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Two weekends is another interesting choice. There are going to be a lot of people, I suspect, who don't want/can't to setup or leave their setups for 2 weekends in a row.
But I'm totally excited, and thrilled it's going to be in 3 months and not an announcement of something next year.
That's uh... an unusual choice of locations. HOWEVER, you can take the Ferry from SF to Mare Island https://sanfranciscobayferry.com/ Two weekends is another interesting choice. There are going to be a lot of people, I suspect, who don't want/can't to setup or leave their setups for 2 weekends in a row. But I'm totally excited, and thrilled it's going to be in 3 months and not an announcement of something next year.
That's uh... an unusual choice of locations. HOWEVER, you can take the Ferry from SF to Mare Island https://sanfranciscobayferry.com/ Two weekends is another interesting choice. There are going to be a lot of people, I suspect, who don't want/can't to setup or leave their setups for 2 weekends in a row. But I'm totally excited, and thrilled it's going to be in 3 months and not an announcement of something next year.
It sounded like they were short on space, so wanted just half the makers each weekend.
From an email they sent:
> We plan to organize different groups of makers for each weekend.
> Mare Island is a beautiful, historic location on the waterfront where makers can be indoors or outdoors. This venue is smaller in size than the San Mateo Fairgrounds, where we’ve previously held Maker Faire Bay Area. It will limit the number of makers exhibiting as well as the number of attendees per day. That’s one reason why we decided to run over two weekends. At this new location, Maker Faire Bay Area will be less crowded and a more enjoyable experience for families.
There's another maker event in the bay area called Open Sauce, newly created by William Osman (Maker & YouTuber). I think Maker Faire being cancelled for the last few years was a large motivator for this event. The event is this coming weekend, July 15-16, though it appears to be sold out already. https://opensauce.live/agenda/
I'll have to keep an eye on this for next year.
For reference, it takes roughly an hour drive from SF going north to get to Vallejo.
There's another maker event in the bay area called Open Sauce, newly created by William Osman (Maker & YouTuber). I think Maker Faire being cancelled for the last few years was a large motivator for this event. The event is this coming weekend, July 15-16, though it appears to be sold out already. https://opensauce.live/agenda/
Wow that's an amazing lineup! Sad I can't go, I'd love to see all those talks. I'll have to keep an eye on this for next year.