Join over 100 bicyclists on a 20-mile caravan from San Francisco’s Mission District to the San Mateo Fairgrounds on Saturday, May 19th. Art bikes will entertain, a DJ bike will keep the beat, and bicycling to Maker Faire gets you a $5 discount on your ticket!
Intel will be bringing their real-world version of Animusic’s “Pipe Dream” to Maker Faire Bay Area. Educators sign up to participate in Education Day and help the Intel team tune this digital instrument.
The Maker Faire Bay Area call for makers is extended until 11:59PM PT on Tuesday, March 27th. Makers in search of additional funding for their project should also consider applying to the Road to Maker Faire Challenge.
The Maker Faire Bay Area open call ends tonight at 11:59PM PST. And don’t forget to also apply to the Road to Maker Faire Challenge for a chance to win $2,000 to travel to Maker Faire in May!
One of the group installations coming to this year’s Maker Faire Bay Area, taking place on May 22nd and 23rd at the San Mateo Fairgrounds, is M.T. Pockets Traveling Midway of Curiosities and Delights. A nostalgic throw-back to carnivals of old, this exhibit is a self-contained window into yesteryear, when the carnival would roll into […]
Creative reuse is a big theme every year at Maker Faire, and this year’s Maker Faire Bay Area, taking place this weekend at the San Mateo Fairgrounds, is no exception. A group of taiko drummers from Wadaiko Newark are going to be on-site demonstrating how they make gorgeous taiko drums from reclaimed wine barrels. One […]
T-minus 1 day and counting! Tomorrow the Maker Faire Bay Area programming begins with Education Day where hundreds and hundreds of school children will get a curated preview of the faire. To take advantage of the calm before the storm, I rolled in yesterday with all my gear, and had the place to myself while […]
