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
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.
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.
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!