Make It Yours

Maker Festival is a celebration and cultivation of the city's spirit of making.

Maker Festival Toronto

You know that feeling when you make a thing? 
That fleeting moment when even the tiniest of projects – an origami crane, a sand castle, a colouring-in – hijacks every cell in your body so that all you can feel is that tingly focused thrill of making a thing that wasn't there before?
<H3>In tribute to that universal zing – on Wednesday June 15th, you're invited to Make It Yours – the epic kick-off party for <A TARGET="_blank" HREF="http://makerfestival.ca" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Maker Festival</A> that celebrates making in all its forms. </H3>
Hosted by the <A TARGET="_blank" HREF="http://socialinnovation.ca" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Centre for Social Innovation</A> in their brand-new building, and overflowing into <A TARGET="_blank" HREF="http://steamlabs.ca" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">STEAMLabs</A>, the city's newest maker space – we'll be spending the evening sipping beers, tinkering with technologies, eating pie, mingling with makers, laser cutting, collaging, 3D printing, and more. 
 
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WHEN Wednesday 15th June, 630pm-10pm
WHERE Centre for Social Innovation / STEAMLabs @ 192 Spadina Avenue
HOW MUCH $10 early bird, $12 online, $15 at the door (every ticket includes a free drink!) 
 
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THE LAUNCH PARTY MAKER LINE UP // Check out this humungous list of creative legends, living, and making, in our midst:
Punk Prism Power - a magical girl multiplayer party game with custom peripherals, kick are moves, and blinky lights <A TARGET="_blank" HREF="http://punkprismpower.com/" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">http://punkprismpower.com/</A>
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Danica Drago - artist, educator &amp; maker of the pedal-powered pottery wheel <A TARGET="_blank" HREF="http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.danicadrago.com%2F&h=IAQHE28QaAQEitRYvClSb1MHdYxhykoFwdJ73QT72r-bhMg&enc=AZNENEcfUg8fjRqZGY5u6yC8JdYTJq8vxnUrmbEqsLHYJYDjNefhnJshV6yG8BI8wwgIsreDJljYoAic0-a29R06zf1Rinvc2WKDFQb_d054AbCqrcgRGD955ldkU4FtZdlx_wSkyP7XaUgji3FKPEeCYpDf11jDHqxg18xb-WIv0Q&s=1" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">http://www.danicadrago.com/</A>
TeaBot – locally designed and made tea-dispensing robot <A TARGET="_blank" HREF="http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Ftechcrunch.com%2F2015%2F07%2F23%2Ftaste-testing-with-teabot-the-robot-that-brews-up-loose-leaf-tea-in-under-30-seconds%2F&h=uAQHjZlfQAQHdsEZp7ldigNZsSNfoiNO15sEdTMSLSoMtSA&enc=AZM1O740fODlOsCdVBHw-IDpMiPOx9gtgT4D1NykgaHURQqYz-CHtxCeRyjkuufARuhk26nt9siYylV2poZ4MqBG_jXWA4qDIkQCtOeL0Adr0OEXStvD75ZNWzWdZY-YDCyHj1iSsSRs0Bu8zH6PlV-ZqJazyyTLZJu0_JjOqRBEzg&s=1" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">http://techcrunch.com/…/taste-testing-with-teabot-the-robo…/</A>
Daniel Dessye - designer &amp; custom jeweler, specializing in grills <A TARGET="_blank" HREF="https://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fdanieldessye%2F&h=kAQHTYHuTAQEyKZUdXtbBhUDWjQzZRTJoW27jSN8RTuA4wQ&enc=AZMiC4c6YVT2fxTYILK0gAEKuVWY1CF5lUupcv2-m75k4o8ZOm5UMjva9knFm3D-XxP9p4vF64H_hkIoYXJZXsOKeUYOYOGFn5M3aF8WrT4CobPkCBmWyEQd01YJBDC54txVZHpA0qQYpmhdb3nHZraqPQuO9GCbQvqMzC7EP5VOVg&s=1" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.instagram.com/danieldessye/</A>
ModBox VR - locally made virtual reality game designer <A TARGET="_blank" HREF="https://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D_TPXop3ONPk&h=cAQGq5NtTAQGww_MSwti-r4gR-ZLJV8KHT08SeJ1Uyp1LAg&enc=AZM0ilPSqEUVTFgrUST-xZCQJpNPVZkEdqjb8ptWX2rDNjMTCA7hEb01jCc37BmjwgyIkzslslloce1RYr_95AF3kN_m62RWVTCNrHjXgjoKeV9rThpH3WziDKWKx765Ss4RFtM2u9q0n9HNm-IhfXuwOTIUHOWrwrn0IfXfb30JUQ&s=1" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TPXop3ONPk</A>
Toronto Mesh Project - connecting Toronto through urban-meets-tech interventions <A TARGET="_blank" HREF="https://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Ftomesh.net%2F&h=9AQH1_wI2AQGR17oOr863UHCaBzdUGnIt9QVeS-gglJJ8Ew&enc=AZOEkmS0UqY_yN2BuBXttCN4AI2YknDq2Nogm3xGAo0CkWZR_FcAX3Wtcj8MnW9EKG_7Jb_d6XLBCjt5Is3ahcwWcW3wmXaGXtjPjxHpeZueVByFUuwa6FBC_cz-Koj8Y5ZqZGh59on6QfUHfhlaRzpS5ukA-bjisdxd7XbJx7Lj2A&s=1" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://tomesh.net/</A> <A TARGET="_blank" HREF="http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fcivictech.ca%2F&h=kAQHTYHuTAQFZw2DnKcESq65e8x7ZcMVzk0kerhHUP3_PFw&enc=AZO2vfgjANxgWP_QMA1mmMiDYNP6Zfs1U2iVf8vR3ljwpQBfkSi26Vk88cL2gEFE-BKJ8Cjsem_QaeG_vmmsvxEYaUx0Oft22RyiXKFHcChN4RZMEOGC7WO0xPPTZG4gnWvDCx9jaK2J69CzawACrorIK53_z_Wf0upquV0Xnw9hNA&s=1" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">http://civictech.ca/</A>
Natalie Draz - installation and multimedia artist <A TARGET="_blank" HREF="http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nataliedraz.com%2F&h=0AQGOtfpBAQEUq807gaqJreQVMMs9nu0p__A516Brtl3irQ&enc=AZODyMkfIwqGmxNIn-81Ixwzv7lWVBlVt3ES3ztx50F2IgCmChfqBep2AxMzKp6y0GWdPAiMCgun4dp0QN9XHDIQ__NgfIfZjFJvRLwnZu-aGo3qsXr0qgqoUKjzT8uTMjeOIbXMZKx2FM-OJdtYiH_K5CeUp0uT_sTfCpdEsI7nIg&s=1" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">http://www.nataliedraz.com/</A>
DIY Bio - a group of bio geeks who built their own lab in Queen West <A TARGET="_blank" HREF="http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fdiybio.to%2F&h=gAQH8h06fAQEFjsoxJJCHzQs1g4IVuCeczLW_kQ1NNe9pIw&enc=AZPt7br3de17AOPt9ZWW6FvTZglSFD4bwPi63JHMMiyjf69p-eT2KvC5I8bRxiEjJfPj4FuReZS2otPCRWQ-3-3CcYEXtn9AscXFMuyiTtVspW3qvtSWKjCbelw3sRhs7K6YbH9o5qL7PdXGGTlMw53Iv3vO4HuxI0YqnPu7LxoJWw&s=1" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">http://diybio.to/</A>
Creative Technologists // Colorfield - a creative tech community that works on collaborative projects <A TARGET="_blank" HREF="http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fcttoronto.com%2F&h=SAQHDkyPIAQHPKdlMKU3sRhV5Vf1szbE__vVDVKLROoLqzw&enc=AZNe9mKM8vw8OxAT7xPVbV0wzYVwERFNI2CYBIOLsi_Jqz-dz737WyU9R8aUVNyWIzkI3apl5vVAFmE6b0HtdSee8Q0n99oL4yi8xpuNopHq3j1-bDKZuWzpifky-lPScdmHTESNyzijnXlmjgFwgDxJlXWs9AX3j5VegVpne06Drg&s=1" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">http://cttoronto.com/</A> <A TARGET="_blank" HREF="http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Finthecolorfield.com%2F&h=1AQHg-YZyAQEJ9NgzSFBdli0QxpDMWLmdjcBXLqp4muFI3w&enc=AZMHdO9eM8aHpAwCu3hickY_U5zGLQFETzbl-02UUzq7-4k5oI10UzclbVLoC95KIibb6k8OIyQV5rytsLR550QpY10Rz1v3ZZuvG_IAjnS2tkVOxmf-ZkmiAh0ipRflj-vvOy56lCUUzvfRvCbk_KrjcpVP-Eq9oQCwrLTcLv8d8Q&s=1" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">http://inthecolorfield.com/</A>
Tree Force - whimsical, locally made wooden jewelry <A TARGET="_blank" HREF="https://facebook.com/treeforcejewelry" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">facebook.com/treeforcejewelry</A>
Robot Missions - robots that are actually environmentalists in disguise <A TARGET="_blank" HREF="http://www.robotmissions.org/" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">http://www.robotmissions.org/</A>
Sportpateria - recently kickstarter backed sports game that all started with changing the rules one day on the beach <A TARGET="_blank" HREF="http://sportspateria.com/" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">http://sportspateria.com/</A>
Robot Playtime - educational robots that have smart phones for faces <A TARGET="_blank" HREF="http://robotplaytime.com/" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">http://robotplaytime.com/</A>
Venus Society - enthusiasts for the colonization of venus <A TARGET="_blank" HREF="http://venussociety.org/" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">http://venussociety.org/</A>
Design work by Tarik El-Khateeb <A TARGET="_blank" HREF="http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fteafortarik.com%2F&h=2AQGh5TWIAQHd3WjLfU-A_ff2M_YqS4tHV96C-6bXYAwXMA&enc=AZPvzmjNwOI5KlEHP8Nug1z7SSqMYv83uYMDIfmpAUS6NxmDP7fprd2_oYoB0-VErWH77Zed59kBIxDDrcoUNEYSmylJZJ-cwibmGRYOzmyYroGliMCsVNC27CYZKlUX1ihf9OCrUFzMJMNDdExiBy3kkeOljQ1DtgnHGj05sc4YzQ&s=1" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">http://teafortarik.com/</A>
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 This year's <A TARGET="_blank" HREF="http://makerfestival.ca" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Maker Festival </A>is expanding to an entire month of making – with workshops, meet ups, open houses, and other events being held across Toronto and the GTA from June 15th - July 17th. And of course, the humungous <A TARGET="_blank" HREF="http://makerfestival.ca/extravaganza-2015/" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Maker Extravaganza</A> held at the Toronto Reference Library on July 9th &amp; 10th. 
If you'd like to support Maker Festival – a 100% volunteer organized non-profit event – <A TARGET="_blank" HREF="http://www.eventbrite.com/e/support-maker-festival-2016-tickets-22432082964?aff=erellivmlt">head here and throw your money at us</A>. We'll love you for it. If you'd like to volunteer for the Festival, <A TARGET="_blank" HREF="https://timecounts.org/makerfestival/forms/710" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">send us your info here</A>. 
Watch <A TARGET="_blank" HREF="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtTQ7gvuBnM" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">last year's launch party video here</A>. 
Wanna stay in the loop? Sign up to Maker Festival's <A TARGET="_blank" HREF="http://eepurl.com/A1z6L%20" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">mailing list</A>. 
Thanks to all our <A TARGET="_blank" HREF="http://makerfestival.ca/sponsors-2015/" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">very generous sponsors</A>. 
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