For immediate release: January 9, 2025
Contact: Laura Chenault, laura@phillymakerfaire.com
Event Date: Sunday, April 6, 2025, 10 am – 5pm
Event Location: Cherry Street Pier, 121 Columbus Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19106
Philadelphia, PA – (January 9, 2025) Following the success of the 2024 Philly Maker Faire, the 2025 Philly Maker Faire will once again showcase the incredible talent of local makers and innovators. This year’s event will feature groundbreaking projects and interactive experiences at Cherry Street Pier and Race Street Pier.
As we celebrate our fifth year, we’re excited to introduce new makers and welcome back familiar faces. Join us to experience:
If you have a Do-It-Yourself (or Do-It-Together) attitude and want to share your work with a curious and engaged audience, then apply to the Philly Maker Faire. We encourage all makers, from startups and science clubs to inventors and artists to apply. We particularly love exhibits that are interactive and those that show the making process.
We expect to see: combat robots, green technology, unique tools, unusual machines, 3D printers, laser cutters, CNC routers, analog and digital artwork, drones, VR/AR, electronics, textiles, fashion, biotech, performances, films, rockets, food, glass, toys, and more.
There is NO FEE to participate if you are not selling or promoting a product, service, or organization, so apply now to be a part of the largest maker event in Philadelphia.
The Philly Maker Faire is coming back on Sunday, April 6, 2025, and it’s shaping up to be another celebration you won’t want to miss! Huge thanks to our past volunteers for bringing the energy and helping us highlight all the creativity and innovation that makes our community special. We do it best when we do it with you.
Please volunteer with us again (or for the first time!) to help bring this incredible experience to life. If you’re returning, we’d love your feedback to help make this year even better. If you’re joining us for the first time, we’re excited to hear your fresh ideas and see the unique perspective you bring! Volunteering for the Philly Maker Faire means everything from strategic planning, assisting makers, greeting attendees to setting up and taking down the venue. There’s something for everyone. It’s a chance to connect with fellow innovators and get a behind-the-scenes look at the Faire, while making a meaningful impact on your community. Ready to jump in? Sign up today and let’s make Philly Maker Faire 2025 unforgettable!
The press announcement and other materials can be found at the link: https://philly.makerfaire.com/media-kit/
More information about sponsorship opportunities can be found at the link:
https://philly.makerfaire.com/sponsorship/
Maker Faire Philadelphia is independently organized and operated under license from Maker Media, Inc.
Maker Faire Philadelphia, aka Philly Maker Faire, is a fiscally sponsored project of Digital Harbor Foundation.
Cherry Street Pier is a year-round, mixed-use public space on the central Delaware River Waterfront. Built into the shell of a century-old municipal pier, it is a reflection of Philadelphia today—creative, diverse, historic, adaptable, and inspired. To learn more, visit CherryStreetPier.com.
Race Street Pier, located along the river at the intersection of Race Street and Columbus Boulevard opened in 2011 as the first park to be completed by DRWC. The design of Race Street Pier is a nod towards its original function as a bi-level shipping pier built-in 1896. To learn more, visit https://www.delawareriverwaterfront.com/places/race-street-pier
Philly Maker Faire is looking for partners and sponsors to build an even better event in 2025. This is the premier event in the region for innovators to show off their ingenuity to an engaged public. Maker Faire is designed to inspire attendees to create their future.
For more information or to become a sponsor, please contact Emily Silverman at emily@phillymakerfaire.com, or reach us online through the sponsorship page at philly.makerfaire.com/sponsorship
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 2024 celebrated its 16th show at its new location on Mare Island, CA. Annually, many large-scale Maker Faires occur in cities around the world—Orlando, Milwaukee, Los Angeles, Lille, Prague, Rome, Tokyo, and Shenzhen to name a few—alongside a wide variety of independently organized Community Maker Faires.
Besides the magazine and the faire, MAKE is:
More info: https://makerfaire.com
Press Contact
Laura Chenault
Co-chair, Marketing Director
Philly Maker Faire
415.430.5748
laura@phillymakerfaire.com