maker Faire North Carolina was on April 25, 2010, in Durham, North Carolina. It moved to Raleigh, North Carolina for 2011.
In 2010, Canada had its first Mini Maker Faire. It was in Ottawa, Ontario, on November 6–7.
Maker Faire has spread globally. The first Maker Faire in Hong Kong was in 2014. It grew a lot the next year. Hong Kong Polytechnic University helped organize it in November 2015 and April 2017.
In 2015, the US Embassy in Cairo and Fab Lab Egypt started organizing Maker Faire Cairo. Thousands of people visited this event.
Mini Maker Faires
Make magazine helps people organize smaller Maker Faire events. These "Mini Maker Faires" happen in local communities.
In 2011, Mini Maker Faires were held in many cities. These included Toronto and Vancouver in Canada. In the United Kingdom, one was in Brighton. Many cities in the USA also hosted them. Some of these were Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Phoenix, Arizona, and Portland, Oregon.
School Maker Faires
Schools can also host their own Maker Faires. These events allow students to show off their creative projects.
See also
In Spanish: Maker Faire para niños
- Makezine
- Maker culture
- Power Racing Series
