The Maker Faire Yearbook Project
Every year Maker Faires take place across the world, each unique yet all part of the broader maker movement. Thousands of makers and participants imagine, invent, play, learn, inspire, connect, and celebrate our community. This digital yearbook is an attempt to preserve the essence of the faires that took place throughout the year, to document the diverse range of creativity and talents of makers, and to forge connections and collaborations among makers into the future.
2025 Snapshot
232 Maker Faires in 27 Countries across 5 Continents
2024 Snapshot
243 Maker Faires in 27 Countries across 5 Continents
2023 Snapshot
144 Faires in 26 Countries across 5 Continents
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Stories About Maker Faire
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Plasma Cannons & Tesla Towers: Chasing LightningWant to study the raw power of lightning? According to Engineer Grey Leyh you build tools to control it, and that is just what he did. At Maker Faire Bay Area last fall, he walked through two incredible projects that turned extreme physics into reality. First, he resurrected a plasma cannon.Starting with an old, powerful […] - A Year In Making: Maker Faire Yearbook 2025A Year In Making: Maker Faire Yearbook 2025MAKER FAIRE is interesting, innovative, inspiring, and, ALL AROUND THE WORLD. Going to Maker Faire anywhere is just plain fun, but getting to see the broad range of projects, the level of ingenuity and creativity, and the sheer effort that global makers and Maker Faire producers have made ALL IN ONE PLACE is astounding. Since […]
- Maker Faire Shenzhen Soars to New HeightsMaker Faire Shenzhen Soars to New HeightsIt’s always a shock to witness the scale of things in China’s Bay Area. Despite only being the third largest national central city in China, Shenzhen dwarfs the combined population of the three largest US cities. Descending toward Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport, this notion of scale is reinforced, as one immense skyscraper after another dominates […]
- Join Us for a Chat With Filmmakers from the Maker Faire Two-Minute Film Festival!Join Us for a Chat With Filmmakers from the Maker Faire Two-Minute Film Festival!Join Dale Dougherty for a Fireside Chat with Derek Kessler, Ana Roure, and David Thulin; participants of the inaugural Maker Faire Two-Minute Film Festival. The post Join Us for a Chat With Filmmakers from the Maker Faire Two-Minute Film Festival! appeared first on Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers.
- It’s Nearly Time for Maker Faire Shenzhen 2025It’s Nearly Time for Maker Faire Shenzhen 2025Riding the train from Shenzhen, I wasn't sure what to expect from Guangzhou's first Maker Faire, organized in only a few months. What I found there blew me away... The post It’s Nearly Time for Maker Faire Shenzhen 2025 appeared first on Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers.
- How Space Force Brought the Final Frontier to Maker FaireHow Space Force Brought the Final Frontier to Maker FaireIf you strolled through the vibrant, chaotic, and inventive grounds of the Maker Faire Bay Area 2025, you expected to see 3D printers, battling robots, and fiery art installations. You probably didn’t expect to see a uniformed member of the United States Space Force standing proudly beside Architect’s of Air Luminarium, one of our most impressive […]
