Southwest Michigan Mini Maker Faire

05/30/2022

As noted on Sept. 9th, 2021 there will no longer be a Southwest Michigan Mini Maker Faire.

Thank you for your support, it was a great 5 years!

09/09/2021

Good morning Makers!

It is with tremendous sadness that we are announcing the end of this event for the foreseeable future. We had a great 5 year run, and wish we would have been able to continue on but the world has changed and change is hard sometimes.

Thank you to all of our makers, volunteers, and sponsors who made this event so memorable for thousands of attendees!

05/22/2020

Makers unite! While we aren’t able to physically host our Faire this year, we are happy to announce that Maker Faire global is producing the first ever Virtually Maker Faire right now!

For the next 24hrs, makers from all over the globe will be sharing their talents and creations online! Check out the schedule below for more details!

24 Hours of Presentations, Workshops, Demos, and Exhibits Across All Time Zones.

08/24/2019

There is still time to come check out the Grand Rapids Mini Maker Faire at the Grand Rapids Public Museum! It’s a great event for all ages!

07/31/2019

Happy summer everyone! Maker Faire is a global phenomenon that happens in other places beside Southwest Michigan! The Chicago Southside Mini Maker Faire is happening on Aug. 3rd from 11am - 5pm! Be sure to go check it out and if you have time they are still searching for volunteers!

https://chicagosouthside.makerfaire.com/volunteer/

06/10/2019

Greetings everyone. We just wanted to make you all aware of the current situation with Maker Media - the company that licenses and supports Maker Faire. This article provides a pretty good overview.
https://www.edsurge.com/news/2019-06-09-a-call-to-remake-the-maker-faire So while the process to transform Maker Media is underway, our intent is to continue the Southwest Michigan Maker Faire. Thanks for coming out and supporting the event this year - and continue to spread the word!

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06/04/2019

06/03/2019

Thanks to all who came out to see us this weekend! We have some lost and found items. If these are yours drop us a message on Messenger so we can return them to you.

06/01/2019