We Need Your Help!
Join us as a volunteer for Philly Maker Faire 2025! This incredible event celebrates invention, creativity, and resourcefulness—an exciting opportunity to spotlight and support home-grown innovation in the Philadelphia region. Your help is essential in making this event a truly inspiring and unforgettable experience.
Volunteers for the day of the Faire will be expected to work a few hours before, during, or after the event, and will have free time during the event to roam and explore.
If you’re interested in joining our volunteer team, complete the sign-up form.
We can’t wait to have you on board!
Questions? Email valerie@phillymakerfaire.com.
Meet the Philly Makers
Scrappy Circuits
Explore Scrappy Circuit bricks and use them to build your video game controllers.
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.
TOOOL PHL
TOOOL PHL is coming to the Maker Faire! Whether you're a novice who just stumbled upon Lockpicking Lawyer, a seasoned safecracker, or somewhere in between, come join us for an afternoon of fun as we pop some locks.
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!