January 9, 2025 Press Release
PDF below. Email laura@phillymakerfaire.com for more information!
Photos from the 2025 Philly Maker Faire at Cherry Street Pier
Call for Makers: text to share
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.
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Meet the Philly Makers
Penn Assistive Devices and Prosthetic Technologies (ADAPT) is a group of students at the University of Pennsylvania who are passionate about assistive and rehabilitative technologies; for the past year, ADAPT has worked on three biomedical engineering projects utilizing a wide range of engineering and design techniques.
Penn ADAPT is excited to showcase our three biomedical device projects at the Philadelphia Maker Faire! Visit our booth to interact with our prototypes, learn about engineering concepts, meet our passionate members, and hear more about our journey!
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!
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.
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.
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.
Scrappy Circuits
Explore Scrappy Circuit bricks and use them to build your video game controllers.