What’s happening this week at Maker Festival
The Maker Extravaganza was a blast… but the maker fun isn’t over just yet! The ✨Month of Making✨ is happening all over the city! Here’s a taste of this week’s events: (more…)
Continue Reading →Very Important Update from Maker Festival HQ
Streaming live from Maker Festival HQ: Maker Festival is 100% volunteer powered – we rely on the contributions of sponsors and generous individuals to bring this event to life for free. After all, creativity and technology is for everyone ??…
Continue Reading →
5 things to know about the Maker Extravaganza this weekend
The Maker Extravaganza is this weekend July 8 + 9 at Toronto Reference Library – here’s everything you need to know: 1. There are free drop-in workshops (just show up and take part) as well as registered workshops…
Continue Reading →
Maker Extravaganza | Registered Workshop Schedule 2017
Register to attend one of the community organized workshops at the Maker Extravaganza: Sat 9-11 Build a Drone Workshop | Find out more & register here Sat 9-11 3D Printing for Beginners | Find out more & register here Sat…
Continue Reading →
Maker Extravaganza Map 2017
We’ll be supplying maps at the entrance of the Toronto Reference Library – but here’s a sneak peek!
Continue Reading →
Month of Making: DIY, tech and craft events across Toronto
Maker Festival is more than just the two-day Maker Extravaganza at the Toronto Reference Library – we’re dishing up DIY, tech and craft events across the city as part of the ✨Month of Making✨ So far, events include MakerEdTO Conference, Inventorium at the Ontario Science Centre,…
Continue Reading →
Frequently Asked Questions | Maker Festival
Q Err, what is the Maker Festival? A Maker Festival is a two day long festival that is free to attend at Toronto Reference Library this July 7 & 8. We bring together over 100 of Toronto’s makers, craftspeople, technologists, and…
Continue Reading →
Volunteer Opportunities with Maker Festival
Are you: Maker-in-the-making? Curious about the Maker Movement? Asking what the heck is the Maker Movement anyway? Yes? Well then we have an opportunity with YOUR NAME written all over it! DON’T MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY! Subscribe to our mailing list…
Continue Reading →
Maker Festival Announces Call For Events
Do you run workshops? Want to show off your creative studio or makerspace? Want to host a panel, speaker series or meet up? Maker Festival’s Call for Events is now open! Be part of the Month of Making by…
Continue Reading →
Maker Festival announces Call for Makers 2017
DEADLINE EXTENDED: April 30th, 2017. Do you make things? Robotic creatures? Traditional crafts? Drones? Interactive art? Maker Festival’s Call for Makers 2017 is now open. We’re expecting well over fourteen thousand people to attend the Maker Extravaganza this year on July 8th…
Continue Reading →
Join the Maker Festival Organizing Team | 2017 Opportunities
Are you looking for awesome practical volunteer experience? Want to work on a large scale event as part of a kick-butt volunteer organizing team? Looking to upgrade your skills? Interested in hanging out with fellow capable, caring and creative…
Continue Reading →
Maker Festival Announces Call for Spectacle 2017
Maker Festival 2017 is officially scheduled for July 8th & 9th. This year, we’re looking forward to adding even more maker-y installations, wondrous experiences, and whimsical visual delights. This could include, but is not limited to: – projections – installations…
Continue Reading →
We talk to Botfeeder about 3D Printing, safety, education & the future
Chris Caira @ Maker Festival: Can you tell me the story of Botfeeder? Daniel Poon @ Botfeeder: Four years ago, I read an Economist article about 3D printing and thought this could be a revolution for manufacturing. At the time,…
Continue Reading →
Making you do together, DIY you do alone, says Craig from Elmwood Electronics
Maker Festival’s Month of Making is coming to a close and we wanted to take a moment to talk to some of the people who make the event possible – like Craig from Elmwood Electronics – and find out why…
Continue Reading →
What’s happening this week at Maker Festival: MakeChange Conference, ProjectinProgress, Fashion Tech & more
Last weekend was hands down, our best Maker Extravaganza ever! And it’s not over yet – the Month of Making is still in full swing and we have one week left of awesome satellite events to share with you. Here…
Continue Reading →
a GIANT thank you + more maker events this week!
Our thank you list is super, super long – but that’s what you get when you run a 12000+ attendee event solely on the generosity of volunteers. This year’s Maker Extravaganza was hands down the best ever, and the abreviated thank you list…
Continue Reading →
We’re on the hunt for last-minute volunteers to join our team this weekend at the Maker Extravaganza
The Maker Extravaganza starts TOMORROW, and we’re on the hunt for last minute volunteers to join our ranks and help us pull of the biggest Maker event in Canada. If you have a few hours to spare – or even…
Continue Reading →
Speakers line up at this weekend’s Maker Extravaganza: Biohacking, Open Source, Wearables and more
The Maker Extravaganza is coming up super fast, and we’re excited to announce this year’s speakers and speaker schedule. Catch them on the 3rd floor of the Toronto Reference Library this weekend – entrance is free, but we strongly…
Continue Reading →
Everything you need to know about the free Maker Extravaganza this weekend
Here’s a list of Frequently Asked Questions about the Maker Extravaganza held this weekend July 9th & 10th at Toronto Reference Library: Q Err, what is the Maker Extravaganza? A The Maker Extravaganza is the hallmark event of Maker Festival. We…
Continue Reading →