What is Maker Faire?
Maker Faire is a gathering of fascinating, curious people who enjoy learning and who love sharing what they can do. From engineers to artists to scientists to crafters, Maker Faire is a venue for these "makers" to show hobbies, experiments, projects.
We call it the Greatest Show (& Tell) on Earth - a family-friendly showcase of invention, creativity, and resourcefulness.
Glimpse the future and get inspired!
Featured Makers
Y2Kandi
A group of best friends got together and decided to start making jewelry and accessories for their friends and family. After seeing how popular their products were with their initial customers and some word of mouth customers, the group decided to expand their outreach. They began making and selling their "Kandi", an often homemade fashion trend consisting of colorful plastic pony bead bracelets, cuffs, and necklaces, frequently adorned with letters or charms. "Giving out Kandi is like giving a gift to someone you like!"
Condensation Demonstration
We will have a demonstration with water bottles (that we will also be handing out) to compare with common condensation problems with windows. We will also have a glass demonstration where the participants will use a heat gun to check the amount of he
Tour the Night Sky Planetarium
Explore the night sky in Amazement Square's portable planetarium! Immerse yourself in a 360-degree view of the sky as we discover stars, constellations, and the moon.
TheCraftyMarthaShop
The Crafty Martha Shop specializes in creating a large variety of quality handmade goods, ranging from jewelry and accessories to home décor pieces. Martha’s booths have featured many mediums, including tufting, latch hook, cross stitch, wire wrapping, resin, beadwork, polymer clay, watercolor, acrylics, miniature painting, etching, plant preservation, and living terrariums.
Lynchburg Vintage
Lynchburg is full of history. Scattered across basements, garages, warehouses, and old store fronts are relics from the past waiting for their chance at new life. An old coffee pot or pickle jar can become a beautiful terrarium. Chippy painted floor boards of a porch could be the wings of a bird. A vintage camera can be useful again, displaying family photos. The possibilities are endless for the rusty, crusty, chippy, dented, broken, and bent.
Nova Labs Racing
Northern Virginia's largest community makerspace, Nova Labs, is excited to join its first Power Racing Series race with entries Barbie & Ken!
Cardboard Model Train
This will be a Cardboard model train of the 611 Locomotive engine built by a young maker.
Sweet Briar College Summer Programs
Sweet Briar offers summer programs for children, high-school aged young adults, and adults for many different interests and topics. Organizations of all kinds make our 2,847-acre campus their own when they hold camps and conferences at Sweet Briar. Each summer, our 22 miles of trails, forests, streams, meadows, and lakes inspire the work of high school engineers, writers, athletes, musicians, leaders, and more. Stop by our booth for a build-your-own nightlight kit as a preview of Explore Engineering camp.
