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Maker Faire 
ORBIT 2 Kinetic Sculpture by Carl Pisaturo shown at 2008 Maker FaireLocation(s) San Mateo, CA
Austin, TX
Dearborn, MI
Queens, NYYears active 2006-2011 Website MakerFaire.com 
The entrance to Maker Faire 2008 at the San Mateo County Event Center
Sharkmobile at Bay Area Maker Faire 2009Maker Faire is an event created by Make magazine to "celebrate arts, crafts, engineering, science projects and the Do-It-Yourself (DIY) mindset".
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Past events
The first was held April 22 – 23, 2006, at the San Mateo Fairgrounds. It included six exposition and workshop pavilions, a 5-acre (20,000 m2) outdoor midway, over 100 exhibiting makers, hands-on workshops, demonstrations and DIY competitions.
The second Maker Faire was held in Austin, Texas, October 20 - 21, 2007.[1]
Maker Faire 2008 was held on 3 and 4 May at the San Mateo Fairgrounds. Highlights of the Faire included a human-sized Mouse Trap board game, kinetic squid sculpture, bicycle-powered music stage, a solar-powered chariot pulled by an Arnold Schwarzenegger robot,[2] and over 500 booths from different makers. There were approximately 65,000 people in attendance.[3][4] Featured guests included Adam Savage, Stephanie Pearl-McPhee, Lee David Zlotoff[5], Tony Baxter and Eepybird.
An additional 2008 Maker Faire was held on October 18-19, 2008, in Austin, Texas.[6]
The first Maker Faire in the United Kingdom took place on March 14-15, 2009, in Newcastle upon Tyne, as a joint venture with the Newcastle ScienceFest.
The 2009 Bay Area Maker Faire was held on May 30-31 at the San Mateo Fairgrounds. Guests included Adam Savage.
The 2009 Maker Faire Rhode Island was scheduled for September 6-19.[7]
Maker Faire Bay Area 2010 was held May 22 and 23, at the San Mateo County Event Center. Featured makers included Adam Savage, Eepybird, OK Go, ArcAttack, and The Crucible.
Maker Faire North Carolina 2010 was held on April 25.
Maker Faire Detroit 2010 was held on July 31 and August 1.
Maker Faire New York 2010 was held on September 25-26.
Forthcoming events
The 2011 Faires are scheduled for:
- March 12-13, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, Centre for Life and Discovery Museum
- May 21-22d, San Francisco Bay Area, San Mateo County Expo Center, San Mateo, California
- June 18, North Carolina, Gov. Kerr Scott building, NC State Fairgrounds, Raleigh, North Carolina
- June 25-26, Vancouver, Great Northern Way Campus, Vancouver, British Columbia
- June 25-26, Kansas City, Union Station, Kansas City, Missouri
- July 30-31, near Detroit, at the Henry Ford Museum, Dearborn, Michigan
- September 3, Brighton, UK, Brighton Dome Foyer & Bar
- September 17-18, New York, at the New York Hall of Science, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens, New York[8]
Related events
Maker Faire Africa is a similar event, not run by Make magazine.[9] It took place
Maker Faire Phoenix (October 15, 2011) [10]
References
- ^ "Maker Faire 2007 Austin". http://makerfaire.com/austin/2007/.
- ^ Autobots, Freaks and Geeks: Welcome to Maker Faire, Wired magazine, May 3, 2008, accessed May 4, 2008
- ^ "Home invention". The Economist. 1 May 2008. http://www.economist.com/science/displaystory.cfm?story_id=11288385. Retrieved 5 May 2008.
- ^ Terdiman, Daniel (2008-05-04). "Maker Faire more popular than ever". CNet News. http://www.news.com/8301-13772_3-9935358-52.html. Retrieved 2008-05-05.
- ^ "Holy Crap: MacGyver Blockbuster Film Coming!". Gizmodo.com. 2008-05-03. http://gizmodo.com/386877/holy-crap-macgyver-blockbuster-film-coming. Retrieved 2008-05-05.
- ^ "Maker Faire Austin 2008". http://makerfaire.com/austin/2008/.
- ^ "Rhode Island Maker Faire and D.I.Y. Festival". http://makerfaireri.com/.
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- ^ http://makerfaireafrica.com
- ^ http://www.makerfairephoenix.com
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Categories:- Festivals in the San Francisco Bay Area
- Festivals in Austin, Texas
- Visitor attractions in San Mateo County, California
- Recurring events established in 2006
- 2006 establishments in the United States
- Robotics events
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