Tickets for the 2026 Maker Faire Philadelphia are coming!
Thanks for taking a moment to consider your financial situation when purchasing a ticket. We ask that you pay based on your resources so that we can remain an event for people of all economic backgrounds to participate. If you work full time, consider a rate along the lines of your hourly pay. And a shout-out to Fishadelphia for inspiring our sliding scale.
Supporter: $25 – buy one and help a neighbor
Market: $10 – standard admission rate
Community: $5 – reduced admission
Neighbor: free – glad to have you join us!
Meet the Philly Makers!
Walk Around Philadelphia
Learn about the walk around the city's border that happens twice a year in February & September. Explore the city's furthest reaches and help us make this unique experience of the city more equitable, inclusive & accessible to all!
Maker Buoy is an open source design for a low-cost ocean tracking buoy.
Maker Buoy is an open source buoy design that provides low-cost ocean data collection to researchers and educators. Visit the Maker Buoy booth to see how off-the-shelf hardware can travel around the world helping us better understand the ocean.
The Positron 3D Printer, an upside down, ultra portable 3D Printer.
Positron 3D & LDO - Positron 3D is an open source design group based out of Philly, we designed The Positron! The world's most compact 3D Printer (and the most portable!) that just so happens to print upside down. Come see what we've been working on!
ChompShop: A Kid-Safe Power Tool for Cutting Cardboard?!
Come to ChompShop's booth to try out a prototype of our kid-safe power tool for cutting cardboard, build some fun cardboard projects, and learn all about how we are prototyping and manufacturing our successful Kickstarter product!
Astral Gate - an interactive visualizer
The Astral Gate is an interactive visualizer that puts the power of shaping complex geometries in your hands. Press the button, turn the knobs, and watch as the spectacle unfolds before you.
WASTEWORLD TOYS
Animatronic RC vehicles & FPV action figures that zoom, fly, float, shoot, launch, and whatever the verb is to use a flamethrower! All figures & vehicles come from the WASTEWORLD of one person's imagination. (All ages welcome to play with the toys.)
Weavables: Woven handmade art to play with, relieve stress, and enjoy
Weavables are small handmade plush art that bring smiles to all. A combination of knitting, sewing, and weaving are used to create these unique and adorable creatures. They function as toys, stress relievers, and cheerful art.
Science Leadership Academy Arduino Invention Challenge - You grade the results!
Stop by to see (and grade!) Arduino-based inventions by SLA's 10th+11th grade engineering students. They were challenged to design and prototype a new product based on the Arduino microcontroller in just six weeks. Let them know how they did!
