Maker Faire is a gathering of fascinating, curious people who enjoy learning and who love sharing what they can do. From engineers to artists to scientists to crafters, Maker Faire is a venue for these "makers" to show hobbies, experiments, and projects.
We call it the Greatest Show (& Tell) on Earth - a family-friendly showcase of invention, creativity, and resourcefulness.
Glimpse the future and get inspired!
Grades: Pre-K - 12th
Audience Size: 12 - 5000
Length of Program: 6 hours
Description:
Featuring local “makers,” Maker Faire Syracuse is a family-friendly celebration featuring all kinds of making and creating from traditional arts & crafts to high tech creations. Maker Faire Syracuse is hosting our fourth annual faire on May 3, 2025.
About Maker Faire Maker Faire originated in 2006 in the San Francisco Bay Area as a project of the editors of Make: magazine. It has since grown into a significant worldwide network of both flagship and independently-produced events.
This performance supports the following NYS Learning Standards:
Music — Creating:
● Imagine (generate & conceptualize artistic ideas & work)
● Plan, Make (organize & develop artistic ideas & work)
● Evaluate, Refine, Present (refine & complete artistic ideas & work)
Music — Performing:
● Present (convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work)
Music — Connecting:
● Relate (synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art)
● Interrelate (relate artistic ideas & works w/ societal, cultural & historical context to deepen understanding)
Theater — Creating:
● Envision (generate & conceptualize artistic ideas & work)
Theater — Performing:
● Share (convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work)
Theater — Responding:
● Reflect (perceive & analyze artistic work)
● Interpret (interpret intent & meaning in artistic work)
Theater — Connecting:
● Reflect (perceive & analyze artistic work)
● Interpret (interpret intent & meaning in artistic work)
Visual Arts — Creating:
● Investigate, Plan, Make (generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work)
● Investigate, Consider, Respect, Make (organize and develop artistic ideas and work)
● Reflect, Refine, Continue (refine and complete artistic ideas and work)
Visual Arts — Presenting
● Select, Preserve ( analyze, interpret and select artistic work for presentation)
● Curate (develop and refine artistic techniques and work for presentation)
● Share, Relate (convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work)
Visual Arts — Responding
● Perceive, Analyze (perceive and analyze artistic work)
● Interpret (interpret intent and meaning in artistic work)
Visual Arts — Connecting
● Synthesize (synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art)
● Interrelate, Extend (relate artistic ideas & works w/ societal, cultural, & historical context)
Dance — Creating
● Explore (generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work)
● Plan (organize and develop artistic ideas and work)
● Revise (refine and complete artistic ideas and work)
Dance — Performing
● Express (analyze, interpret and select artistic work for presentation)
● Embody ( develop, and refine artistic techniques and work for presentation)
Dance — Responding
● Analyze (perceive and analyze artistic work)
● Interpret (interpret intent and meaning in artistic work)
● Critique (apply critique to evaluate artistic work)
Dance — Connecting
● Synthesize (synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experience to make art)
● Relate (relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural and historical context)
Media Arts — Producing
Generate (generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work)
Develop, Consider, Respect (organize and develop artistic ideas and work)
Assemble, Refine (refine and complete artistic ideas and work)
Media Arts — Responding
Perceive, Relate, Analyze (perceive and analyze artistic work)
Interpret (interpret intent and meaning in artistic work)
Media Arts — Connecting
Research (synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art)
Innovate (relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context)
Program Categories: Art / Art Museums / Dance / Mime / Movement, Music – Folk / Music - Instrumental / Performing Arts / Visual Arts / Multi-Media
Cost:
$5 per ticket for groups with 12 or more persons