We are beyond thrilled to announce that San Francisco Bay Ferry is the official transportation partner for the fast approaching Maker Faire Bay Area! To make your experience even more memorable, San Francisco Bay Ferry is offering FREE shuttle service between Vallejo and Mare Island throughout the event on Saturday, October 19 and Sunday, October 20, 2024 AND an additional afternoon route back to San Francisco.
Take part in an interactive and collective art experience with glass artisan and innovator, Chris Mosely. Each piece will reflect a connection made at Maker Faire.
Interested in playing with fire and tools? Head over to Clay and Steel, a woman owned and operated blacksmith business, for fiery forge demonstrations and metalsmithing.
Makey might have some competition this year with Mechan 42, a giant seventeen-foot-tall robot created by Tyler FuQua Creations from Portland, Oregon.
Jorvon Moss makes some of the world’s friendliest and cutest robots. Learn more about his journey to make and train these adaptive companions
Come meet Mona, first intelligent humanoid that reaches human level motion performance and leverages foundation models for reasoning and her maker Christoph Kohstall! Learn about what it took to build.
AI is all the rage, but as makers, how can we take advantage of this burgeoning field to incorporate cool new functionality into the things we make?
Fashion Technologist Kitty Yeung has been taking pictures around the faire event all weekend. Come see her transform participants’ styles with her bespoke software AI for fashion(able) makers!
Makers are back from Hollywood to tell us what it's like making Special Effects on the frontlines of the Film and Television industry.
You just landed a job making the Ghostbusters look like, well, Ghostbusters...now what? Jesse Velez and Ben Eadie share tips on creative problem solving when time and budgets are a challenge.
Eric Stackpole, creator of the Open ROV underwater exploration drone and co-star of National Geographic's Ocean Xplorers will dsicuss creating technology to explore the planet's unseen places.
Who needs plastic or fiberglass when mushrooms can do the job! And are heat and water resistant, biodegradable, and great for climate reclamation
Learn to flex! Creativity is like a muscle that you can strengthen through exercise, says Crunch Labs maker Bam Singhasaneh, to foster your creativity.
The Crunch Labs “players” will be on stage to discuss the art and science of toy design. Learn from specialists who decode deep play everyday into fun stuff you can do with your hands (and brain).
Explore metalsmithing, blacksmithing, glassblowing, plastic recycling, and engines. Be wowed by large fire combat robots, a robot horse, and kinetic art.
The Foundry, originally built in 1918, now hosts our headline magicians, scientists, thought leaders, renowned prop makers, art cars, droids, and lego builders.
See the diverse passions of Bay Area makerspaces, universities, maker clubs and associations. Discover high-altitude ballooning, woodcarving, rockets, and more.
Think like an engineer with CrunchLabs, create with Wonderful Idea Co., build with InvenTable, collect candy with robots, and enter the 24’ tall Space Arcade with limitless VR possibilities.
Maker Faire is renowned for featuring makers and technology ahead of its time. Discover what's on the horizon for AI and electronics with Kidco.ai, Microchip Technology, and Raspberry Pi.
Meet the editors and contributors of Make: magazine as well as your favorite Make: book authors. Shop kits, books, and Makey swag at Maker Shed. Join a workshop and walk away with a new skill!
Innovative projects, machines, and cutting-edge technology, where enthusiasts and experts demonstrate the fusion of creative engineering and rapid prototyping techniques that will even work in Space.
A fabrication enthusiast's delight featuring the latest CNCs, laser cutters, and 3D scanners. Stock up on unique gifts for the holidays and support local artisans at the
SF Bazaar area.
Our dark room has DOUBLED in size this year featuring interactive projection and LED art, drone racing, light painting, an inflatable larger-than-life cuttlefish, a giant lite brite, and the world’s first synesthetic LED piano.
If you dare, take a spin on a hacked hoverboard, ride a wacky bike, race a go cart, or dive deep with underwater drones. Get ready to dodge a cupcake car, a moving clothes dryer, or meet an electric giraffe named Russel.
Hear from thought leaders and master makers at the Make: Live Stage on topics such as new tech, creativity and prototyping, design and process. Get hands-on too with activities like learn to solder, build a bot, and rocket launching!
Stroll down the esplanade and enjoy the breeze and sights of the Napa River. Pedal a bike to power musical performances, enjoy excellent food, and catch the daily parade of spectacle at the end of each day (Sat & Sun only).
Maker Faire is all about learning, playing, and having a blast while trying out new ideas. From preschool to retirement, anyone can join in on the fun. And the best part? You don't need to be taught how to do it - just set yourself free and explore! On this day programing will be geared towards school groups and additional discounts are available for groups over ten. FUN FACT: Makey is in the Saginaw, the first ship that was built at Mare Island Navy Yard, California, and was commissioned on 5 January 1860. During the next 10 years, the side-wheel steamer served in China, Mexico, Central America, and the Alaska Territory.
Parking passes are required on Saturday and Sunday and can be purchased on the ticketing page.
Please email us at tickets@makerfaire.com with any additional questions or ideas!
