Maker Faire Rochester
Tickets Available Now! The day was filled with exciting exhibitions, demonstrations, and hands-on activities for all ages.
Maker Faire Rochester is a festival to celebrate those who love to make, create, learn, play, invent, craft, hack, build, think and be inspired by science, technology, engineering, arts, music, and crafts. We celebrated our first event in November of 2014 with over 90 maker exhibits from across Western New York and 1,500 visitors of all ages in attendance. In addition, there was interesting presen
06/10/2026
📢We are THRILLED to announce a New presenting sponsor: Rochester Makerspace
Tune in this week on our socials as we will be having dates and locations out super soon!
A huge thank you to NYSCATE for over 12 years of support.🤝
05/06/2026
We had a fantastic time at Maker Faire Syracuse!
Be on the look out this week for our save the dates and event to be added for our Maker Faire 2026!
05/02/2026
Toddler for scale.
05/02/2026
Are you going? Some of our friends will be there! And we'll be there too! Come visit Paul and Karin and check out all the cool things to see and do!
05/01/2026
What a great opportunity! A workshop with Toothpick World!!
Don’t forget to register for Stan the Toothpick Man’s workshop on how to make X-Wing Fighter Jets! Register at calendar.libraryweb.org to reserve your spot!
04/19/2026
More info TBD! We are just solidifying a few details before releasing definites.
We're happy to support other local cons and shows! These cons/shows will be at Maker Faire Syracuse on May 2nd at the NYS Fairgrounds. Make sure to check out their events when they come around too!
RetroGameCon: Spring Edition - May 16th and 17th 2026 at the OnCenter Syracuse, NY
RetroGameCon - October 2nd, 3rd, and 4th 2026 at the OnCenter Syracuse, NY
Nococon - June 6th and 7th 2026 at the Watertown Municipal Area Watertown, NY
CNY Promotions
Toyfest - May 2nd at the NYS Fairgrounds (stop by both our shows!)
Collectorsfest - September 13th at the NYS Fairgrounds
Pokefest - October 11th at the NYS Fairgrounds
Syracuse Collectors Con - date TBD
Maker Faire Rochester - Fall 2026; date TBD
04/02/2026
Excited to see our friend Kathy Ceceri at Maker Faire Syracuse!
Kathy is an amazing, creative person, and her books are great for educators and families.
You won’t want to miss this!
Meet the Makers of Maker Faire Syracuse 2026!
Kathy Ceceri is the author of over a dozen books for kids featuring hands-on STEAM activities. She teaches enrichment workshops at schools, museums, libraries, and afterschool programs, and does presentations for educators and parents looking for ways to make learning more engaging and fun. She has also developed educational material for organizations including Chibitronics, Adafruit, KidWind, and Girl Scouts of the USA.
She will demonstrate fun and engaging projects from the new update to her book Paper Inventions! See how to use ordinary paper to make robots, paper circuits, pop-up engineering designs, motorized games, wearables, and more. Families are invited to make a project from the book to take home!
https://syracuse.makerfaire.com/maker/entry/797/
03/20/2026
Congratulations to .art, Rochester flame effect artist extraordinaire! Adam is a recipient of an honorarium grant from Burning Man Project and will be bringing his Royal Trumpets to Burning Man this year! 🔥🔥🔥
https://journal.burningman.org/2026/03/burning-man-arts/brc-art/introducing-brc-2026-honoraria-art-honoraria/
02/03/2026
That moment when you realize all those years at Maker Faire are about to pay off…
12/02/2025
Check out this holiday guide! Lots of fun to be had this month!
Make the most of your with the holiday guide! https://rochester.kidsoutandabout.com/content/101-ideas-holiday-family-fun-rochester
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