The New Orleans Mini Maker Faire is a celebration of the maker community in New Orleans and the surrounding region. Now in it's third year, has seen extraordinary growth since it's inaugural event in 2014. The first year featured 35 makers and was attended by 1,000 people, and in 2015 we featured 85 makers for over 2,300 attendees. Our mission is to continue to seek out and showcase the culture of art, design, and do-it-yourself that has made New Orleans one of America's most unique cities.
Maker Faire is the Greatest Show (and Tell) on Earth a family-friendly showcase of invention, creativity and resourcefulness, and a celebration of the Maker Movement. It's a place where people show what they are making, and share what they are learning.
Makers range from tech enthusiasts to crafters to homesteaders to scientists to garage tinkerers. They are of all ages and backgrounds. The aim of Maker Faire is to entertain, inform, connect and grow this community.
The original Maker Faire event was held in San Mateo, CA and in 2015 celebrated its tenth annual show with some 1100+ makers and 145,000 people in attendance. World Maker Faire New York, the other flagship event, has grown in four years to 600+ makers and 80,000 attendees. Detroit, Kansas City, Atlanta, Milwaukee, Orlando, Pittsburgh, San Diego, Silver Spring, Ottawa, Lisbon, Paris, Rome, Berlin, Newcastle, Hannover, Oslo, Trondheim, Seoul, Singapore, Taipei, Tokyo, and Shenzhen are the home of larger-scale, "featured" Maker Faires. In addition, over 120 community-driven, independently organized Mini Maker Faires are now being produced around the United States and the world including right here in the East Bay.
