Maker Faire Bay Area Returns

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Post by tagami » Wed, Jul 12, 2023, 10:15 PM UTC

Maker Faire Bay Area Returns
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Re: Maker Faire Bay Area Returns

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Post by tagami » Wed, Jul 12, 2023, 10:15 PM UTC

Maker Faire is back after a 4-year hiatus. Mare Island, 2 weekends this October

Re: Maker Faire Bay Area Returns

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Post by scyzoryk_xyz » Thu, Jul 13, 2023, 12:22 AM UTC

tagami wrote: post #2

Maker Faire is back after a 4-year hiatus. Mare Island, 2 weekends this October

Woah wouldn’t expect it all the way out there

Re: Maker Faire Bay Area Returns

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Post by pengaru » Thu, Jul 13, 2023, 12:31 AM UTC

I wonder how much bigger the GM/Chevrolet auto sales presence will be this time around...

Re: Maker Faire Bay Area Returns

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Post by nomel » Thu, Jul 13, 2023, 12:38 AM UTC

pengaru wrote: post #4

I wonder how much bigger the GM/Chevrolet auto sales presence will be this time around...

I went once and felt it was more "food truck faire" than "maker faire". I was told, by someone who went frequently, that I chose a bad year.

Re: Maker Faire Bay Area Returns

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Post by benatkin » Thu, Jul 13, 2023, 12:38 AM UTC

scyzoryk_xyz wrote: post #3

tagami wrote: post #2

Maker Faire is back after a 4-year hiatus. Mare Island, 2 weekends this October

Woah wouldn’t expect it all the way out there

It's a heckuva lot closer to Berkeley which is a huge hub for free culture.

Re: Maker Faire Bay Area Returns

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Post by wanderingjew » Thu, Jul 13, 2023, 12:39 AM UTC

scyzoryk_xyz wrote: post #3

tagami wrote: post #2

Maker Faire is back after a 4-year hiatus. Mare Island, 2 weekends this October

Woah wouldn’t expect it all the way out there

Dale lives in Petaluma; easy commute.

Re: Maker Faire Bay Area Returns

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Post by greesil » Thu, Jul 13, 2023, 1:07 AM UTC

scyzoryk_xyz wrote: post #3

tagami wrote: post #2

Maker Faire is back after a 4-year hiatus. Mare Island, 2 weekends this October

Woah wouldn’t expect it all the way out there

San Mateo has its own set of problems... But you could take Caltrain there

Re: Maker Faire Bay Area Returns

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Post by jeffbee » Thu, Jul 13, 2023, 1:09 AM UTC

benatkin wrote: post #6

scyzoryk_xyz wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Woah wouldn’t expect it all the way out there

It's a heckuva lot closer to Berkeley which is a huge hub for free culture.

It’s not as close as East Bay Maker Faire was.

Re: Maker Faire Bay Area Returns

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Post by gumby » Thu, Jul 13, 2023, 1:27 AM UTC

nomel wrote: post #5

pengaru wrote: post #4

I wonder how much bigger the GM/Chevrolet auto sales presence will be this time around...

I went once and felt it was more "food truck faire" than "maker faire". I was told, by someone who went frequently, that I chose a bad year.

I stopped going because it seemed to have become a crafts fair -- nothing wrong with that but not my thing.