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Maker Faire, Newcastle - March 13-14, 2010
Following the outstanding success of the first UK Maker Faire which was attended by over 7000 visitors, we are thrilled to announce Maker Faire 2010! Once again, Maker Faire will be heading to North East England as part of the Newcastle ScienceFest - a 10 day festival celebrating creativity and innovation.
New to Maker Faire? Maker Faire celebrates things people create themselves -- from James Bond-worthy electronic gizmos to homemade clothes. Inspiration is ubiquitous at the festival and there are surprises around every corner for people of all ages.
"We want people to experience more than just a weekend of creative entertainment, we want them to leave feeling inspired -- that they too can create things, express themselves, and engage the world around them. Our goal is to resuscitate the spirit of creativity and innovation." - Sherry Huss, Event Director
At Maker Faire, technology meets art, science meets fashion, engineering meets crafting and that's just the tip of the iceberg. This DIY festival features cool robots, clever gadgets, garden shed inventions, knitted wonders, renegade fashions, cars and bikes like you've never seen before, the occasional fireball, music-making and much, much more!
To see the variety of booths and shows visit the Makers Page.
Coverage of Maker Faire 2009
The first UK Maker Faire was a great success. Fun was had by makers and would-be-makers alike. It was great to see so many families with children at the event, many taking their first steps to becoming Makers. More photos, videos, comments can be found below -
UK Maker Faire Photostream
BBC News: Makers meet up in Newcastle
UK Maker Faire Group Photo Pool
Video for the UK's first "Maker Faire"
Adrian McEwen's report on Maker Faire UK
More about the host city? Maker Faire takes place at Centre for Life and Discovery Museum. For more info on the UK host city, see NewcastleGateshead.com or NewcastleScienceFest.com for more about ScienceFest.
Maker Information:
Graham Cameron
+44 (0)1252 711776
Sponsor and Exhibitor Information:
Josette Garcia
+44 (0)1252 711776
Press Information:
Josette Garcia
+44 (0)1252 711776
Maker Faire Headquarters (USA):
Sherry Huss
Director
1-707-827-7074
Twitter: http://twitter.com/makerfaire_uk
Previously:
Maker Faire Bay Area 2009
Maker Faire Newcastle 2009
Maker Faire Austin 2008
Maker Faire Bay Area 2008
Maker Faire Austin 2007
Maker Faire Bay Area 2007
Maker Faire Bay Area 2006
Maker Faire is part of ScienceFest – a 10 day celebration of creativity and innovation across Newcastle. The events form part of NewcastleGateshead's world-class programmes of festivals and events, developed by culture10
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"There was a wonderful air of you-can-do-this-too throughout the whole event."
- Adrian McEwen
"But, for me at least, the soul of the faire was the tent in Times Square, just outside the Centre for Life. This was where the makers hung out. There was a real buzz in here - makers proud of what they were doing and a constant flow of interested visitor. The crowd was different from the crowds I remember - there were more families (whole families too, not just dad and the kids), fewer solitary men, and the usual number of obsessive camerapeople. Maker Faires, it seems, get _recorded_."
- Piers Cawley
"I am so pleased with the turn out. Thousands came to do and see and play. It was such a fantastic weekend."
- Gee How Quaint
"The faire was great: people were met, things were played with, talks were listened too and robots were seen."
- Design For Industry
"We knew it would be small as it was the first one in the UK, but boy was it fun to go and talk to like minded people who just make things for fun. There were a few robot exhibits and various other things that kept us busy. One of the best exhibits was a 'retro' lunar lander style game except it was not graphical, it actually had a bunch of stepper motors and servos and an arduino to control everything. You then controlled the thrust to land a model lunar module. Totally cool."
- Geek White North
"I attended the recent Maker Faire in Newcastle. It was the first time the mighty Maker Faire had visited the UK. It was a really inspiring event. I met some great people including spending some time with the delightful Mitch Altman, who is making the world a better place, one TV at a time."
- Sam
