IMPORTANT!! PARKING LOCATION HAS CHANGED. THIS CHANGE ALSO ENABLES SHUTTLE BUSES FROM THE MARKET-FRANKFORD LINE
Pennovation Works is located at the intersection of the 34th Street and Grays Ferry Avenue.
There is no attendee parking at Pennovation Works for the Maker Faire. We have arranged for shuttle buses between the parking garage at 34th and Market St. and the Faire site. This shuttle bus stop is a half block from the 34th St. subway station.
There will, however, be handicapped parking at Pennovation Works as well as bus, Uber, Lyft, and taxi turnaround.
There will be parking available at the Drexel Parking Garage at 3367 Market Street (Entrance at the corner of 34th and Ludlow Streets), and shuttle bus service between the garage and the event at Pennovation Works. The shuttle bus service will operate continuously throughout the event. There is no general parking at Pennovation Works, so please use the parking garage.
Garage parking will cost $10.
SEPTA bus routes 49, 12 and 64 service the site. Find the next SEPTA bus here.
Subway: Take the Market-Frankford Line to 34th St. There will be shuttle buses running from 34th St. to the Maker Faire. The shuttle bus stops at 34th and Ludlow, a half block south of the subway station.
Nearby Indego bike share stations are located at 3499 Civic Center Blvd., 246 S. 40th Street, and 598 S. 43rd Street.
A team of Glass Artists will show various techniques out of a Mobile Glassblowing furnace, creating all kinds of objects, including drinking vessels to home decor, and demonstrating a variety of other techniques as well as explaining the process!
"The Parade of Spirits is one of my favorite Philadelphia traditions. It's like being *in* a Miyazaki movie, and that's a wonderful place to be." -- (a Mystery Participant) Make, become, and vanquish monsters. Folkfuturist-friendly.
The Day Cycle Clock, simulates the Philadelphia Skyline at the current time, with accurate Moon Phases, Sunrise and Sunset times. At Maker Faire, you'll be able to control the inputs and watch the display change in real time.
Battlebots!! Come see the combat robot SubZero who fought on the tv series that was filmed in April 2018. Ask the builder questions about the bot and how its like to fight in the battlebox. KIds, get your picture taken with this 250 lb beast!!
Copeland Studio designs and builds products to enhance human mobility. Taking utilitarian products and enabling their mobility to release user potential.
Check out a Carvey CNC router cutting custom designs on-site, and take part by using our CNC-carved wood block prints to make your own art to take home with you.
Temple Formula Racing is a student professional organization within Temple University's College of Engineering that uses hands-on automotive engineering skills to fully fund, prototype and assemble a formula racecar that competes internationally.
Shapes the Game is a shape stacking dexterity game with cards.