Roanoke Maker Faire 2020

About Roanoke Mini Maker Faire:The Roanoke Mini Maker Faire will be held February 20, 2020 at the Science Museum of Western Virginia. This event, the brainchild of Tina Coffey and sponsored by the Museum and the Virginia Society for Technology in Education, will feature K-12 makers. Students from regional school divisions will demonstrate their maker expertise and provide hands on experiences for attendees.About Maker Faire:Maker Faireis the Greatest Show (and Tell) on Earth—a family-friendly showcase of invention, creativity and resourcefulness, and a celebration of the Maker Movement. It’s a place where people show what they are making, and share what they are learning.Makers range from tech enthusiasts to crafters to homesteaders to scientists to garage tinkerers. They are of all ages and backgrounds. The aim of Maker Faire is to entertain, inform, connect and grow this community.  There are over 200 Maker Faires annually around the globe.About Make: Magazine:Make:is the first magazine devoted entirely to Do-It-Yourself (DIY) technology projects.Make:unites, inspires, informs, and entertains a growing community of resourceful people who undertake amazing projects in their backyards, basements, and garages.Make:celebrates your right to tweak, hack, and bend any technology to your will.Besides the magazine and the faire, Make: Community is:a vital onlineMaker Community;a retail outlet for kits and books, theMaker Shed;a steady stream of fun and instruction via ourYouTube channel;Make: Projects, a library of projects with step-by-step instruction;a publisher of best-in-category titles viaMake: Books, including introductions to electronics, Raspberry Pi, 3D printing, Arduino and more.

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Admission is Free!  Why sign up for a ticket?
Signing up for a ticket will help us to gauge how many people will be coming and will help us plan our exhibits and interactive displays so that we will have enough materials for everyone to take part and enjoy.
Rain or Shine. No Refunds/Exchanges. Tickets cannot be replaced.
Some downtown Roanoke parking lots and garages charge fees for weekend parking. 
A few of our young makers will be selling some of the things they make.
There will be pictures and videos taken at this event. 
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