Museums are places where you walk in, experience something, and walk out with new ideas, fresh perspectives, and new wonderings. That’s why the Independence Seaport Museum in Philadelphia makes an ideal location for the upcoming Philadelphia Maker Faire. This spacious museum – approximately 25,000 square feet – will host over 70 makers Saturday, October 15, 2022 from 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM. People will be traveling from other cities to attend – and there will be a large number of visitors from the Philadelphia metro area proper.
Maker Faires celebrate the human creative spirit in all of its forms – from inventions, to handicrafts, to electronics, to recycling/upcycling, to entrepreneurship. Maker Faires are suitable for all ages. And if you are a maker yourself, the call for makers has been extended. Bring your “show and tell” to share. For most makers, there is no charge to have a booth. If you are selling something, there is a modest fee of $100.
Every Maker Faire blends the arts with STEM, whether it be cosplay costumes or neat Raspberry Pi electronics projects. If you’re a geek and proud of it, put the Philadelphia Maker Faire on your calendar. And if you’re not a geek and proud of it, put the Philadelphia Maker Faire on your calendar. And tell others. We build community one conversation at a time.
The creative spirit is contagious. Volunteers have been working for several months to make the Faire a positive, memorable experience for you, your friends, your neighbors, your family, and your school.
Come on down on Oct 15, 2022.
Attendees also receive admission to the Museum’s building.
If attendees would like access to either Cruiser Olympia or Submarine Becuna, they are more than welcome to purchase a ticket at the front desk for the guided tours we offer for both ships. Tour times and pricing can be found here: phillyseaport.org/admissons-hours-of-operation/
Additionally, weather permitting, Paddle Penn’s Landing will be renting swan boats and paddle around the protective basin. https://www.phillyseaport.org/paddle/
We just posted a new podcast featuring Mike Flynn, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Independence Seaport Museum. Mike is a non-profit executive, specializing in Museum Education. During his time at the Independence Seaport Museum, he has overseen curatorial, educational and other programming at the museum. In 2021, Independence Seaport Museum was voted one of the top ten Best History Museums in USA Today. Listen now https://anchor.fm/phillymakerfaire/episodes/Smooth-Sailing-with-Mike-Flynn-from-the-Independence-Seaport-Museum-e1o25ms
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Press release: September 29, 2022
Contact: Laura Chenault, laura@phillymakerfaire.com
Event: 2022 Philly Maker Faire
Event Date: Oct 15th, 10 am – 5pm
Event Location: Independence Seaport Museum, 211 S Christopher Columbus Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19106
Philadelphia, PA – (September, 29, 2022) 2022 Philly Maker Faire returns! The world took a pause, which allowed those who create, to refine skills, and emerge with unprecedented work to inspire the masses. On October 15th, bear witness to the fruits of their labor. Makers will reveal their most grand work displaying their creative wings to take flight at the Independence Seaport Museum.
Tickets available here: https://philly.makerfaire.com/tickets/
The third Philly Maker Faire returns with new makers and some returning favorites. Expect to encounter:
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/
Philadelphia Maker Faire is independently organized and operated under license from Maker Media, Inc.
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. They encourage all makers, from startups and science clubs to inventors and artists to apply. They particularly love exhibits that are interactive and those that show the making process. https://philly.makerfaire.com/call-for-makers/
Current sponsors of the Philadelphia Maker Faire include: NextFab, Independence Seaport Museum, Make: Magazine, Printed Solid, MakerStock, and Cupola Academy.
Independence Seaport Museum encourages visitors to discover Philadelphia’s river of history and world of connections. An accredited museum by the American Alliance of Museums since 1989, ISM stewards Cruiser Olympia and World War II-era Submarine Becuna and is home to a boatbuilding workshop, interactive exhibitions, and one of the largest collections of historic maritime artifacts in the world. Visitors can explore the historic and beautiful Delaware River first-hand by renting a boat from the museum or by participating in one of our kayak excursions. The Independence Seaport Museum is the premier, year-round destination on the Penn’s Landing waterfront. Visit daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and see our full schedule of programs and events at phillyseaport.org.
We are looking for partners and sponsors to help us and build an even better event in 2022. 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 James Parson at sjamesparsonsjr@gmail.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 2012 celebrated its seventh annual show with some 800 makers and 110,000 people in attendance. World Maker Faire New York, the other flagship event, has grown in three years to 500+ makers and 55,000 attendees. Detroit, Kansas City, Newcastle (UK), and Tokyo are the home of “featured” Maker Faires (200+ makers), and community-driven, independently organized Maker Faires are now being produced around the United States and the world—including right here in Williamson County.
About MAKE Magazine: MAKE is the first magazine devoted entirely to Do-It-Yourself (DIY) technology projects. MAKE unites, inspires, informs, and entertains a growing community of resourceful people who undertake amazing projects in their backyards, basements, and garages. MAKE celebrates your right to tweak, hack, and bend any technology to your will.
Besides the magazine and the faire, MAKE is:
More info: https://makerfaire.com
Press Contact
Laura Chenault
Co-chair, Marketing Director
Philadelphia Maker Faire
laura@phillymakerfaire.com