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The First Maker Faire
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The first Maker Faire, staged by Make magazine in San Mateo, California in 2006: part county fair, part science fair, part workshop, where hobbyists showed robots, crafts, rockets and machines side by side. It gave the maker movement its public festival and spawned faires worldwide.
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Milestone Year LocationSan Mateo, California, United States 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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1. Maker Faire (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationHistory sectionQuote, History section
Dale Dougherty convened the first Maker Faire in 2006 in San Mateo, California, drawing a crowd of 20,000.
1. Maker Faire (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationFlagship Maker Faires sectionQuote, Flagship Maker Faires section
The Flagship Maker Faire (Bay Area) was held in San Mateo, California and a second is in New York City.
1. Maker Faire (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Founding of Make Magazine, History section, on the Faire following the magazineQuote, Associated With: Founding of Make Magazine, History section, on the Faire following the magazine
Dale Dougherty convened the first Maker Faire in 2006 in San Mateo, California, drawing a crowd of 20,000.
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