Maker Faire Rochester 2018
*The event has already taken place on this date: Sat, 11/17/2018
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Maker Faire Rochester is a family-friendly celebration featuring 145+ local and international do-it-yourself science, art, robots, crafts, technology, music, hands-on activities, and more. It’s an event where people show what they are making and share what they are learning.
The 5th annual Maker Faire Rochester returns on Saturday, November 17th, from 9 am to 5 pm, at the Rochester Riverside Convention Center.
*See students take a ride on a robotic, drivable couch
* Listen to 10 ft tall trumpets that shoot out flames
* Visit our “Dark Room” to see LED art including cornhole filled with interactive LEDs
* Learn to solder your first electronics project
* Pick up the Thorminator, a gigantic hammer
* Listen and record your own maker adventures with Storychick Storybooth
* Help build a giant balloon mural
* Learn to use one of a dozen sewing machines in attendance
* Be inspired by kid Makers, including a teen prop maker
* Play over a dozen video and board games developed right here in Rochester
* Meet cosplayers, prop replicators, and step inside a TARDIS
* Make and learn with makerspaces from around Rochester
* Launch rockets through recreational plumbing
* Try on a Big Face Box and watch your face become huge
* Meet makers from Italy, Korea, and Canada
* And tons more!
A full list of makers that can you find at this year's event can be found at: https://rochester.makerfaire.com/makers-exhibits/.
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