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Maker Faire, Newcastle - March 13-14, 2010

Following the outstanding success of the first UK Maker Faire which was attended by over 7000 visitors, we are thrilled to announce Maker Faire 2010! Once again, Maker Faire will be heading to North East England as part of the Newcastle ScienceFest - a 10 day festival celebrating creativity and innovation.

New to Maker Faire? Maker Faire celebrates things people create themselves -- from James Bond-worthy electronic gizmos to homemade clothes. Inspiration is ubiquitous at the festival and there are surprises around every corner for people of all ages.

"We want people to experience more than just a weekend of creative entertainment, we want them to leave feeling inspired -- that they too can create things, express themselves, and engage the world around them. Our goal is to resuscitate the spirit of creativity and innovation." - Sherry Huss, Event Director

At Maker Faire, technology meets art, science meets fashion, engineering meets crafting and that's just the tip of the iceberg. This DIY festival features cool robots, clever gadgets, garden shed inventions, knitted wonders, renegade fashions, cars and bikes like you've never seen before, the occasional fireball, music-making and much, much more!

To see the variety of booths and shows visit the Makers Page.

Coverage of Maker Faire 2009
The first UK Maker Faire was a great success. Fun was had by makers and would-be-makers alike. It was great to see so many families with children at the event, many taking their first steps to becoming Makers. More photos, videos, comments can be found below -

UK Maker Faire Photostream
BBC News: Makers meet up in Newcastle
UK Maker Faire Group Photo Pool
Video for the UK's first "Maker Faire"
Adrian McEwen's report on Maker Faire UK

More about the host city? Maker Faire takes place at Centre for Life and Discovery Museum. For more info on the UK host city, see NewcastleGateshead.com or NewcastleScienceFest.com for more about ScienceFest.

Maker Information:
Graham Cameron
+44 (0)1252 711776

Sponsor and Exhibitor Information:
Josette Garcia
+44 (0)1252 711776

Press Information:
Josette Garcia
+44 (0)1252 711776

Maker Faire Headquarters (USA):
Sherry Huss
Director
1-707-827-7074

Twitter: http://twitter.com/makerfaire_uk

Previously:
Maker Faire Bay Area 2009
Maker Faire Newcastle 2009
Maker Faire Austin 2008
Maker Faire Bay Area 2008
Maker Faire Austin 2007
Maker Faire Bay Area 2007
Maker Faire Bay Area 2006