Welcome to Maker Faire

Maker Faire is the original, worldwide maker event that brings together creators, innovators, and DIY enthusiasts to showcase their projects, share ideas, and show us all what the future can be. Maker Faire is produced by the publishers of Make: magazine.

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Maker Faire Bay Area, our Flagship event, took over historic Mare Island, CA for three full days of creativity, ingenuity, and a whole lot of fun this past weekend, October 18th through 20th. Thousands of creators, innovators, tinkerers, artists, engineers, and enthusiasts of all ages celebrated the power of ingenuity and creativity to shape the world. And, we’ll share more about how it all went down soon!

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Maker Faires Around the World

From tech enthusiasts to crafters to homesteaders to scientists to garage tinkerers, Maker Faire is where novices and experts of all ages come together to show what they’ve made and share what they’ve learned. Each year, hundreds of independently organized Maker Faires occur globally, featuring international makers and highlighting local culture and communities. At all, participants come to share, learn, and get inspired.

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Where do Faires happen?

Maker Faires happen in over 40 countries across the globe throughout each year. No two events are the same, though all share the ethos to celebrate the creativity of the maker movement. We invite you to explore Upcoming Faires today and find one to attend or participate in!

Young Maker exploring Maker Faire Bay Area

How did Maker Faire start?

Maker Faire originated in the San Francisco Bay Area in 2006 when founder Dale Dougherty envisioned bringing the pages of Make: magazine to life, celebrating the stories and people behind the projects, coining the term “maker,” and jumpstarting the maker movement.

Checking out a light exhibit at a local Maker Faire

Can I organize a Faire?

You can! Celebrate innovation, spark creativity, share skills, and connect the creative people and innovative projects in your community by establishing a Maker Faire in your school, city, or region. Maker Faires come in all shapes and sizes, bringing together makers of all ages. Build the future in your community!

Maker Faire at a Glance

Maker Faire and the Maker Movement continue to grow, sharing the joys of making across the globe. Since 2006 Maker Faire has been inspiring people to ask questions, find solutions, collaborate, and experiment.

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Show & Tell

From the pages of Make: magazine find out more about the best of the global maker movement—the makers, projects, workshops, and performances happening at Maker Faires around the world.
I want to celebrate makers. I want to flush them out of the communities and bring them together at events like Maker Faire so they can meet each other and see that they aren't alone, that they can learn from each other and, more importantly, begin to do things that they might not think they can do on their own.
Dale Dougherty Headshot
Dale Dougherty
FOUNDER OF MAKER FAIRE

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Escape to an island of imagination + innovation as Maker Faire Bay Area returns for its 16th iteration!

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