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
Imagination Station Studio
Imagination Station will be selling art kits:Ceramics or Canvases with brushes and paints to paint at home. My young enterpreneur(12) is joining me will be selling his homemade non sticky slime and will be teaching the kids how to make it as well at our booth.
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.
Laser energy
Join Randolph College to learn about the energy in lasers and how you can use a laser to pop a balloon.
Vector Space Lynchburg's Makerspace
Make something magical and learn about your local community makerspace, VECTOR SPACE! We are so excited to share projects we love, get your hands into some making and let you know how we can be maker friends year round!
Hacksburg
Hacksburg is the New River Valley's makerspace. Hacksburg members will be showing off projects completed in our workshop, including an ultrasonic levitator, portable laser cutter, tabletop arcade cabinet, foam armor, and more.
Circuits
Join Randolph College to learn about the basics of electricity. Build series and parallel circuits and learn how to use switches to control a light bulb.
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!
Make a Livable Future
Kids make their best wind turbine blades from household materials. Build and test designs. See if you can make the most electricity. Also, make origami Citizens' Climate Froggies. And use the MIT En-Roads simulator to find the best way to reduce climate pollution.
