The 2025 Philly Maker Faire is nearly here!
Maker Faire Philadelphia 2025 will take place on Sunday, April 6, 2025 from 10 am to 4 pm.
The Faire will be held on the beautiful Cherry Street Pier and Race Street Pier, along the Delaware River.
Cherry Street Pier
Meet the Philly Makers
Scrappy Circuits
Explore Scrappy Circuit bricks and use them to build your video game controllers.
Custom Burnt Bookmarks with the Please Touch Museum
Use a heat gun and special markers to burn a custom design into a wooden bookmark! Brought to you by the Albert M. Greenfield Makerspace at the Please Touch Museum.
Philadelphia Beekeeper's Guild Hive Display and Sales
The Philadelphia Beekeepers Guid has been supporting bees, beekeeping, and beekeepers since 2009. We'll be showing off the tools of the trade along with some of our fuzzy little friends and selling local raw honey from our member beekeepers.
Wordplay: Poetry Collage with GrioXArts
In honor of National Poetry Month, GrioXArts will provide demonstrations and facilitate activities on how to create poetry collages. Guests will learn about short poetic forms while developing their own unique collage.
Coney Island Maker Faire and Elijah Horland present: The Worst Game Controllers, Ever.
Drop by for maker-mischeif fun, MythBuster's style. Can you levitate matter with sound? OK, so spoiler - YES, and it's a LOT of fun. Play with the worst video game controllers, ever designed - see if you can break a record, or just an egg or two!
Positivity and Inspiration Spinner Coloring and DIY Art Activity Workshop
In this one-of-a-kind workshop, individuals will be creating their own personalized positivity spinner. Attendees will be coloring in the design of their choice, choosing your favorite words & intentions, and spinning your way to a wonderful day!
Pixel Reboot
The Mobile Gaming Unit, or M.G.U. (pronounced “MaGoo”), started as a USPS delivery truck. In 2019, it transformed into a solar-powered video game studio. Now, it entertains crowds in NYC and beyond, bridging online gaming with sidewalk audiences!
TrailOff: Immersive audio off the beaten path
Come check out TrailOff, the FREE app from Swim Pony with immersive dramas by incredible BIPOC and LGBTQ+ authors. With the magic of GPS-triggered audio, cutting-edge sound design and storytelling, it drops you right into the center of the story.
