One week to go!
We’ve been hard at work preparing for the return of Maker Faire Providence. Our Call for Makers closed a couple weeks ago, and we’ve got a great lineup of makers for you. You can get ready for the Faire by checking out the list of exhibitors, perusing the attendee information page, or checking out PVDFest to find out what other activities are going on that weekend.
Also, if you’re interested in volunteering, we’ve set up a form you can fill out to indicate your interest.
Announcing the 2024 Providence Maker Faire
Providence Maker Faire is returning! After a long hiatus, Rhode Island Computer Museum is bringing the Faire back to Providence for 2024. The Faire will be held on Saturday, September 7 in 195 District Park and we’re looking forward to bringing Rhode Island’s unique blend of inventors, artists, designers, and fabricators together once again. In the coming weeks, we’ll share more information about how you can participate.
It will be a free event as usual: free to attend, and free to exhibit (though we encourage commercial exhibitors who have the means to support us, to please consider doing so). The Call for Makers is open now, and we welcome your application!
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(2019) Who Is Exhibiting Which Day?
For the first time, we’re holding the Providence Mini Maker Faire for two days. Here’s how to get a list of makers for each day:
(2019) New Maker Credentials for This Year
As any returning maker knows, we’ve been doing 3D-printed and CNC’d exhibitor credentials for a few years. This year, the design is inspired by the Corliss Centennial Engine (created in Providence). It powered much of the World’s Fair of 1876, then known as the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition. Every exhibiting maker will get a badge to wear during the Faire and to take home as a souvenir. If you’re not exhibiting, you can get one by backing our Kickstarter, which ends Wednesday, June 5, 2019 at 4:00 PM EDT.
(2018) Call for Makers is Open–Apply Now!
The Call for Makers is now open for the 10th annual Mini Maker Faire in Providence–you can apply now! Launched in 2009 as the Rhode Island Mini Maker Faire, the Providence Mini Maker Faire celebrates creativity and ingenuity. It’s open to artists, artisans, designers, manufacturers, crafters, hobbyists, backyard mad scientists–anyone who creates for delight. Once again, we are brought to you by the City of Providence as part of PVDFEST. The Mini Maker Faire starts at 12pm on Saturday June 8, runs both Saturday and Sunday, and will be located in downtown Providence. Learn more about attending the Providence Mini Maker Faire.
We have a limited amount of space, so apply as soon as possible to make sure that you get in. As you submit your application, remember that this is a Mini Maker Faire, so hands-on exhibits are a top priority. Bring an exhibit that kids and adults can touch and feel. Your exhibit should inspire them to make things! You’ll want to make sure that you submit a great picture, and include an engaging bio and description of your exhibit. We’ll publish those details on our web site and on the signs we post at the Faire.
Here are some of the kinds of projects we’re looking for, but this is not an exhaustive list:
- Student projects
- Robotics and electronics
- Homegrown Drones
- Arduino and Raspberry Pi-powered electronics
- VR and AR
- Space, bio, chemistry and other science projects
- Interactive art
- 3D printers, laser/vinyl cutters, and CNC mills/routers
- Textile arts and crafts
- E-textiles and conductive materials
- Home and garden automation/monitoring
- Sustainability and green technology
- Radios, vintage computers, and video game systems
- Vehicles (bikes, electric vehicles, boats, and submarines)
- Product design and manufacturing
- Puppets, kites, mechanisms, and other whimsical creations
Apply today–fill out the Call for Makers form and we’ll see you at the Faire!