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, California Dearborn, Michigan Queens, New York |
| Years active | 2006-present |
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Maker Faire is an event created by Make magazine to "celebrate arts, crafts, engineering, science projects and the Do-It-Yourself (DIY) mindset".
Flagship Maker Faires are held in San Mateo, California, Detroit and New York City. The New York Maker Faire is also known as the "World Maker Faire".
The first Maker Faire was held on 22 – 23 April 2006, at the San Mateo County Event Center. 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 on 19–20 May 2007, also at the San Mateo County Event Center. Another fair was held later the same year in Austin, Texas, October 20–21, 2007.
Maker Faire 2008 was held on 3–4 May 2008, at the San Mateo County Event Center. Highlights of the Faire included a human-sized Mouse Trap board game, kinetic squid sculpture, 55' wingspan kinetic steel butterfly, bicycle-powered music stage, a solar-powered chariot pulled by an Arnold Schwarzenegger robot, and over 500 other booths from different makers. There were approximately 65,000 people in attendance. Featured guests included Adam Savage, Stephanie Pearl-McPhee, Lee David Zlotoff,Tony Baxter and Eepybird.
An additional 2008 Maker Faire was held on October 18–19, 2008, in Austin, Texas.
The 2009 Bay Area Maker Faire was held on 30–31 May at the San Mateo County Event Center. Guests included Adam Savage.
Maker Faire Bay Area 2010 was held on May 22 and 23, at the San Mateo County Event Center. Featured makers included Adam Savage, Eepybird, OK Go, ArcAttack, and The Crucible.
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