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
The Fettig Project presents: THE NAKED PUPPET EXHIBIT
Imagine a 3-D Lexicon of puppetry that you can touch... The Fettig Project presents THE NAKED PUPPET EXHIBIT, an "open-source", hands-on touring exhibit that shares and showcases puppet mechanisms, materials, experiments, and more. At our booth, attendees can pick-up and play with these "naked puppets". Photos and videos are encouraged! Along with questions for our exhibit monitors, who are puppet builders themselves. The Fettig Project is named in honor of Hansjürgen Fettig, a master puppet builder from Germany who designed many successful puppets and puppet mechanisms and documented the works of many puppet artists. His books have inspired and educated many builders; we seek to build upon his work. The Fettig Project is an initiative of The National Capital Puppetry Guild.
3D Prints VA, your local manufacturing partner
We help small businesses, startups, and creators bring physical products to life — fast. 3D Prints VA provides on-demand contract manufacturing for low-volume, custom plastic parts. Whether you need 10 pieces or 500, we offer flexible production without the high upfront costs of injection molding. What We Do • Custom product components• Branded promotional items• Custom retail displays• Small-batch product runs• Functional prototypes• Replacement and specialty parts If it can be modeled, we can manufacture it.
TheMIKEShow & Radio434 Live & On Location
TheMIKEShow & Radio434 broadcasting live & on location from Maker Faire with Live Interviews, Prizes, Announcements & Entertainment!
Arts Activity with AIM
Hands-on art making activity with Academy in Motion
Xfinity
Xfinity Presentation of Products and Services of all kind.
Lynchburg Museum System
The Lynchburg Museum System is excited to share some of the history of STEM in Lynchburg, Va.
Harmonograph
I have teamed up with the forces that control the universe to produce beautiful, intricate drawings. My harmonograph, powered by pendulums and gravity can be "tuned" to draw unique figures based on musical ratios.
Knex Roller Coaster Model
Come see a huge working model roller coaster built out of K'nex! This coaster is built with thousands of parts, and there will be some epic roller coaster action!
