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    4th Annual Maker Faire Bay Area - Re-Make: America

    Presented by Maker Faire at San Mateo County Event Center

    May 30-May 31, 2009

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    4th Annual Maker Faire Bay Area - Re-Make: America
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    The Maker Faire is the world's largest DIY (Do It Yourself) Festival. A two-day, family-friendly event to make, create, learn, invent, craft, recycle, think, play and be inspired by celebrating arts, crafts, engineering, food, music, science and technology. Described as craft fair-meets-science fair-meets county fair, it attracts over 80,000 people." Creations from last year's event included robots, costumes and cupcake-shaped...

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    The Maker Faire is the world's largest DIY (Do It Yourself) Festival. A two-day, family-friendly event to make, create, learn, invent, craft, recycle, think, play and be inspired by celebrating arts, crafts, engineering, food, music, science and technology. Described as craft fair-meets-science fair-meets county fair, it attracts over 80,000 people." Creations from last year's event included robots, costumes and cupcake-shaped electric cars, complete with icing and sprinkles.

    Following on President Obama's call to "begin again the work of remaking America", Maker Faire 2009 will be organized around the theme of Re-Make America. Held in the San Francisco Bay Area on May 30-31, Maker Faire celebrates what President Obama called "the risk takers, the doers, and the makers of things." The fourth annual Maker Faire will showcase individual creativity and grassroots innovation in the largest festival devoted to DIY culture and technology in the country.


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    San Mateo County Event Center

    2495 S. Delaware Street
    San Mateo, CA 94403

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    Tickets:
    Weekend pass: $20-$50 Day pass: $10-$25

    Times:
    Sat: 10am-8pm
    Sun: 10am-6pm

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    There is a fee for event parking.


    Accessibility Info: Currently, no accessibility information is available for this event.

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    • Event Name: 4th Annual Maker Faire Bay Area - Re-Make: America
      5 out of 5 stars rating "In previous years, has had something 4 everyone!"
      Review posted by: Laurel from Sunnyvale CA, May 29, 2009

      Best description I've seen of this event is Science Fair meets Craft Fair meets Country Fair - to which I'd add, meets Burning Man. Crafty mom, shade-tree mechanic scientist dad and art+tech-y Burner... Expand

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