Partner with 1st Maker Space to bring a School Maker Faire to your school and celebrate hands-on learning that energizes your community, elevates your students, and helps sustain the maker culture.
What is it?
A School Maker Faire is a school-hosted event where students showcase the things they’ve designed, built, coded, crafted, and created. It’s part science fair, part art show, part community festival — and entirely about putting student work in the spotlight.
School Maker Faire is an official program, and 1st Maker Space is proud to be an authorized partner helping schools in our region bring these events to life.
Whether you’re looking to deepen community ties, demonstrate the value of your maker program, or create a meaningful fundraising moment — a School Maker Faire delivers on all fronts.
A School Maker Faire is a low-risk, high-impact way to showcase student learning, build community engagement, and strengthen long-term support for hands-on education. It makes what happens in your classrooms and maker spaces visible to the people who matter most.
This is your chance to show the world that your students are dynamic creators of content — not passive consumers. School Maker Faires puts their work front and center, building confidence and pride across your entire school community.
School Maker Faires are open-minded and generous in spirit. Exhibits can come from any discipline — technology, science, art, craft, performance, and beyond. Every student has something worth sharing.
Local businesses and community donors want to see how their investment impacts students. School Maker Faires gives you a powerful, tangible story to tell — and a compelling reason for them to get involved or give again.
See It In Action
Watch these short clips from real School Maker Space events to see what’s possible at your school!
The Process
Planning a School Maker Faire might sound like a big lift — but with the right support and a clear roadmap, it’s completely manageable. Here’s how the journey typically unfolds:
Register with School Maker Faire, lock in your date, identify your committee, set a budget, and define a theme or goal. The earlier you start, the stronger your event will be.
Order promotional materials, send your call-out to participants and partners, map out workshops and booth experiences, and establish norms for the day.
Finalize your exhibitors, assign spaces and times, launch your marketing push across social media and email, confirm volunteers, and prepare all signage.
Gather photos, share a feedback survey, communicate your wins to stakeholders, and start planning Year 2 — bigger, better, & more student-led than ever.
The Process
When you partner with 1st Maker Space to host a School Maker Faire, you get far more than a brand name. Our team rolls up their sleeves and works alongside yours — from the first planning meeting through the final thank-you note.
Our Educational Services team partners directly with your school’s team to guide planning, brainstorm ideas, and make sure your event is set up for success from day one.
Get instant access to our toolkit — timelines, checklists, signage templates, and organizational resources built specifically for School Maker Faire events.
We help provide branded event materials including yard signs, banners, lapel pins, stickers, and keychains to build excitement before and during your School Maker Faire.
We can help offset the cost of your event by working with you on sponsorship. Our goal is to make hosting a School Maker Faire as accessible as possible for every school.
Getting started is easier than you think. Reach out to our team and we’ll talk you through everything — from budgeting and planning to promotion and beyond.
Pricing is tailored to your school’s goals and scale. Contact Us to learn more about partnering to host your own School Maker Fair.
